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How to get fromMadrid to Bitolaby plane, bus, train, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Madrid to Bitola by plane, bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly to Ohrid Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane plane MAD - OHD
    2. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    11h 29m
    $152–479

  2. Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane plane MAD - TIA
    2. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    11h 58m
    $67–268

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    34h 27m

  4. Drive  3,032.8 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Bitolacar car 3,032.8 km
    31h 24m
    $555–801

  5. Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane plane MAD - SKG
    2. Take the train from Thessaloniki to Mesonisiontrain train
    12h 51m
    $110–287

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Santsbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants to Tiranabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tirana to Elbasanbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus bus
    39h 15m

  7. Train, bus via Zurich

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain train
    3. Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Dijon Villetrain train Tgv
    4. Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain train Tgv
    5. Take the bus from Zürich hbf to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    6. Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain train 645 / ...
    41h 56m
    $428–738

  8. Bus via Padova

    1. Take the bus from Méndez Álvaro Estación Sur to Padovabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Padova to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bitolabus bus
    2d 3h
    $211–264

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Ohrid Airport (OHD) flights

Calendar8Weekly Planes
Duration11h 42mAverage Duration
Ticket$130Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,134.7 km
  • Duration: 11h 29m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Bitola, North Macedonia?

You can take a bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Bitola via Barcelona, Estación de Autobuses de Sants, Tirana, Elbasan, and Ohrid in around 39h 15m.

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