There are 4 ways to get from Sofia to Veles 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 Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus Citylines 67
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Velesbus
5h 57m$17–37Drive 240.5 km
- Drive from Sofia to Velescar 240.5 km
3h 18m$38–55Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Velestrain 2083 / ...
6h 52m$28–47Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Velesbus
7h 2m$21–53
Sofia to Veles by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Veles is to bus which costs $17 - $40 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Veles is to drive which takes 3h 18m and costs $35 - $55.
No, there is no direct bus from Sofia station to Veles. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Veles via Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 57m.
The distance between Sofia and Veles is 269 km. The road distance is 240.5 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Veles without a car is to bus which takes 5h 57m and costs $17 - $40.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Sofia to Veles, including transfers.
Sofia to Veles bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
Sofia to Veles bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Skopje Nikola Karev station.
Veles is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 02:46 in Sofia and 01:46 in Veles.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Veles is 241 km. It takes approximately 3h 18m to drive from Sofia to Veles.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Veles, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veles via Skopje Nikola Karev and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 5h 57m.
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–11
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
- Phone
- +389 33 471 139
- Website
- Berovo Trans
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Berovo Trans
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Berovo Trans
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- 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 Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 43 222 192
- panpromet@yahoo.com
- Website
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- 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 Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
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