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There are 12 ways to get from Lyon to Bitola by train, busferry, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train, bus and ferry, bus, drive

    best
    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Durrësbusferry bus ferry
    4. Take the bus from Durrës to Prrenjasbus bus
    5. Drive from Prrenjas to Bitolacar car
    24h 21m

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

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane LYS - TIA
    2. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    11h 40m
    $91–323

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain train
    3. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain train 645 / ...
    26h 30m
    $235–341

  4. Drive 1,997.4 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Bitolacar car 1,997.4 km
    19h 43m
    $358–517

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

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane LYS - SKP
    2. Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain train
    16h 50m
    $109–357

  6. Bus via Elbasan

    1. Take the bus from Lyon Part Dieu to Tiranabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    28h 58m

  7. Bus

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

  8. Bus via Leskovac

    1. Take the bus from Lyon, Ibis Hotel to Leskovac , Autobuska stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Leskovac , Autobuska stanica to Bitolabus bus
    42h 9m
    $311–549

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane GVA - SKP
    3. Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain train
    14h 10m
    $131–555

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Pristina (PRN)plane plane GVA - PRN
    3. Take the train from Sh. Ekonomike to Skopje, Transporten Centartrain train
    4. Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain train
    16h 26m
    $132–594

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

    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Pristina (PRN)plane plane LYS - PRN
    2. Take the train from Sh. Ekonomike to Skopje, Transporten Centartrain train
    3. Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain train
    14h 36m
    $125–306

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

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    2. Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane GVA - TIA
    3. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    13h 25m
    $123–361

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 58m.

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