Butel
Butel is a neighbourhood in the city of Skopje, North Macedonia, and the seat of Butel Municipality.

Butel is a neighbourhood in the city of Skopje, North Macedonia, and the seat of Butel Municipality.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Butel
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Arena ”Philip II. of Macedonia / Toše Proeski / Todor”
National Arena Toše Proeski is a sports stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, but also for concerts or athletics.
3.7 km · multi-purpose stadium in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia - 02Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
The Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (Macedonian: Универзитет „Св.
3.7 km · Public university in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia - 03Skopje Fortress
The Skopje Fortress, commonly referred to as Kale, is a historic fortress located in the old town of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. It is located in Centar municipality and situated on the highest point in the city overlooking the Vardar River.
3.9 km · fortress, archaeological and cultural heritage site in Macedonia · Wikipedia - 04Old Bazaar
The Old Bazaar also known as Turkish Bazaar is a bazaar located in Skopje, North Macedonia, situated on the eastern bank of the Vardar River, stretching from the Stone Bridge to the Bit-Pazar and from the Skopje Fortress to the Serava river. The Old Bazaar falls primarily within the borders of Čair Municipality but a part of it is located in Centar Municipality.
3.8 km · bazaar in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia - 05Mustafa Paşa Mosque
Mustafa Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque located in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia.
3.7 km · Ottoman-era mosque in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia - 06Skopje Aqueduct
The Skopje Aqueduct is an aqueduct and archaeological site located in the neighbourhood of Vizbegovo, 2 km northwest of central Skopje, North Macedonia. The Skopje Aqueduct is the only aqueduct in Macedonia, and one of three largest and well preserved in the former Yugoslavia along with Diocletianus Aqueduct near Split, Croatia and Bar Aqueduct in Montenegro.
2.8 km · bridge in Macedonia · Wikipedia - 07Sultan Murad Mosque
The Sultan Murad Mosque is an Ottoman-era mosque in Skopje, North Macedonia. It was built in the 15th century on top of the Monastery of Saint George which was destroyed when Ottoman commander Pasha Yiğit Bey captured Skopje from Vuk Branković in 1392.
3.6 km · Ottoman-era mosque in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia - 08Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia
The Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia, formerly and still unofficially known as the Museum of Macedonia, is a national institution in Macedonia and one of the oldest museums in the country. It is located in the Old Bazaar in Skopje, near the Skopje Fortress.
3.6 km · museum in the Old Bazaar in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia - 09Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje
The Contemporary Art Museum is a contemporary art museum located in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is the biggest and most modern museum in the country.
3.6 km · museum in Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia - 10Kapan Han
Kapan Han is a han in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia. It was built in the mid-15th century by Bosnian general Isa-Beg Isaković, ruler of Skopsko Krajište, in order to provide a regular source of income for his endowment.
3.9 km · caravanserai in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Butel
- Airports
- Skopje (SKP), 17 km · Priština Adem Jashari (PRN), 69 km · Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle (OHD), 112 km
- Ohrid → Butel115 km · quickest by road, 3h 41m · $14–20
- Prishtina → Butel75 km · quickest by road, 1h 54m · $7–10
- Niš → Butel149 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · din1,000–1,330
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Butel
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Butel. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inInstead of wasting your money, you could try hitch-hiking but first take a train/bus as close to the border as possible (Kumanovo/Palanka or Kjustendil) and try from there.
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Next door to Butel
Butel is 4 km from Skopje, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Šuto Orizari Municipalitylocal administrative unit (opština) in North Macedonia, one of the ten municipalities of the city of Skopje2.5 km
- Čair Municipalitylocal administrative unit (opština) in North Macedonia, one of the ten municipalities of the city of Skopje3.6 km
- Vizbegovovillage in Macedonia400 m
- Radišanivillage in Macedonia3.1 km
- Šuto Orizarisettlement in Šuto Orizari Municipality, Skopje, Macedonia2.8 km
- Smilkovcivillage in Macedonia3.6 km