There are 8 ways to get from Shumen to Bitola by train, bus, car, shuttle, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Shumen to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain 645 / ...
16h 13m$37–102Bus
- Take the bus from Shumen to Razgradbus
- Take the bus from Razgrad to Sofia - Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Bitolabus
16h 25mDrive 712 km
- Drive from Shumen to Bitolacar 712 km
9h 34m$113–162Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain
14h 15m$176–375Train, bus via Kriva Palanka
- Take the train from Shumen to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia to Kyustendiltrain
- Take the bus from Kriva Palanka to Kumanovobus
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain 645 / ...
18h 15mBus via Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Shumen to Kotelbus
- Take the bus from Kotel to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Kumanovobus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolabus
20h 39mShuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane OTP - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Negotinotrain
- Take the bus from Negotino to Bitolabus
14h 11mShuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane OTP - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
13h 24m$256–523
Shumen to Bitola by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shumen to Bitola is to train and bus which costs $35 - $110 and takes 16h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Shumen to Bitola is to drive which takes 9h 34m and costs $110 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Shumen to Bitola. However, there are services departing from Shumen and arriving at Bitola via Razgrad, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and Kavadarci. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 25m.
The distance between Shumen and Bitola is 819 km. The road distance is 712 km.
The best way to get from Shumen to Bitola without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 13m and costs $35 - $110.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Shumen to Bitola, including transfers.
Shumen to Bitola bus services, operated by Ruse Bus, depart from Shumen station.
Shumen to Bitola bus services, operated by Ruse Bus, arrive at Razgrad station.
Bitola is 1h behind Shumen. It is currently 7:57 AM in Shumen and 6:57 AM in Bitola.
Yes, the driving distance between Shumen to Bitola is 712 km. It takes approximately 9h 34m to drive from Shumen to Bitola.
What companies run services between Shumen, Bulgaria and Bitola, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Shumen to Bitola via Razgrad, Sofia - Central Bus Station, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Kavadarci in around 16h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Shumen to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $17–22
Train from Sofia to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $2–4
- 1st Class
- $3–6
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Negotino
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–14
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- traveling.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- 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
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Shumen to Razgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Shumen to Razgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Razgrad to Sofia - Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- info@ekstrabus.com
- Website
- 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
Bus from Negotino to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- 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
Bus from Negotino to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Shumen to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Shumen to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kriva Palanka to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/p/ATP-P-R-O-L-E-T-E-R-Skopje-100064211763576/
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Kotel to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- 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 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
- 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
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