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
12h 22m$101–786Fly 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 15m$74–363Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- 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 Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain 645 / ...
40h 57mDrive 3,034.1 km
- Drive from Madrid to Bitolacar 3,034.1 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$105–321Fly 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
12h 14m$80–239Train, 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 12mBus 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$142–186Bus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Bitolabus
2d 11h
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 - $240 and takes 12h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Madrid to Bitola is to fly and bus which takes 12h 14m and costs $80 - $240.
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 40h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 22m 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 17+ 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 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–310
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–410
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Ohrid Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- 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
- $55–250
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
- $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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- 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
- $70–110
- 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
- $80–140
- 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
- $260–420
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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 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
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- 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 Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
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