There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Bitola by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Bucharest to ThessalonikiSimeonidis
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to FlorinaRe
13h 27m$74–110Bus via Skopje
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
18h 10m$50–84Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
19h 40mDrive 736.7 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Bitola736.7 km
10h 6m$118–170Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)OTP - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Florina
8h 23m$142–348Bus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
15h 56mFly to Ioannina National Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)OTP - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Florina
11h 10mFly to Skopje International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)OTP - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
14h 51m$159–448
Bucharest to Bitola by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Bitola is to bus via Skopje which costs $50 - $85 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Bitola is to fly and train which takes 8h 23m and costs $140 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Bitola. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Bitola via Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and Kavadarci. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 56m.
The distance between Bucharest and Bitola is 902 km. The road distance is 736.7 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Bitola without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Bucharest to Bitola, including transfers.
Bucharest to Bitola bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
Bucharest to Bitola bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Bitola is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 3:21 AM in Bucharest and 2:21 AM in Bitola.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Bitola is 737 km. It takes approximately 10h 6m to drive from Bucharest to Bitola.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Bitola, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bitola via Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and Kavadarci in around 15h 56m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ioannina National Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–460
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Skopje International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +30 2385 022 430
- info@ktelflorinas.gr
- Website
- ktel-florinas.gr
Bus from Ioannina to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- ktel-florinas.gr
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