There are 7 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 Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
15h 7mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bitola to Skopjetrain 640 / ...
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Varnatrain
18h 29m$41–108Train, bus via Sofia
- 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
17h 54m$42–108Drive 791.6 km
- Drive from Bitola to Varnacar 791.6 km
10h 8m$125–181Train, 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 18m$152–326Bus via Shumen
- Take the bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар) to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Shumen Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
17h 55m$60–75Train to Skopje International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bitola to Skopjetrain
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane SKP - VAR
18h 33m$173–474
Bitola to Varna by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bitola to Varna is to bus via Shumen which costs $60 - $75 and takes 17h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Bitola to Varna is to drive which takes 10h 8m 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 7m.
The distance between Bitola and Varna is 811 km. The road distance is 791.6 km.
The best way to get from Bitola to Varna without a car is to bus which takes 15h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 15h 7m 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 1:17 PM in Bitola and 2:17 PM in Varna.
Yes, the driving distance between Bitola to Varna is 792 km. It takes approximately 10h 8m 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 7m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- 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
- $260–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Varna Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- 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
- $12–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $22–28
Train from Sofia to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $22–29
- 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
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- 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
- $16–22
- 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
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–7
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- helpline.svs@gmail.com
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- 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
- $30–40
- 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
- $26–40
- 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
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- 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 Shumen Bus Station to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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