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There are 5 ways to get from Shkodër to Bitola by bus, car, or train

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Bus via Elbasan
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1. Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
2. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
3. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitola
6h 53m
$43–45
Drive 294.3 km
1. Drive from Shkodër to Bitola294.3 km
4h 44m
$54–77
Drive, bus, train
1. Drive from Shkodër to Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj
2. Take the bus from Ulcinj, Autobuska Stanica Ulcinj to Skopje, Transporten Centar
3. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to BitolaRe
7h 51m
$71–103
Bus
1. Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Ohrid
3. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitola
8h 26m
$44–58
Bus via Skopje
1. Take the bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
2. Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centar
3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
11h
$45–65

Shkodër to Bitola by bus

7Weekly Buses

11hAverage Duration

$45Cheapest Price

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Distance: 300.7 km
Duration: 6h 53m

What companies run services between Shkodër, Albania and Bitola, North Macedonia?

You can take a bus from Shkoder,Rruga Teuta to Bitola via Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave, Elbasan, Elbasan, and Ohrid in around 6h 53m.

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Bitola(opens in a new window), North Macedonia(opens in a new window)

Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, 14 km north of the Medžitlija-Níki border crossing with Greece. The city stands at an important junction connecting the south of the Adriatic Sea region with the Aegean Sea and Central Europe, and it is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It has been known since the Ottoman period as the "City of Consuls", since many European countries had consulates in Bitola.

Things to do in Bitola

Bitola Zoo(Opens in a new window)

The Bitola Zoo, is a zoo in Bitola, Macedonia, founded on 1 May 1950 with the help of the Skopje's, Zagreb's, Belgrade's and Subotica's zoos.

Pelister National Park(Opens in a new window)

Pelister National Park is a national park in the Municipality of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. The park is located in the Baba Mountain massif and covers an area of 171.5 km2. The altitude of the park varies between 927 and above sea level and is filled with exquisite flora and fauna. Among flora elements, the presence is especially significant of the five-needle pine molica, Pinus peuce - a unique species of Cenozoic age being present on only a few mountains in the Balkan Peninsula. The beauty of the landscape is enhanced by the diverse wildlife: bears, roe deer, wolves, chamois, deer, wild boars, rabbits, several species of eagles, partridges, red-billed choughs, and the endemic Macedonian Pelagonia trout.

Places to stay in Bitola

Hotel Treff(Opens in a new window)

8.6Fabulous

Robevski luxury rooms(Opens in a new window)

9.5Superb

Central Exclusive Apartment/Penthouse(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

Hotel Theatre(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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