There are 9 ways to get from Madrid to Bitola by plane, bus, train, or car
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 48m$101–415Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane MAD - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
12h 30m$86–233Train, bus via Neu-Ulm
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Ulm Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Ulm to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain 645 / ...
40h 46m$608–1,056Drive 3,034 km
- Drive from Madrid to Bitolacar 3,034 km
31h 21m$555–801Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane MAD - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Florinatrain
13h 18m$116–270Fly to Skopje International Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane MAD - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain
13h 15m$94–368Train, 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 32mBus
- 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$212–271Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Madrid to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , stationbus
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
2d 13h$249–343
Madrid to Bitola by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madrid to Bitola is to fly and bus which costs $85 - $240 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Bitola is to fly and bus which takes 9h 48m and costs $100 - $420.
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 km.
The best way to get from Madrid to Bitola without a car is to train and bus via Neu-Ulm which takes 40h 46m and costs $600 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 48m 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 288+ 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 Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–390
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–260
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 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- 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 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- 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
- $85–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $270–420
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- 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 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.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 Ulm to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $137
- 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 Ulm to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Tirana to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–21
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Vlorë to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- 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
- $140–180
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Madrid to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vlore , station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +389 70 212 106
- info@senadtours.com
- Website
- senadtours.com
Bus from Vlorë to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- senadtours.com
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