There are 12 ways to get from Madrid to Bitola by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ohrid Airport, bus
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane MAD - OHD
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
9h 52m$126–446Fly to Skopje International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane MAD - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain
13h 20m$73–323Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain 645 / ...
41h 12mDrive 3,034.1 km
- Drive from Madrid to Bitolacar 3,034.1 km
31h 21m$555–801Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane MAD - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
11h 27m$80–219Fly to Sofia Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane MAD - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain
16h 49m$78–264Fly to Pristina, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Pristina (PRN)plane MAD - PRN
- Take the train from Sh. Ekonomike to Skopje, Transporten Centartrain
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain
17h 20m$109–312Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane MAD - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Negotinotrain
- Take the bus from Negotino to Bitolabus
15h 16mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Strugabus
- Take the bus from Struga to Bitolabus
47h 13mBus via Padova
- Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padova to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolabus
2d 3h$141–185Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Bitolabus
2d 11hDrive, car train
- Drive from Madrid to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Bitolacar
33h 15m$672–953
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Bitola is to fly and bus which costs $80 - $220 and takes 11h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Bitola is to fly and bus which takes 9h 52m and costs $120 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Madrid to Bitola. However, there are services departing from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur and arriving at Bitola via Padova and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Madrid and Bitola is 2138 km. The road distance is 3034.1 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Bitola without a car is to train and bus via Karlsruhe which takes 41h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from Madrid to Bitola, including transfers.
Madrid to Bitola bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur station.
Madrid to Bitola bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Padova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madrid to Bitola is 3034 km. It takes approximately 31h 21m to drive from Madrid to Bitola.
There are 237+ hotels available in Bitola.
What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Bitola, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Bitola via Padova and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Pristina via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Pristina via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–330
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Pristina via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–180
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Pristina via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–360
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Pristina via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Pristina via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Pristina via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–430
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Negotino
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +383 038 534 – 814
- info@trainkos.com
- Website
- trainkos.com
Train from Sh. Ekonomike to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- http://www.trainkos.com/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
Bus from Negotino to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- 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
Bus from Struga to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Karlsruhe to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
Bus from Tirana to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Negotino to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
Bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Tirana to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Padova to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- travel@yubim.eu
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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