Travelling to Florina? Book a private transfer with a verified Greek driver. Florina (Φλώρινα) is a small town of about 17,000 people in western Macedonia, near the borders with North Macedonia and Albania. The town sits at 700 m altitude in a forested basin and is best known for its red peppers (the Florina pepper PDO), its proximity to the Prespa Lakes national park, and the Vigla–Pisoderi ski resort.
The town centre is calm and small-scale, with the Sakoulevas river running through it and the central park as the social heart. The main reason most travellers come to Florina is access to the Prespa Lakes — Megali Prespa (Great Prespa, shared with Albania and N. Macedonia) and Mikri Prespa (Little Prespa, entirely Greek) — two strikingly beautiful mountain lakes inside a UNESCO biosphere reserve, with Byzantine cave churches, the unusual island village of Agios Achillios reachable by foot-bridge, and the most important Dalmatian pelican breeding colony in Europe.
From Thessaloniki, Florina is a 2h 15m drive via the EO2 and Egnatia Odos. From SKG airport it's 2h 30m. Sedan transfer from SKG runs €180–€240. Florina to Prespa Lakes village of Agios Germanos: 50 minutes, €60–€90.
Most-booked Luxi transfers in Florina: SKG → Florina + Prespa Lakes weekend trips (typically with overnight at one of the lakeshore guesthouses), winter ski transfers to Vigla–Pisoderi (45 minutes south-west), and one-way transfers from Florina to Ohrid in North Macedonia (1h 30m border crossing at Niki — with the right paperwork).
For onward travel, Florina is the start of the eastward Egnatia Odos route into the Pindus mountains — heading west takes you to Kastoria (the lakeside fur-trade city, 1 hour south) or onward through the border to Albania/N. Macedonia.