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Recent reviews mentioning Kumanovo

42.01335, 21.51681

Maybe an easier way to go to Kumanovo. The cars are slow.

rating: 4/5, wait: 30 min, ride: 26 km ↗

―kyliann, December 2024

41.15389, 22.51243

Direction Skopje, Kumanovo. It's on the highway, not so many traffic

rating: 4/5, wait: 45 min, ride: 154 km ↖

―Kompas, February 2024

We were heading towards Kumanovo and Sedbia. Not the best spot. Cars are going a little bit fast. But after a while some great couple took us to the borders even though they live in Kumanovo

rating: 3/5, wait: 30 min, ride: 41 km ↗

―Untroubled_travelgirls, October 2023

42.21284, 22.34643

We gave up after waiting for three hours, and were actually picked up while walking up the mountain road.
Locals don't stop because they assume you are for the border, and Bulgarians assume it's a local thing. Mornings there is huge amount of traffic to a mine (рудник) so put up a sign "5km" or something of the sort. From where the road of the mine goes off the main road it is just a few bends of the road to the top where the border is (and you can find path that cut those bends).

But generally if you coming from inside Macedonia towards Bulgaria, much better option is to use the spot at the Kumanovo toll station (patarina) and ask directly cars with BG numbers. They seem to be less willing to stop on foreign territory.

rating: 2/5, wait: 180 min

―kadaifbalkan, June 2023

42.00392, 21.47863

Not a very good spot for Kumanovo, even though it seems like it should be. Asking at the gas station, it took me about 2 hours to find a ride.

―HolyDrinker, July 2016

42.10729, 21.6985

I took the bus to Kumanovo for 100 dinars and i dropp off in toll gates with a sign. I wait 15 min to got a ride directly to Belgrade. A lucky day

―Javier, March 2014

42.00392, 21.47863

Petrol station, direction: east. You can either ask drivers directly or stand near the read with a sign (KU for Kumanovo for Serbia and Bulgaria and VE for Veles for Greece). You can get here by autobus from Avtokomanda (2,3 stops, read Skopje page)

―Anonymous, September 2012

42.00346, 21.47558

Got a ride to Kumanovo after the bridges.

―Anonymous, April 2012

42.10729, 21.6985

Just came from Skopje with bus to Kumanovo for 10 dinars till these paytolls and took 10mins to get a ride to Nis. Nice place for cars to stop on a side

―Anonymous, June 2011