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There are 3 ways to get from Bansko to Bitola by car, bus, or train

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Drive, bus, train
best
1. Drive from Bansko to Kočanicar
2. Take the bus from Kočani to Prilepbus
3. Take the train from Prilep to Bitolatrain
5h 54m
Drive 316.6 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Bansko to Bitolacar 316.6 km
4h 40m
$50–72
Bus
1. Take the bus from Bansko to Blagoevgradbus
2. Take the bus from Delčevo to Štipbus
3. Take the bus from Štip to Bitolabus
7h 38m

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Map of how to get from Bansko to Bitola.

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Distance: 331.3 km
Duration: 5h 54m

What companies run services between Bansko, Bulgaria and Bitola, North Macedonia?

You can take a bus from Bansko to Bitola via Blagoevgrad, Delčevo, and Štip in around 7h 38m.

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Bitola(opens in a new window), North Macedonia(opens in a new window)

Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, 14 km north of the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing with Greece. The city stands at an important junction connecting the south of the Adriatic Sea region with the Aegean Sea and Central Europe, and it is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It has been known since the Ottoman period as the "City of Consuls", since many European countries had consulates in Bitola.

Things to do in Bitola

Bitola Zoo(Opens in a new window)

The Bitola Zoo, is a zoo in Bitola, Macedonia, founded on 1 May 1950 with the help of the Skopje's, Zagreb's, Belgrade's and Subotica's zoos.

Pelister National Park(Opens in a new window)

Pelister National Park is a national park in the Municipality of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. The park is located in the Baba Mountain massif and covers an area of 171.5 km2. The altitude of the park varies between 927 and above sea level and is filled with exquisite flora and fauna. Among flora elements, the presence is especially significant of the five-needle pine molica, Pinus peuce - a unique species of Cenozoic age being present on only a few mountains in the Balkan Peninsula. The beauty of the landscape is enhanced by the diverse wildlife: bears, roe deer, wolves, chamois, deer, wild boars, rabbits, several species of eagles, partridges, red-billed choughs, and the endemic Macedonian Pelagonia trout.

Places to stay in Bitola

Hotel Treff(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Robevski luxury rooms(Opens in a new window)

9.5Superb

Central Exclusive Apartment/Penthouse(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

Hotel Theatre(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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