There are 5 ways to get from Greece to Bitola by train, car, or bus
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Train, drive
best- Take the train from Athens to Platytrain Ic
- Take the train from Platy to Edessatrain Re
- Drive from Edessa to Bitolacar
8h 27m$46–67Bus
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Ptolemaidabus
- Take the bus from Ptolemaida to Florinabus
9h 13mDrive 543.1 km
- Drive from Athens to Bitolacar 543.1 km
6h 13m$114–165Bus via Elbasan
- Take the bus from Athens to Elbasanbus
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
13h 25m$71–73Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Demir Kapijatrain
- Take the bus from Demir Kapija to Bitolabus
13h 39m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Bitola is to train and drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Bitola is to drive which takes 6h 13m and costs $110 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Bitola. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Bitola via Elbasan and Ohrid. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 25m.
The distance between Greece and Bitola is 608 km. The road distance is 543.1 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Bitola without a car is to bus via Elbasan which takes 13h 25m and costs $70 - $73.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Greece to Bitola, including transfers.
Greece to Bitola bus services, operated by Top Lines, depart from Athens station.
Greece to Bitola bus services, operated by Top Lines, arrive at Elbasan station.
Bitola is 1h behind Greece. It is currently 3:51 PM in Greece and 2:51 PM in Bitola.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Bitola is 543 km. It takes approximately 6h 13m to drive from Greece to Bitola.
What companies run services between Greece and Bitola, North Macedonia?
You can take a subway from Στ.Ομονοιασ to Bitola via Στ.Αγ.Αντωνιοσ, Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL, Ptolemaida, and Florina in around 9h 13m.
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Platy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Platy to Edessa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Demir Kapija
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +30 2461034454
- info@ktelkozanis.gr
- Website
- ktelkozanis.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Ptolemaida
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Book at
- ktelkozanis.gr
Bus from Ptolemaida to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Book at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- avtoatom@yahoo.com
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Thessaloniki Simeonidis Tours Office to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Demir Kapija to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
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