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  1. Fly Dortmund Airport to Ohrid Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane plane DTM - OHD
    2. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    8h 6m
    $79–482

  2. Bus via Kochani

    1. Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Kočanibus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kočani to Bitolabus bus
    25h 17m

  3. Drive 2,094 km

    1. Drive from Essen to Bitolacar car 2,094 km
    19h 20m
    $345–499

  4. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane CGN - SKP
    3. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain train
    13h 8m
    $130–511

  5. Fly Dortmund Airport to Skopje International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane DTM - SKP
    2. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain train
    13h 35m
    $102–519

  6. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane CGN - TIA
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    11h 25m
    $111–407

  7. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, train

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane DUS - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus bus
    3. Take the train from Gevgelija to Negotinotrain train
    4. Take the bus from Negotino to Bitolabus bus
    12h 58m

  8. Fly Dortmund Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane DTM - TIA
    2. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    12h 2m
    $83–355

  9. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)plane plane DUS - BEG
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Ohridbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    15h 45m

  10. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sofia Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane plane FRA - SOF
    3. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus bus
    4. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain train
    17h 5m
    $152–409

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain train 41 / ...
    2. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Würzburg Hbftrain train 41 / ...
    3. Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain train 91 / ...
    4. Take the train from Passau Hbf to St Pölten Hauptbahnhoftrain train Ice
    5. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    6. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain train
    26h 57m
    $205–674

  12. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Essen to Ohridbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    27h 51m
    $124–174

  13. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Gelsenkirchen to Strugabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Struga to Bitolabus bus
    40h 23m
    $116–163

  14. Car train, drive

    1. Take the car train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Villach Hbf to Bitolacar car
    18h 2m
    $335–1,538

Essen to Bitola by bus

Calendar6Weekly Buses
Duration27h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket$124Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Bitola, North Macedonia?

You can take a bus from Essen Hbf to Bitola via Kočani in around 25h 17m.

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