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How to get fromBudapest to Lake Ohridby train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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There are 9 ways to get from Budapest to Lake Ohrid by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Ohrid Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    2. Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane plane BTS - OHD
    6h 30m
    $42–333

  2. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane BUD - TIA
    2. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Mëmëlishtbus bus
    8h 7m
    $41–169

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica (Нови Сад, Aутобуска Cтаница)bus bus 1910 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Strugabus bus
    17h 4m
    $80–130

  4. Drive 921.8 km

    1. Drive from Budapest to Ohridcar car 921.8 km
    10h 53m
    $161–233

  5. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Skopje International Airport, shuttle, bus

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Skopje International Airport (SKP)plane plane BUD - SKP
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Skopje Airport to Pristinashuttle bus
    3. Take the bus from Pristina to Strugabus bus
    11h 30m
    $198–584

  6. Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus

    1. Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane BUD - SKG
    2. Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kozanibus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kozani to Pogradecbus bus
    11h 12m

  7. Train to Bratislava Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    1. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train
    2. Fly from Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane BTS - TIA
    3. Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Mëmëlishtbus bus
    10h 47m
    $67–230

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Szegedtrain train Ic
    2. Take the train from Szeged to Suboticatrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Subotica to Novi Beogradtrain train Ir / ...
    4. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Strugabus bus
    17h 37m
    $77–115

  9. Bus via Skopje

    1. Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanicabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Podmoljebus bus
    19h 14m
    $81–130

Bratislava Airport (BTS) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration1h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket$30Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,046.2 km
  • Duration: 6h 30m

What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia?

You can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Podmolje via Novi Sad, Autobuska Stanica and Struga in around 17h 4m.

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