There are 10 ways to get from Bitola to Palermo by bus, plane, busferry, train, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Bus, bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Palermo Airport
best- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Elbasanbus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane TIA - PMO
12h 12m€73–218Train to Skopje International Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bitola to Skopjetrain
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane SKP - PMO
13h 8m€59–309Bus, bus and ferry via Bari
- 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 to Palermobus 591
22h 5mBus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Elbasanbus
- Take the busferry from Elbasan to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Caserta stazionetrain
- Take the train from Caserta to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
24h 45mDrive, car ferry, ferry
- Drive from Bitola to Port Of Vloracar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Drive from Porto Di Brindisi to Villa San Giovannicar
- Take the ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittimaferry
- Drive from Messina Marittima to Palermocar
18h 7m€184–298Bus to Ohrid Airport, fly to Palermo Airport
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Fly from Ohrid Airport (OHD) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane OHD - PMO
12h 26m€113–454Bus, bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Elbasanbus
- 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 26m€74–248Bus, 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 Napoli P.zza Garibaldibus
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain Ic
23h 45mBus, bus and ferry, train #2
- 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
29h 48mBus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Durrësbus
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Caserta stazionebusferry
- Take the bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazellobus
30h 56m
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Palermo Airport (PMO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bitola to Palermo is to bus and fly which costs €70 - €220 and takes 12h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Bitola to Palermo is to bus and fly which takes 12h 12m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Bitola to Palermo. However, there are services departing from Bitola and arriving at Palermo via Ohrid, Elbasan, Stazione Marittima and Bari. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 5m.
The distance between Bitola and Palermo is 921 km.
The best way to get from Bitola to Palermo without a car is to bus and bus and ferry via Bari which takes 22h 5m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 12m to get from Bitola to Palermo, including transfers.
Bitola to Palermo bus services, operated by Ekstrabus, depart from Bitola station.
Bitola to Palermo bus services, operated by Ekstrabus, arrive at Ohrid station.
There are 5725+ 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 take the bus to Ohrid, take the bus to Elbasan, walk to Elbasan, take the bus to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, take the bus to Tirana, Airport, walk to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 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 Palermo via Ohrid, Elbasan, Elbasan, Bari Porto, Stazione Marittima, Italia-De Rossi, and Bari in around 22h 5m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Palermo Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Palermo Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Palermo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Palermo Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ohrid Airport to Palermo Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Palermo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bari Centrale to Caserta stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Caserta to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Napoli Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Bitola to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- avtoatom@yahoo.com
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.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
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- 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 Vlorë to Messina - Piazza della Repubblica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bari to Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 800 21 10 20
- saisautolineeweb@gmail.com
- Website
- saisautolinee.it
Bus from Catania Fontanarossa Airport Bus Stop to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Schedules at
- saisautolinee.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Bari-Porto to Napoli P.zza Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Durrës to Caserta stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Caserta Viale Vittorio Veneto to Palermo Via Tommaso Fazello
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@europeanseaways.com
- Website
- ferries.gr
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.ferries.gr/european-seaways/ferries.htm
- Phone
- +39 0831 575289
- Website
- starlines.it
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €41–42
- Website
- https://starlines.it/
- Phone
- +30 210 9561630
- info@a-ships.com
- Website
- a-ships.com
Car ferry from Port of Vlora to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Schedules at
- a-ships.com
- Deck /Air type
- €45
- Cabin
- €50–80
- Phone
- 342 32 55 869
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Villa San Giovanni to Messina Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
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