There are 8 ways to get from Bitola to Varna by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Sofia
best- Take the bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
16h 55m$66–108Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bitola to Skopjetrain 640 / ...
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Varnatrain Ic
18h 3m$38–86Drive 791.2 km
- Drive from Bitola to Varnacar 791.2 km
10h 16m$125–180Train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- Take the train from Mesonision to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SKG - VAR
12h 27m$235–405Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bitola to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Varnatrain Ic
17h 49m$41–59Bus
- Take the bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
21h 21m$63–103Train, bus to Sofia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bitola to Skopjetrain
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SOF - VAR
12h 14m$172–346Train, bus, shuttle to Skopje International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bitola to Skopjetrain
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristinabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pristina to Skopje Airport
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SKP - VAR
17h 1m$310–771
Bitola to Varna by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bitola to Varna is to bus and train which costs $40 - $60 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Bitola to Varna is to drive which takes 10h 16m and costs $120 - $180.
No, there is no direct bus from Bitola to Varna station. However, there are services departing from Bitola and arriving at Varna Central Bus Station via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 55m.
The distance between Bitola and Varna is 837 km. The road distance is 791.2 km.
The best way to get from Bitola to Varna without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 16h 55m and costs $65 - $110.
It takes approximately 16h 55m to get from Bitola to Varna, including transfers.
Bitola to Varna bus services, operated by Transkop patnicki soobrakaj A.D. Bitola, depart from Bitola station.
Bitola to Varna bus services, operated by Transkop patnicki soobrakaj A.D. Bitola, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Bitola. It is currently 10:13 AM in Bitola and 11:13 AM in Varna.
Yes, the driving distance between Bitola to Varna is 791 km. It takes approximately 10h 16m to drive from Bitola to Varna.
What companies run services between Bitola, North Macedonia and Varna, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Bitola to Varna Central Bus Station via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Sofia, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 16h 55m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–600
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–260
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–300
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Bitola to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Bitola to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Bitola to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $7–11
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Sofia to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $8–12
- 1st Class
- $9–12
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Mesonision to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
Bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Strumica Ekspres
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +383 49 166 760
- amalfitours2003@gmail.com
- Website
- Amalfi Tours
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Amalfi Tours
- Phone
- +389 76 241 003
- Info@drd.si
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- motoja.ks@gmail.com
- Website
- Motoja
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Website
- Motoja
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Pristina to Skopje Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- GoOpti
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