How to get fromBitola to Shumenby bus, train, car, plane or shuttle

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There are 9 ways to get from Bitola to Shumen by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
2. Take the bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Station
14h 31m
Train, bus
cheapest
1. Take the train from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten CentarRe
2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
3. Take the train from Sofia Sever to ShumenRe
15h 23m
$37–101
Drive 711 km
1. Drive from Bitola to Shumen711 km
9h 22m
$112–162
Train, bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
1. Take the train from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
3. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)SOF - VAR
4. Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Shumen
14h 5m
$186–450
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
2. Take the bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
3. Take the train from Sofia to ShumenRe
15h 16m
Bus via Skopje
1. Take the bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Station
3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Station
16h
$49–57
Train to Skopje International Airport, fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
1. Take the train from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
2. Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Varna Airport (VAR)SKP - VAR
3. Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Shumen
16h 6m
$223–638
Train, bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
1. Take the train from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
3. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SOF - OTP
4. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumen
16h 50m
$261–570
Bus, train, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
1. Take the bus from Bitola to Negotino
2. Take the train from Negotino to Gevgelija
3. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
4. Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)SKG - OTP
5. Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Shumen
13h 8m

Bitola to Shumen by bus

7Weekly Buses

16hAverage Duration

$49Cheapest Price

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Distance: 733.2 km
Duration: 14h 31m

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

You can take a bus from Bitola to Shumen Bus Station via Kavadarci, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 14h 31m.

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Shumen(opens in a new window), Bulgaria(opens in a new window)

Shumen is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Things to do in Shumen

Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria(Opens in a new window)

The Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Паметник 1300 години България), also known as the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument (Паметник на създателите на Българската държава), is a large monument built on a plateau above the city of Shumen, Bulgaria. It was built in 1981 to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of the First Bulgarian Empire.

Shumen Plateau Nature Park(Opens in a new window)

The Shumen Plateau Nature Park (Bulgarian: Природен парк Шуменско плато) is located in the Shumen Plateau of the northern province of Shumen of Bulgaria, the highest plateau of the Danubian Plain. The Park encloses the Bukaka Reserve Forest, which is known for indigenous Fagus sylvatica Fagus sylvatica (common beech) moesiaca (the Balkan beech) forest. This Park was declared a National Park in 1980 and a Nature Park in 2003 to conserve its ecosystems and floral and faunal biodiversity, and to preserve its tableland landscape together with many tourist sites such as the Shumen fortress, the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument, cave monasteries, and surface and underground karst caves. The park has the first thematic educational trail in the Karst Nature Park, constructed as part of a project titled "Natural Park of Shumen Plateau" with funds provided by the EU Cohesion Fund and the Republic of Bulgaria; the trail is integral to the Operational Program "Environment 2007–2013".

Shumen fortress(Opens in a new window)

The Shumen fortress (Bulgarian: Шуменска крепост, Shumenska krepost) is an archaeological site overlooking the city of Shumen in north-eastern Bulgaria.

Palace of Omurtag(Opens in a new window)

The Palace of Omurtag or Aul (Aulē) of Omurtag (Bulgarian: Аул на Омуртаг, Aul na Omurtag) is an archaeological site in northeastern Bulgaria dating to Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages located near the village of Han Krum in Shumen Province. The site has been pinpointed as the location of a fort and palace of Omurtag, ruler (kanasybigi) of the First Bulgarian Empire in 815–831, as mentioned in the Chatalar Inscription of 822. Earlier structures in the vicinity of the fortress have been identified as the Arian episcopal see of a Gothic bishop.

Places to stay in Shumen

Grand Hotel Shumen(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Family Hotel Central(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Family hotel The Castle(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Familly Art Hotel Nirvana(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

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