There are 7 ways to get from Alba Iulia to Bitola by bus, train, night train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Take the bus from Sibiu to Thessaloniki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to FlorinaRe
19h 49m$85–159Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nord347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia463 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to BitolaRe
25h 15m$143–215Drive 817.7 km
- Drive from Alba Iulia to Bitola817.7 km
11h 7m$131–189Bus, fly to Skopje International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)SBZ - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
17h 36m$187–504Bus
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Târgu Jiu
- Take the bus from Târgu Jiu to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Take the bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
24h 22mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Alba Iulia to Videle
- Take the train from Videle to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
29h 1mBus, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Take the bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Fly from Sibiu (SBZ) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)SBZ - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitola
15h 14m$99–390
Sibiu (SBZ) to Skopje International Airport (SKP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alba Iulia to Bitola is to bus and train which costs $80 - $160 and takes 19h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Alba Iulia to Bitola is to drive which takes 11h 7m and costs $130 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Alba Iulia to Bitola. However, there are services departing from Alba Iulia and arriving at Bitola via Târgu Jiu, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 22m.
The distance between Alba Iulia and Bitola is 1244 km. The road distance is 817.7 km.
The best way to get from Alba Iulia to Bitola without a car is to train and night train and bus which takes 25h 15m and costs $140 - $220.
It takes approximately 19h 49m to get from Alba Iulia to Bitola, including transfers.
Alba Iulia to Bitola bus services, operated by Expres Transport, depart from Alba Iulia station.
Alba Iulia to Bitola bus services, operated by Expres Transport, arrive at Târgu Jiu station.
Bitola is 1h behind Alba Iulia. It is currently 4:57 AM in Alba Iulia and 3:57 AM in Bitola.
Yes, the driving distance between Alba Iulia to Bitola is 818 km. It takes approximately 11h 7m to drive from Alba Iulia to Bitola.
What companies run services between Alba Iulia, Romania and Bitola, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Alba Iulia to Bitola via Târgu Jiu, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 24h 22m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sibiu to Skopje International Airport via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Sibiu to Skopje International Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Sibiu to Skopje International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sibiu to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sibiu to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Sibiu to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Sibiu to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sibiu to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Sibiu to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Alba Iulia to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Alba Iulia to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–44
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Videle to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $43–47
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +4-0364.101.110
- Website
- fany.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- fany.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +40-260-606343
- Website
- cento.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- cento.ro
- Phone
- +4-0730-223.590
- Website
- romtimex.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- romtimex.autogari.ro
- Website
- cotofana.autogari.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Schedules at
- cotofana.autogari.ro
- Phone
- (0250) 747-41
- secretariat@dacos.com.ro
- Website
- dacos.com.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Sibiu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- dacos.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Sibiu to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 0353.806.666
- office@eta.ro
- Website
- eta.ro
Bus from Alba Iulia to Târgu Jiu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Schedules at
- eta.ro
- Phone
- +4-0745-779.908
- Website
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
Bus from Târgu Jiu to Drobeta-Turnu Severin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dikeltour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Drobeta-Turnu Severin to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- avtoatom@yahoo.com
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
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