There are 10 ways to get from Bitola to Ruse by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
13h 41mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten CentarRe
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
14h 39m$39–101Train, bus via Kyustendil
- Take the train from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten CentarRe
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendil
- Take the train from Kyustendil to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
19h 12m$44–88Drive 663 km
- Drive from Bitola to Ruse663 km
8h 42m$105–151Train to Skopje International Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the train from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SKP - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
14h 31m$203–579Bus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofia to Ruse East
15h 10m$63–84Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
15h 31mBus, bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Elbasan
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)TIA - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
11h 24m$199–516Bus, train, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bitola to Negotino
- Take the train from Negotino to Gevgelija
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SKG - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
11h 38mTrain, bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)SOF - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Ruse
16h 5m$187–521
Bitola to Ruse by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bitola to Ruse is to bus via Skopje which costs $60 - $85 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Bitola to Ruse is to drive which takes 8h 42m and costs $100 - $160.
No, there is no direct bus from Bitola to Ruse station. However, there are services departing from Bitola and arriving at Ruse Central Bus Station via Kavadarci and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 41m.
The distance between Bitola and Ruse is 681 km. The road distance is 663 km.
The best way to get from Bitola to Ruse without a car is to bus which takes 13h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 41m to get from Bitola to Ruse, including transfers.
Bitola to Ruse bus services, operated by Ekstrabus, depart from Bitola station.
Bitola to Ruse bus services, operated by Ekstrabus, arrive at Kavadarci station.
Ruse is 1h ahead of Bitola. It is currently 6:49 AM in Bitola and 7:49 AM in Ruse.
Yes, the driving distance between Bitola to Ruse is 663 km. It takes approximately 8h 42m to drive from Bitola to Ruse.
What companies run services between Bitola, North Macedonia and Ruse, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Bitola to Ruse Central Bus Station via Kavadarci, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 13h 41m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–360
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–160
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–440
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Negotino to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–15
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Kyustendil to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $5–7
Train from Sofia Sever to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–17
- 1st Class
- $16–21
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Negotino
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Bitola to Negotino
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Kumanovo to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $31
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sofia to Ruse East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
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