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How to get fromPlovdiv to Shtipby train, bus or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Plovdiv to Shtip by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train, bus via Blagoevgrad

    best
    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to SofiatrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Sofia to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
    3. Take the bus from Delčevo to Štipbus
    8h 25m

  2. Train, drive

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to SofiatrainRe
    2. Take the train from Sofia to KyustendiltrainRe
    3. Drive from Kyustendil to Shtipcar
    8h 38m
    $25–39

  3. Drive 306.3 km

    1. Drive from Plovdiv to Shtipcar306.3 km
    4h 37m
    $49–70

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štipbus
    9h 40m

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Plovdiv to SofiatrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štipbus
    10h 31m

  6. Bus via Kyustendil

    1. Take the bus from Plovdiv to Samokovbus
    2. Take the bus from Samokov to Kjustendilbus
    3. Take the bus from Kyustendil to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štipbus
    12h 45m

Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Shtip, North Macedonia?

You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Štip via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 9h 40m.

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