There are 8 ways to get from Varna to Shtip by plane, taxi, train, car, or bus
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Fly to Skopje International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane VAR - SKP
- Take the taxi from Skopje-Airport-SKP to Shtiptaxi
7h 29m$257–465Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Kyustendiltrain
- Drive from Kyustendil to Shtipcar
13h 45m$36–59Bus
- Take the bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štipbus
15h 10mDrive 640.7 km
- Drive from Varna to Shtipcar 640.7 km
8h 11m$101–146Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Delčevo to Štipbus
8h 10mTrain, bus, drive
- Take the train from Varna to Sofia Severtrain
- Take the bus from Sofia to Izvorbus
- Drive from Kyustendil to Makedonska Kamenicacar
- Take the bus from Makedonska Kamenica to Štipbus
15h 9mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Varna to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štipbus
15h 50mBus via Kyustendil
- Take the bus from Varna to Byalabus
- Take the bus from Byala to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Dragomirovobus
- Take the bus from Kyustendil to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štipbus
18h 50m
Varna Airport (VAR) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Varna to Shtip is to train and drive which costs $35 - $60 and takes 13h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Varna to Shtip is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 29m and costs $250 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Varna station to Shtip. However, there are services departing from Varna Central Bus Station and arriving at Štip via Sofia Central Bus Station and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 10m.
The distance between Varna and Shtip is 597 km. The road distance is 640.7 km.
The best way to get from Varna to Shtip without a car is to bus which takes 15h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Varna to Shtip, including transfers.
Varna to Shtip bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Varna Central Bus Station.
Varna to Shtip bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Shtip is 1h behind Varna. It is currently 6:05 AM in Varna and 5:05 AM in Shtip.
Yes, the driving distance between Varna to Shtip is 641 km. It takes approximately 8h 11m to drive from Varna to Shtip.
What companies run services between Varna, Bulgaria and Shtip, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Štip via Sofia Central Bus Station and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 15h 10m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Varna to Sofia Sever
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $21–27
Train from Sofia to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–6
Train from Varna to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $21–28
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Varna Central Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- 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 Štip
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +389 33 471 139
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Štip
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Berovo-trans-862062503867001/
Bus from Delčevo to Štip
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Berovo-trans-862062503867001/
Bus from Makedonska Kamenica to Štip
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Berovo-trans-862062503867001/
- 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 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Blagoevgrad Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- +359 7855 0204
- tic@kustendil.bg
- Website
- kyustendil.bg
Bus from Sofia to Izvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- kyustendil.bg
Bus from Sofia to Dragomirovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- kyustendil.bg
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- traveling.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/
Bus from Byala to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- 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
- 056 844 966
- office@mbus-bg.com
- Website
- mbus-bg.com
Bus from Varna to Byala
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- mbus-bg.com
- Phone
- +359 52 757 044
- info@autogaravn.com
- Website
- autogaravn.com
Bus from Varna to Byala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://autogaravn.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $40–55
Wizi
- Phone
- +389 2 277 6800
- Website
- wizi.hr
Skopje Taxi
- Phone
- +389 71 824 681
- Website
- skopjetaxi.com.mk
Shuttle taxi Skopje
- Phone
- +389 71 237 447
- Website
- shuttletaxi.mk
Classic Taxi
- Phone
- +389 70 279 167
- Website
- facebook.com
Ало-такси 13-011
- Phone
- 078 754777
- Website
- zk.mk
Luxe City Taxi
- Phone
- +389 31 431 432
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Bubamara
- Phone
- +389 32 441 530
Snupi 13-202
- Phone
- +389 32 444339
Alo Taxi
- Phone
- +389 78 331533
Taxi Perka
- Phone
- +38943222194
Taxi Lider
- Phone
- +389 78 368 123
- Website
- facebook.com
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