There are 6 ways to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohrid by bus, car, night train, plane, or train
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Bus via Skopje
best- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
13h 20m$34–59Drive 609.2 km
- Drive from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohridcar 609.2 km
8h 14m$96–139Night train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane OTP - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana to Ohridbus
11h 50m$62–233Bus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Kavadarcibus
- Take the bus from Kavadarci to Ohridbus
14h 22mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohridbus
15h 56m$51–91Night train, bus to Istanbul, fly to Ohrid Airport
- Take the nighttrain from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Çerkezköynighttrain
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane IST - OHD
11h 38m
Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohrid by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohrid is to bus via Skopje which costs $30 - $60 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohrid is to drive which takes 8h 14m and costs $95 - $140.
No, there is no direct bus from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohrid. However, there are services departing from Veliko Tarnovo and arriving at Ohrid via Sofia Central Bus Station and Skopje, Transporten Centar. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 20m.
The distance between Veliko Tŭrnovo and Ohrid is 614 km. The road distance is 609.2 km.
The best way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohrid without a car is to bus via Skopje which takes 13h 20m and costs $30 - $60.
It takes approximately 13h 20m to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohrid, including transfers.
Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohrid bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Veliko Tarnovo station.
Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohrid bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Ohrid is 1h behind Veliko Tŭrnovo. It is currently 6:30 AM in Veliko Tŭrnovo and 5:30 AM in Ohrid.
Yes, the driving distance between Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohrid is 609 km. It takes approximately 8h 14m to drive from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Ohrid.
What companies run services between Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria and Ohrid, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Ohrid via Sofia Central Bus Station, Skopje Nikola Karev, and Skopje, Transporten Centar in around 13h 20m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $7–10
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karev
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +389 71 302 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- Classic Company
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19
- Schedules at
- Classic Company
- Phone
- (389) 46 251-882
- [email protected]
- Website
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Schedules at
- galeb.mk
- Phone
- 078/421-297
- [email protected]
- Website
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- biserprom.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 71 77 55 29
- [email protected]
- Website
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ganicekskluziv.mk
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Tirana to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–21
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- [email protected]
- 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 Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- [email protected]
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
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