There are 5 ways to get from Veles to Sofia by bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
6h 48m$21–53Bus via Sofia Central Bus Station #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje Nikola Karev to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Citylines 68
7h 3m$17–37Drive, train
- Drive from Veles to Gyueshevocar
- Take the train from Gyueshevo to Kyustendiltrain Re
- Take the train from Kyustendil to Radomirtrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Radomir to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
7h 5m$22–34Drive 238.5 km
- Drive from Veles to Sofiacar 238.5 km
3h 19m$38–55Bus via Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
7h 3m$28–58
Veles to Sofia by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Veles to Sofia is to bus via Sofia Central Bus Station which costs $16 - $40 and takes 7h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Veles to Sofia is to drive which takes 3h 19m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Veles to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Veles and arriving at Sofia via Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 48m.
The distance between Veles and Sofia is 265 km. The road distance is 238.5 km.
The best way to get from Veles to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 6h 48m and costs $20 - $55.
It takes approximately 6h 48m 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 12:48 AM in Veles and 1:48 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Veles to Sofia is 238 km. It takes approximately 3h 19m 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 via Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 6h 48m.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Gyueshevo to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $1–3
Train from Kyustendil to Radomir
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1–2
- 1st Class
- $1
Train from Radomir to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $1
- 1st Class
- $1
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
- Phone
- +389 33 471 139
- Website
- Berovo Trans
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Berovo Trans
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Berovo Trans
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Berovo Trans
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- 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
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 43 222 192
- panpromet@yahoo.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- 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
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
Bus from Veles to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Skopje Nikola Karev to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- Citylines
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