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

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeSTR - SKG
    3. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Florinatrain
    10h 23m
    $101–337

  2. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Pristina, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Pristina (PRN)planeSTR - PRN
    3. Take the train from Sh. Ekonomike to Skopjetrain
    4. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    15h 16m
    $99–437

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bruchsal to Kočanibus
    2. Take the bus from Kočani to Bitolabus
    22h 8m

  4. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to München Ostcar
    2. Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Villach Hbf to Bitolacar
    16h 32m
    $377–528

  5. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)planeSTR - SKP
    3. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    13h 15m
    $118–418

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)planeFRA - SKP
    3. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    13h 15m
    $142–466

  7. Fly Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Skopje International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)planeFKB - SKP
    2. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    12h 56m
    $102–612

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

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof 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 43m
    $144–512

  9. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)planeZRH - SKP
    4. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    14h 46m
    $170–576

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain60
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to St.Poelten Hbftrain969 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    4. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to BitolatrainRe
    24h 9m
    $197–328

  11. Bus via Skopje

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    2. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolabus
    25h 13m

  12. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Ohridbus
    2. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
    30h 25m

  13. Drive 1,790.1 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Bitolacar1,790.1 km
    16h 54m
    $295–426

Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration4h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket$54Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Bitola, North Macedonia?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Bitola via Bruchsal, Bruchsal, and Kočani in around 22h 8m.

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