There are 3 ways to get from Bitola to Skopje by train, bus, or car
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Bitola to Skopje by train
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The cheapest way to get from Bitola to Skopje is to bus which costs $18 and takes 3h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bitola to Skopje is to drive which takes 2h 32m and costs $25 - $40.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bitola and arriving at Skopje, Transporten Centar. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 40m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bitola and arriving at Skopje. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 24m.
The distance between Bitola and Skopje is 172 km. The road distance is 167.1 km.
The best way to get from Bitola to Skopje without a car is to train which takes 3h 24m and costs $11 - $40.
The train from Bitola to Skopje takes 3h 24m including transfers and departs four times a day.
Bitola to Skopje bus services, operated by Transkop patnicki soobrakaj A.D. Bitola, depart from Bitola station.
Bitola to Skopje train services, operated by Railways of the Republic North Macedonia Transport AD, depart from Bitola station.
The best way to get from Bitola to Skopje is to train which takes 3h 24m and costs $11 - $40. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $18 and takes 3h 40m.
What companies run services between Bitola, North Macedonia and Skopje, North Macedonia?
Railways of the Republic North Macedonia Transport AD operates a train from Bitola to Skopje 4 times a day. Tickets cost $11–40 and the journey takes 3h 24m. Alternatively, Transkop patnicki soobrakaj A.D. Bitola operates a bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar every 4 hours. Tickets cost $18 and the journey takes 3h 40m.
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- [email protected]
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Bitola to Skopje
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
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Booking & Getting There
Bitola to Skopje bus services, operated by Transkop patnicki soobrakaj A.D. Bitola, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Bitola to Skopje train services, operated by Railways of the Republic North Macedonia Transport AD, arrive at Skopje station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bitola to Skopje is 167 km. It takes approximately 2h 32m to drive from Bitola to Skopje.
There are 1811+ hotels available in Skopje.