There are 4 ways to get from Sofia to Shtip by train, car, or bus
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Sofia to KyustendilRe
- Drive from Kyustendil to Shtip
5h 7m$21–31Bus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štip
7hDrive 203.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Shtip203.1 km
3h 1m$32–47Bus #2
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)Citylines 67
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štip
7h
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Shtip is to train and drive which costs $20 - $35 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Shtip is to drive which takes 3h 1m and costs $30 - $50.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia to Shtip. However, there are services departing from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and arriving at Štip via Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h.
The distance between Sofia and Shtip is 215 km. The road distance is 203.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Shtip without a car is to bus which takes 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Sofia to Shtip, including transfers.
Sofia to Shtip bus services, operated by Makedonija Soobrakaj AD, depart from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika station.
Sofia to Shtip bus services, operated by Makedonija Soobrakaj AD, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Shtip is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 5:10 AM in Sofia and 4:10 AM in Shtip.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Shtip is 203 km. It takes approximately 3h 1m to drive from Sofia to Shtip.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Shtip, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Štip via Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 7h.
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
- 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
- $13–30
- 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
- $31
- 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
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štip
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 33 471 139
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štip
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- avtoatom@yahoo.com
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štip
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- 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/
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