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  1. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Skopje International Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)planeLYS - SKP
    2. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    12h 35m
    $47–361

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano CentraletrainFr
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain
    3. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    4. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to BitolatrainRe
    26h 39m
    $226–378

  3. Drive 1,997.1 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Bitolacar1,997.1 km
    19h 24m
    $358–517

  4. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)planeLYS - TIA
    2. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
    3. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
    10h 52m
    $80–307

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)planeGVA - SKP
    3. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    14h 10m
    $135–498

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Pristina, train

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Pristina (PRN)planeGVA - PRN
    3. Take the train from Sh. Ekonomike to Skopjetrain
    4. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    16h 26m
    $116–407

  7. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)planeGVA - TIA
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
    4. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
    12h 38m
    $142–434

  8. Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Pristina, train

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pristina (PRN)planeLYS - PRN
    2. Take the train from Sh. Ekonomike to Skopjetrain
    3. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    14h 35m
    $104–370

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
    2. Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)planeZRH - SKP
    4. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
    17h 27m
    $202–604

  10. Bus via Elbasan

    1. Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
    4. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
    28h 11m

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lyon, Perrache Bus Station to Tiranabus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Ohridbus
    3. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
    36h 30m

  12. Bus via Leskovac

    1. Take the bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Leskovac , Autobuska stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Leskovac , Autobuska stanica to Bitolabus
    42h 9m
    $311–325

Lyon to Bitola by bus

Calendar6Weekly Buses
Duration42h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket$311Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lyon, France and Bitola, North Macedonia?

You can take a bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Bitola via Tirana, Elbasan, and Ohrid in around 28h 11m.

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