There are 8 ways to get from Ohrid to Smolyan by car, train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, train
best- Drive from Ohrid to Florinacar
- Take the train from Florina to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Dramatrain Re
- Drive from Drama to Smolyancar
13h 40m$67–100Bus via Sofia
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyanbus
14h 27mDrive 485.2 km
- Drive from Ohrid to Smolyancar 485.2 km
8h 33m$77–111Bus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Kavala International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Tiranabus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane TIA - KVA
- Drive from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Smolyancar
14h 33m$133–313Bus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyanbus
14h 42mBus via Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Devinbus
- Take the bus from Devin to Smolyanbus
16h 11mBus to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, fly to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos, bus, drive
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Tiranabus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos (AXD)plane TIA - AXD
- Take the bus from Alexandroupoli to Xanthibus
- Drive from Xanthi to Smolyancar
14h 47m$253–724Bus, bus to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Kavala International Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Negotinobus
- Take the bus from Negotino to Gevgelijabus
- Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Kavala International Airport (KVA)plane SKG - KVA
- Drive from Kavala International Airport (KVA) to Smolyancar
15h 23m
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Kavala International Airport (KVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ohrid to Smolyan is to drive and train which costs $65 - $100 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Ohrid to Smolyan is to drive which takes 8h 33m and costs $75 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Ohrid to Smolyan. However, there are services departing from Ohrid and arriving at Smolyan via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 27m.
The distance between Ohrid and Smolyan is 634 km. The road distance is 485.2 km.
The best way to get from Ohrid to Smolyan without a car is to bus via Sofia which takes 14h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 40m to get from Ohrid to Smolyan, including transfers.
Ohrid to Smolyan bus services, operated by Classic Company, depart from Ohrid station.
Ohrid to Smolyan bus services, operated by Classic Company, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Smolyan is 1h ahead of Ohrid. It is currently 4:13 AM in Ohrid and 5:13 AM in Smolyan.
Yes, the driving distance between Ohrid to Smolyan is 485 km. It takes approximately 8h 33m to drive from Ohrid to Smolyan.
What companies run services between Ohrid, North Macedonia and Smolyan, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Ohrid to Smolyan via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Sofia, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 14h 27m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens, Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–330
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kavala International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Kavala International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Kavala International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–490
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kavala International Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kavala International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kavala International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Kavala International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Alexandroupoli Airport Dimokritos via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Kavala International Airport via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Florina to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Drama
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- classik.kompani@hotmail.com
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- https://traveling.com/en/bus/company/classic-company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- info@galeb.mk
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- biserprom.mk@gmail.com
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- ganic.ekskluziv@yahoo.com
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Devin to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–22
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Ohrid to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Negotino
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- 0878558226
- Website
- devin.bg
Bus from Sofia to Devin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- devin.bg
- Website
- borino.org
Bus from Devin to Smolyan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- borino.org
- Phone
- +30 25510 26479
- info@ktelevrou.gr
- Website
- ktelevrou.gr
Bus from Alexandroupoli to Xanthi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- ktelevrou.gr
- Book at
- eticket.ktelevrou.gr
- Phone
- +389 2 240 2528
- ruleturs@sas.com.mk
- Website
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Negotino to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
Bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- ruleturs.mk
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