There are 8 ways to get from Bitola to Varna by bus, train, car, or plane
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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 Varna Central Bus Station
15h 14mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten CentarRe
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to VarnaRe
16h 55m$40–107Drive 791.1 km
- Drive from Bitola to Varna791.1 km
9h 59m$125–180Train, bus to Sofia Airport, fly
- 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
12h 18m$161–341Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Take the train from Sofia to VarnaRe
17h 3mBus via Shumen
- 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 Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Station
- Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
17h 55m$59–72Train to Skopje International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Varna Airport (VAR)SKP - VAR
14h 18m$198–549Bus, train, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly
- 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 Varna Airport (VAR)SKG - VAR
14h 36m
Bitola to Varna by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bitola to Varna is to bus via Shumen which costs $55 - $75 and takes 17h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Bitola to Varna is to drive which takes 9h 59m 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 Kavadarci and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 14m.
The distance between Bitola and Varna is 811 km. The road distance is 791.1 km.
The best way to get from Bitola to Varna without a car is to bus which takes 15h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 14m to get from Bitola to Varna, including transfers.
Bitola to Varna bus services, operated by Ekstrabus, depart from Bitola station.
Bitola to Varna bus services, operated by Ekstrabus, arrive at Kavadarci station.
Varna is 1h ahead of Bitola. It is currently 12:44 PM in Bitola and 1:44 PM in Varna.
Yes, the driving distance between Bitola to Varna is 791 km. It takes approximately 9h 59m 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 Kavadarci, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 15h 14m.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–550
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Varna Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–400
- 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
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Negotino to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $21–27
Train from Sofia to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $21–28
- 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 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
- +359 (2) 86 88 892
- office@biomet.bg
- Website
- biomet.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://biomet.bg/en/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–19
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- 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
- +359 894 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
- $18–29
- 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
- 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
- $12–30
- 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 Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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