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There are 10 ways to get from Lyon to Bitola by plane, bus, train, busferry, car, or shuttle

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

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    1. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane LYS - TIA
    2. Take the bus from Tirana to Ohridbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    11h 50m
    $91–358

  2. Train, bus and ferry, bus, drive

    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
    23h 36m

  3. Train, bus via Florence

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train train Fr
    3. Take the bus from Stazione Santa Maria Novella to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain train 645 / ...
    29h 38m
    $238–377

  4. Drive 1,997.2 km

    1. Drive from Lyon to Bitolacar car 1,997.2 km
    19h 44m
    $358–517

  5. 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 Tirana to Ohridbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    13h 45m
    $145–437

  6. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Pristina, bus, 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 bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain train
    15h 40m
    $166–564

  7. Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, shuttle, bus, 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 a shuttle bus from Skopje Airport to Pristinashuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    5. Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain train
    16h 14m
    $332–880

  8. Bus via Pristina

    1. Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Pristinabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolabus bus
    31h 35m
    $125–158

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train Ter
    2. Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain train Ic1 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Lausanne to Strugabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Struga to Bitolabus bus
    35h 14m
    $158–284

  10. 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 40m

Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights

Calendar3Weekly Planes
Duration2h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$52Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,509.9 km
  • Duration: 11h 50m

What companies run services between Lyon, France and Bitola, North Macedonia?

You can take a bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Bitola via Geneva - Bus station, Pristina, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 31h 35m.

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