There are 5 ways to get from Plovdiv to Veles by bus, train, or car
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Bus via Skopje
best- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Velesbus
8h 36m$49–61Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Velestrain
10h 12m$21–59Train, drive
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Kyustendiltrain
- Drive from Gyueshevo to Velescar
10h 54m$26–42Drive 343.9 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Velescar 343.9 km
4h 54m$55–79Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Central Bus Station Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Velesbus
11h 51m
Plovdiv to Veles by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Veles is to train and drive which costs $26 - $45 and takes 10h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Veles is to drive which takes 4h 54m and costs $50 - $80.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Veles. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Veles via Sofia Central Bus Station and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 36m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Veles is 416 km. The road distance is 343.9 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Veles without a car is to bus via Skopje which takes 8h 36m and costs $45 - $65.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Plovdiv to Veles, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Veles bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Veles bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Veles is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 7:42 AM in Plovdiv and 6:42 AM in Veles.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Veles is 344 km. It takes approximately 4h 54m to drive from Plovdiv to Veles.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Veles, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Veles via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 8h 36m.
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $7–8
Train from Sofia to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–6
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–11
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +389 33 471 139
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Berovo-trans-862062503867001/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 43 222 192
- panpromet@yahoo.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 78 259 499
- info@roman.com.mk
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- avtoatom@yahoo.com
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Plovdiv to Central Bus Station Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
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