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How to get fromBarcelona to Bitolaby plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle

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There are 7 ways to get from Barcelona to Bitola by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train

    best
    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane BCN - SKG
    2. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Mesonisiontrain train
    10h 30m
    $111–289

  2. Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane BCN - TIA
    2. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    11h 27m
    $52–259

  3. Bus via Elbasan

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    30h 25m

  4. Drive  2,474.1 km

    1. Drive from Barcelona to Bitolacar car 2,474.1 km
    25h 41m
    $452–653

  5. Fly to Podgorica Airport, shuttle, bus, train

    1. Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane plane BCN - TGD
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinjshuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain train
    14h 12m
    $224–505

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train Fr
    4. Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    5. Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain train 645 / ...
    35h 46m
    $324–542

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Strugabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Struga to Bitolabus bus
    42h 53m

Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration4h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket$109Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,011 km
  • Duration: 10h 30m

What companies run services between Barcelona, Spain and Bitola, North Macedonia?

You can take a bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Bitola via Tirana, Elbasan, and Ohrid in around 30h 25m.

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