There are 4 ways to get from Sofia to Skopia by bus, train, car, or taxi
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Bus via Ptolemaḯda
best- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ptolemaidabus
- Take the bus from Ptolemaida to Florinabus
9h 40mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stopbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 7 / ...
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Florinabus
10h 38m€35–40Train, drive, taxi
- Take the train from Sofia to Petrichtrain
- Drive from Petrich to Rodopoliscar
- Take the train from Rodopolis to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Edessatrain Re
- Take the taxi from Edessa to Skopiataxi
11h 9m€80–110Drive 389.1 km
- Drive from Sofia to Skopiacar 389.1 km
5h 32m€70–101
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Skopia is to bus which costs €35 - €45 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Skopia is to drive which takes 5h 32m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Skopia. However, there are services departing from Sofia Serdica Bus Station and arriving at Florina via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Ptolemaida. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 40m.
The distance between Sofia and Skopia is 478 km. The road distance is 389.1 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Skopia without a car is to bus via Ptolemaḯda which takes 9h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Sofia to Skopia, including transfers.
Sofia to Skopia bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Sofia to Skopia bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Skopia is 389 km. It takes approximately 5h 32m to drive from Sofia to Skopia.
There are 85+ hotels available in Skopia.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Skopia, Western Macedonia, Greece?
You can take a bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Florina via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Ptolemaida in around 9h 40m.
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Petrich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €8–9
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Rodopolis to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Edessa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30 2461034454
- info@ktelkozanis.gr
- Website
- ktelkozanis.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Ptolemaida
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Book at
- ktelkozanis.gr
Bus from Ptolemaida to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Book at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Thessaloniki Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +30 2385 022 430
- info@ktelflorinas.gr
- Website
- ktel-florinas.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- ktel-florinas.gr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Estimated price
- €55–70
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