There are 11 ways to get from Rome to Bitola by train, busferry, bus, car, car ferry, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus and ferry, bus
best- Take the train from Roma Termini to Brindisitrain Fr / ...
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
16h 47mFly Fiumicino International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
cheapest- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane FCO - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
10h 4m$58–225Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rome to Port Of Baricar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrëscarferry
- Drive from Port Of Durres to Bitolacar
17h 37m$172–246Bus and ferry, bus via Vlorë
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
19h 43mBus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Elbasanbusferry
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
21h 55mBus
- Take the bus from Roma Termini to Strugabus
- Take the bus from Struga to Bitolabus
27h 7m$147Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane CIA - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
10h 16m$62–311Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane FCO - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Negotinotrain
- Take the bus from Negotino to Bitolabus
12h 3mFly Fiumicino International Airport to Skopje International Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane FCO - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
11h 48m$67–319Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Podgorica Airport, shuttle, bus, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane FCO - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj
- Take the bus from Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolatrain
13h 16mFly Fiumicino International Airport to Brindisi Airport, bus and ferry, bus
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane FCO - BDS
- Take the busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbusferry
- Take the bus from Vlorë to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
15h 57m
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Bitola is to fly and bus which costs $55 - $230 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Bitola is to fly and bus which takes 10h 4m and costs $55 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Bitola. However, there are services departing from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arriving at Bitola via Vlorë and Ohrid. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 43m.
The distance between Rome and Bitola is 1074 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Bitola without a car is to train and bus and ferry and bus which takes 16h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 47m to get from Rome to Bitola, including transfers.
Rome to Bitola bus services, operated by Ruci Tours, depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Rome to Bitola bus services, operated by Ruci Tours, arrive at Vlorë station.
There are 218+ hotels available in Bitola.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Bitola, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Roma Termini to Bitola via Struga in around 27h 7m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–280
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $24–130
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Skopje International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–200
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Podgorica Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Negotino
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Elbasan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Vlorë to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +30 210 8215414
- info@rucitours.com
- Website
- rucitours.com
Busferry from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- rucitours.com
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Roma Termini to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $129
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- support@gomontenegro.me
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +389 2 2566668
- info@vardarexpress.com
- Website
- vardarexpress.com
Bus from Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- vardarexpress.com
- Phone
- +3907150211621
- booking@adriaferries.com
- Website
- adriaferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- adriaferries.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Bari to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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