Travelling to Veria? Book a private transfer with a verified Greek driver. Veria (Βέροια — sometimes anglicised as Beroia) is a Macedonian town of about 43,000 people, capital of the Imathia region, 75 km west of Thessaloniki. The town has an unusually rich heritage layer: Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Jewish, with all four still visible in the streetscape.
The Christian apostle Paul preached in Veria in 50 AD — the "Bema of Paul" pulpit-shrine on Mavromichali street commemorates the spot. Veria preserves more than 50 small post-Byzantine churches, many with surviving frescoes, embedded into the urban fabric. The Barbouta quarter on the western edge is the best-preserved Jewish neighbourhood in Greece, with the surviving 19th-century synagogue at its heart.
Most travellers reach Veria as part of a Vergina visit — the UNESCO-listed royal tombs of Philip II of Macedon are 15 km east, at the modern village of Vergina (ancient Aigai). Veria is the natural lunch stop on a Vergina day-trip.
From Thessaloniki, Veria is a 1h 10m drive via the A2 motorway. From Thessaloniki Airport (SKG) it's 1h 25m. Sedan transfer from SKG runs €90–€130. Vergina + Veria day-trip from Thessaloniki: €240–€300 round-trip with the driver waiting.
Most-booked Luxi transfers in Veria: Vergina + Veria full-day from Thessaloniki, Pieria–Imathia–Pella loops combining Veria with Edessa and Naoussa wineries, and one-way transfers for travellers heading into the central Macedonian mountains or onward to Kozani.
For onward travel, the most popular pairings combine Veria with the wineries of Naoussa (30 minutes north), the waterfalls of Edessa (1 hour west), or the seacoast of Pieria south of Mount Olympus.