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There are 13 ways to get from Cologne to Bitola by plane, train, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train

    best
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeCGN - SKG
    2. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Florinatrain
    9h 21m
    $120–381

  2. Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Holzwickedetrain
    2. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)planeDTM - SKP
    3. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    13h 44m
    $92–508

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Sued to Koblenz StadtmittetrainRe
    2. Take the bus from Koblenz Bahnhof Stadtmitte/Löhr-Center to Kumanovobus
    3. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to BitolatrainRe
    23h 44m

  4. Drive 2,034.3 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Bitolacar2,034.3 km
    18h 40m
    $335–484

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeDUS - SKG
    3. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Florinatrain
    10h 3m
    $95–368

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Skopje International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)planeCGN - SKP
    2. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    12h 19m
    $127–451

  7. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)planeCGN - TIA
    2. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
    3. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
    10h 36m
    $94–317

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Skopje International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)planeFRA - SKP
    3. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    12h 49m
    $153–500

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)planeFRA - TIA
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
    4. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
    11h 16m
    $155–546

  10. Train, bus via Passau

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain41
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Passau Hbftrain91 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Passau Hbf to Kumanovobus
    4. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to BitolatrainRe
    23h 47m

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Cologne to Ohridbus
    2. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
    26h 34m
    $119

  12. Bus via Bonn

    1. Take the bus from Bonn to Ohridbus
    2. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
    37h 16m

  13. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Düsseldorf Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Bitolacar
    17h 57m
    $337–1,540

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights

Calendar22Weekly Planes
Duration3h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket$65Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Bitola, North Macedonia?

You can take a bus from Cologne to Bitola via Ohrid in around 26h 34m.

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