There are 10 ways to get from Bitola to Palermo by train, plane, bus, busferry, ferry, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the train from Mesonision to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SKG - PMO
11h 44m€89–266Bus, bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Tiranabus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane TIA - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
12h 56m€39–211Bus, bus and ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatellabus
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermoferry
23h 3mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Bitola to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the carferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa S. Giovannicar
- Take the carferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestiericarferry
- Drive from Tresmestieri to Palermocar
19h 41m€225–359Bus, bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Tiranabus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TIA - PMO
10h 25m€59–319Bus, bus and ferry to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Fly from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane BRI - PMO
13h 3mBus, bus and ferry, train via Naples
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the bus from Bari Porto to Ferraris-Circumvesuvianabus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
23h 47mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Re
26h 51mBus, bus and ferry via Cosenza
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Cosenza to Palermobus 582
28h 18mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bitola to Strugabus
- Take the bus from Struga - Makedonski Posti to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblicabusferry
- Take the bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oretobus
28h 26m
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bitola to Palermo is to bus and fly which costs €35 - €220 and takes 12h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Bitola to Palermo is to bus and fly which takes 10h 25m and costs €55 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Bitola to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bitola and arriving at Palermo via Ohrid, Vlorë and Cosenza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 18m.
The distance between Bitola and Palermo is 1159 km.
The best way to get from Bitola to Palermo without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and ferry which takes 23h 3m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 44m to get from Bitola to Palermo, including transfers.
Bitola to Palermo bus services, operated by Avto Atom, depart from Bitola station.
Bitola to Palermo bus services, operated by Avto Atom, arrive at Ohrid station.
There are 6043+ hotels available in Palermo.
What companies run services between Bitola, North Macedonia and Palermo, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Bitola to Palermo. However, you can drive to Mesonision, take the train to Thessaloniki, walk to Thessaloniki Zografou, take the bus to Thessaloniki Airport, walk to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) airport, fly to Palermo Airport (PMO), walk to Palermo Aeroporto, then take the train to Palermo Notarbartolo. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bitola to Port of Palermo via Ohrid, Elbasan, Elbasan, Bari Porto, Bari Porto, Napoli - Porto Immacolatella, and Naples Beverello in around 23h 3m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €15–140
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Mesonision to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- avtoatom@yahoo.com
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Elbasan to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Cosenza - Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Napoli - Porto Immacolatella
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari Porto to Ferraris-Circumvesuviana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Ohrid to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Bus from Messina Piazza della Repubblica to Palermo Via Oreto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- SAIS Autolinee
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cosenza to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
Bus from Struga - Makedonski Posti to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- Starlines
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Starlines
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- European Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- European Seaways
- Phone
- +39 0836 801578
- info@elladeviaggi.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €62
- Schedules at
- European Ferries
- Phone
- 090774409
- info@bluferries.it
- Website
- bluferries.it
Car ferry from Villa S. Giovanni to Tresmestieri
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Schedules at
- bluferries.it
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