There are 7 ways to get from Shtip to Varna by bus, train, car, taxi, or plane
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Bus, train via Blagoevgrad
best- Take the bus from Štip to Delčevobus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain
13h 39mDrive, train
cheapest- Drive from Shtip to Kyustendilcar
- Take the train from Kyustendil to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain
13h 51m$37–60Bus
- Take the bus from Štip to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
14h 42mDrive 643.8 km
- Drive from Shtip to Varnacar 643.8 km
8h 8m$102–147Taxi, fly
- Take the taxi from Shtip to Skopje-Airport-SKPtaxi
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SKP - VAR
9h 16m$205–419Bus via Targovishte
- Take the bus from Štip to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Targovishte Bus and Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Targovishte Bus and Coach Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
16h 1mBus, train
- Take the bus from Štip to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Varnatrain
17h 6m
Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Varna Airport (VAR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shtip to Varna is to drive and train which costs $35 - $60 and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Shtip to Varna is to drive which takes 8h 8m and costs $100 - $150.
No, there is no direct bus from Shtip to Varna station. However, there are services departing from Štip and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 42m.
The distance between Shtip and Varna is 749 km. The road distance is 643.8 km.
The best way to get from Shtip to Varna without a car is to bus which takes 14h 42m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 39m to get from Shtip to Varna, including transfers.
Shtip to Varna bus services, operated by Strumica Ekspres, depart from Štip station.
Shtip to Varna bus services, operated by Strumica Ekspres, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Shtip. It is currently 10:35 PM in Shtip and 11:35 PM in Varna.
Yes, the driving distance between Shtip to Varna is 644 km. It takes approximately 8h 8m to drive from Shtip to Varna.
What companies run services between Shtip, North Macedonia and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Štip to Varna Central Bus Station via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Sofia, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 14h 42m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–260
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–260
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–22
- 1st Class
- $21–28
Train from Kyustendil to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
Train from Sofia to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $22–28
- Phone
- +389 33 471 139
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Štip to Delčevo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Berovo-trans-862062503867001/
Bus from Štip to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Berovo-trans-862062503867001/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Štip to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- avtoatom@yahoo.com
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Štip to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 (2) 86 88 892
- office@biomet.bg
- Website
- biomet.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Targovishte Bus and Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Targovishte Bus and Coach Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $45–55
Taxi Taxi Stip
- Phone
- +38976212101
Novo taxi
- Phone
- +389 78 391 599
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