There are 7 ways to get from Stara Zagora to Matka by bus, car, plane, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)Citylines 67
10h 26m$31–36Bus via Stara Zagora
cheapest- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)Citylines 67
11h 12m$19–35Drive 436.9 km
- Drive from Stara Zagora to Matka436.9 km
5h 42m$69–100Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)SOF - SKP
10h 19m$98–290Train, bus
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to SofiaRe
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)Citylines 67
10h 27m$35–48Train, bus via S. Glumovo Shkolo
- Take the train from Stara Zagora to SofiaRe
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
11h 45m$21–53Bus via Kyustendil
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Dragomirovo
- Take the bus from Kyustendil to Skopje, Transporten Centar
13h 18m
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stara Zagora to Matka is to bus via Stara Zagora which costs $18 - $40 and takes 11h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Stara Zagora to Matka is to drive which takes 5h 42m and costs $65 - $100.
No, there is no direct bus from Stara Zagora to Matka. However, there are services departing from Stara Zagora and arriving at S. Glumovo Shkolo via Sofia Central Bus Station and Transporten Centar T-Prigradski Linii. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 26m.
The distance between Stara Zagora and Matka is 460 km. The road distance is 436.9 km.
The best way to get from Stara Zagora to Matka without a car is to bus which takes 10h 26m and costs $30 - $40.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Stara Zagora to Matka, including transfers.
Stara Zagora to Matka bus services, operated by Doris Bus, depart from Stara Zagora station.
Stara Zagora to Matka bus services, operated by Doris Bus, arrive at Sofia station.
Matka is 1h behind Stara Zagora. It is currently 9:32 PM in Stara Zagora and 8:32 PM in Matka.
Yes, the driving distance between Stara Zagora to Matka is 437 km. It takes approximately 5h 42m to drive from Stara Zagora to Matka.
What companies run services between Stara Zagora, Bulgaria and Matka, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Stara Zagora to S. Glumovo Shkolo via Sofia Central Bus Station, Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар), and Transporten Centar T-Prigradski Linii in around 10h 26m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–490
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Skopje International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $11–14
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- 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/
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Stara Zagora Central Bus Station to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 042605349
- avtogara_stzagora@abv.bg
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–15
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- 044/62 48 83
- globuses@abv.bg
- Website
- globuses.com
Bus from Stara Zagora to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $17
- Website
- https://www.globuses.com/index.html
- 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
Bus from Kyustendil to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- 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
- +359 7855 0204
- tic@kustendil.bg
- Website
- kyustendil.bg
Bus from Sofia to Dragomirovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- kyustendil.bg
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