There are 4 ways to get from Veles to Sofia by train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centartrain Bo3 642
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
6h 37m$16–51Drive, line 60262 train, train
- Drive from Veles to Gyueshevocar
- Take the train from Gyueshevo to Kyustendiltrain
- Take the train from Kyustendil to Sofiatrain
6h 37m$25–40Drive 238.5 km
- Drive from Veles to Sofiacar 238.5 km
3h 13m$38–55Bus
- Take the bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 68
7h 3m$33–39
Veles to Sofia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Veles to Sofia is to drive and line 60262 train and train which costs $24 - $40 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Veles to Sofia is to drive which takes 3h 13m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Veles to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Veles and arriving at Sofia Central Bus Station via Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 3m.
The distance between Veles and Sofia is 262 km. The road distance is 238.5 km.
The best way to get from Veles to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 37m and costs $16 - $55.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Veles to Sofia, including transfers.
Veles to Sofia bus services, operated by Strumica Ekspres, depart from Veles station.
Veles to Sofia bus services, operated by Strumica Ekspres, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Veles. It is currently 6:13 AM in Veles and 7:13 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Veles to Sofia is 238 km. It takes approximately 3h 13m to drive from Veles to Sofia.
What companies run services between Veles, North Macedonia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Veles to Sofia Central Bus Station via Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) in around 7h 3m.
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–11
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Gyueshevo to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $1–4
Train from Kyustendil to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $3–6
- 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
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- 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
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +389 33 471 139
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Berovo-trans-862062503867001/
- Phone
- +389 43 222 192
- panpromet@yahoo.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 78 259 499
- info@roman.com.mk
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- avtoatom@yahoo.com
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- 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/
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