There are 9 ways to get from Shumen to Bitola by train, bus, car, shuttle, 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.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Shumen to SofiaRe
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
14h 22mTrain, bus via Skopje
cheapest- Take the train from Shumen to SofiaRe
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to BitolaRe
15h 15m$39–82Drive 711.6 km
- Drive from Shumen to Bitola711.6 km
9h 24m$113–162Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)OTP - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Florina
11h 2m$253–529Bus
- Take the bus from Shumen Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarci
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
15h 6mTrain, bus via Delčevo
- Take the train from Shumen to SofiaRe
- Take the train from Sofia to BlagoevgradRe
- Take the bus from Delčevo to Obleševo
- Take the train from Obleshevo to Veles
- Take the train from Veles to Bitola
17h 32mBus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Shumen to Kotel
- Take the bus from Kotel to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
18h 55mShuttle 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)VAR - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
14h 24m$191–429Shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Skopje International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Shumen to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)VAR - SKP
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
20h 20m$226–637
Shumen to Bitola by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shumen to Bitola is to train and bus via Skopje which costs $35 - $85 and takes 15h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Shumen to Bitola is to drive which takes 9h 24m and costs $110 - $170.
No, there is no direct bus from Shumen station to Bitola. However, there are services departing from Shumen Bus Station and arriving at Bitola via Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika and Kavadarci. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 6m.
The distance between Shumen and Bitola is 794 km. The road distance is 711.6 km.
The best way to get from Shumen to Bitola without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 22m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 22m to get from Shumen to Bitola, including transfers.
Shumen to Bitola bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Shumen Bus Station.
Shumen to Bitola bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Bitola is 1h behind Shumen. It is currently 12:13 AM in Shumen and 11:13 PM in Bitola.
Yes, the driving distance between Shumen to Bitola is 712 km. It takes approximately 9h 24m to drive from Shumen to Bitola.
What companies run services between Shumen, Bulgaria and Bitola, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Shumen Bus Station to Bitola via Sofia Central Bus Station, Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika, and Kavadarci in around 15h 6m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Varna Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Skopje International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Skopje International Airport via Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Flights from Varna Airport to Skopje International Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Skopje International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Skopje International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Skopje International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Shumen to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $12–18
- 1st Class
- $17–22
Train from Sofia to Blagoevgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–7
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Obleshevo to Veles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–18
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Veles to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–28
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Florina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/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
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kavadarci to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Shumen to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Shumen to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 2 989000
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Shumen Bus Station to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +389 33 471 139
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Delčevo to Obleševo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Kotel to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.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
- $31
- 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
- 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
- $18–30
- 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
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