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How to get fromBucharest to Lake Ohridby plane, bus, car, night train or train

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There are 6 ways to get from Bucharest to Lake Ohrid by plane, bus, car, night train, or train

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  1. Fly

    best
    1. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane plane OTP - OHD
    9h 16m
    $173–459

  2. Night train, train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain night train
    2. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain train 461 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus bus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podmoljebus bus
    16h 32m
    $35–51

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podmoljebus bus
    16h 7m
    $38–81

  4. Drive 774 km

    1. Drive from Bucharest to Ohridcar car 774 km
    10h 53m
    $124–179

  5. Bus via Sofia

    1. Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podmoljebus bus
    17h 22m
    $37–71

  6. Bus via Kyustendil

    1. Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Sofia to Dragomirovobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kyustendil to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podmoljebus bus
    19h 28m

Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) flights

Calendar9Weekly Planes
Duration9h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket$78Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia?

Tarom, Air Serbia, and five other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Podmolje via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 16h 7m.

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