There are 5 ways to get from Bitola to Sofia by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Bitola to Skopjetrain 640 / ...
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendilbus
- Take the bus from Kjustendil to Samokovbus
10h 39m$34–68Train, bus via Sérres
- Take the train from Mesonision to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Serrestrain Re
- Take the bus from Serres to Dupnitsabus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Samokovbus
11h 34m$48–73Drive 333.8 km
- Drive from Bitola to Samokovcar 333.8 km
4h 57m$53–76Bus
- Take the bus from Bitola to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendilbus
- Take the bus from Kjustendil to Samokovbus
10h 55m$41–48Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bitola to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the train from Sofia to Kostenetstrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Kostenets to Samokovbus
12h 57m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bitola to Sofia is to bus which costs $40 - $50 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Bitola to Sofia is to drive which takes 4h 57m and costs $50 - $80.
No, there is no direct bus from Bitola to Sofia. However, there are services departing from Bitola and arriving at Samokov via Skopje, Transporten Centar and Kjustendil. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 55m.
The distance between Bitola and Sofia is 383 km. The road distance is 333.8 km.
The best way to get from Bitola to Sofia without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 39m and costs $30 - $70.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Bitola to Sofia, including transfers.
Bitola to Sofia bus services, operated by Transkop patnicki soobrakaj A.D. Bitola, depart from Bitola station.
Bitola to Sofia bus services, operated by Transkop patnicki soobrakaj A.D. Bitola, arrive at Skopje, Transporten Centar station.
Sofia is 1h ahead of Bitola. It is currently 4:02 AM in Bitola and 5:02 AM in Sofia.
Yes, the driving distance between Bitola to Sofia is 334 km. It takes approximately 4h 57m to drive from Bitola to Sofia.
What companies run services between Bitola, North Macedonia and Sofia, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Bitola to Samokov via Skopje, Transporten Centar, Kyustendil, and Kjustendil in around 10h 55m.
- 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
- $12–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Mesonision to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia to Kostenets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–3
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Kyustendil
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- [email protected]
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Kjustendil to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Bus from Dupnitsa to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Bus from Kjustendil to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
Bus from Kostenets to Samokov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Dupnitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- 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
- $19
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Kavadarci to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 34 346 030
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Bitola to Kavadarci
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/strumicaekspres
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