There are 5 ways to get from Skopje to Smolyan by bus, train, taxi, or car
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Bus, train, taxi
best- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Plovdivtrain Ic
- Take the taxi from Asenovgrad to Smolyantaxi
10h 23m$72–106Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyanbus
10h 27m$26–45Drive 381.3 km
- Drive from Skopje to Smolyancar 381.3 km
6h 17m$61–87Bus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyanbus
10h 42m$33–47Bus via Devin
- Take the bus from Skopje Nikola Karev to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Devinbus
- Take the bus from Devin to Smolyanbus
12h 20m
Skopje to Smolyan by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skopje to Smolyan is to bus via Sofia which costs $25 - $50 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Skopje to Smolyan is to drive which takes 6h 17m and costs $60 - $90.
No, there is no direct bus from Skopje to Smolyan. However, there are services departing from Skopje, Transporten Centar and arriving at Smolyan via Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 27m.
The distance between Skopje and Smolyan is 466 km. The road distance is 381.3 km.
The best way to get from Skopje to Smolyan without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 10h 23m and costs $70 - $110.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Skopje to Smolyan, including transfers.
Skopje to Smolyan bus services, operated by Matpu, depart from Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Skopje to Smolyan bus services, operated by Matpu, arrive at Sofia station.
Smolyan is 1h ahead of Skopje. It is currently 3:05 PM in Skopje and 4:05 PM in Smolyan.
Yes, the driving distance between Skopje to Smolyan is 381 km. It takes approximately 6h 17m to drive from Skopje to Smolyan.
What companies run services between Skopje, North Macedonia and Smolyan, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Smolyan via Sofia and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 10h 27m.
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Plovdiv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–5
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- 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
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Devin to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Skopje Nikola Karev to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0878558226
- Website
- devin.bg
Bus from Sofia to Devin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- devin.bg
- Website
- borino.org
Bus from Devin to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- borino.org
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Estimated price
- $50–65
As Taksi
- Phone
- +359 33 161 62
- Website
- couriers-bg.com
Sky Taxi
- Phone
- +359 8846 11111
- Website
- skytaxi.bg
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