There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to Ohrid by plane, bus, night train, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)OTP - OHD
7h 52m$204–452Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
16h 21m$43–102Night train, train, bus via Kičevo
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia463 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kičevo
- Take the bus from Kichevo to Ohrid
18h 15m$61–105Drive 774 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Ohrid774 km
10h 47m$124–179Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia463 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
16h 22m$57–84Bus via Kavadarci
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Ohrid
17h 52mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to SofiaIr
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
20h 4m$70–114
Bucharest to Ohrid by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Ohrid is to bus which costs $40 - $110 and takes 16h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Ohrid is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $200 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Ohrid. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Ohrid via Sofia Central Bus Station and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 21m.
The distance between Bucharest and Ohrid is 611 km. The road distance is 774 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Ohrid without a car is to bus which takes 16h 21m and costs $40 - $110.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Bucharest to Ohrid, including transfers.
Bucharest to Ohrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Ohrid is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs $200 - $460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $40 - $110 and takes 16h 21m.
Bucharest to Ohrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
Ohrid is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 4:43 PM in Bucharest and 3:43 PM in Ohrid.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
Austrian Airlines, Air Serbia, and two other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Ohrid via Sofia, Sofia Central Bus Station, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 16h 21m.
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- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ohrid Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ohrid Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ohrid Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Ohrid Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–370
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $8–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–30
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $48–52
- 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 Kičevo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–27
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- 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
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
Bus from Kichevo to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Kichevo to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Kichevo to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- 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 Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- 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
- $31
- 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
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
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