There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Bitola by plane, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ohrid Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)plane ZRH - OHD
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
6h 25m$205–543Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zürich to Strugabus
- Take the bus from Struga to Bitolabus
27h 13m$91–127Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zürich hbf to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain 645 / ...
25h 40m$145–174Drive 1,722 km
- Drive from Zurich to Bitolacar 1,722 km
18h 39m$369–533Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane ZRH - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Mesonisiontrain
10h 2m$129–322Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane ZRH - TIA
- Take the bus from Elbasan to Ohridbus
- Take the bus from Ohrid to Bitolabus
10h 44m$114–252Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Chiassotrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Chiasso to Pristinabus
- Take the train from Sh. Ekonomike to Skopje, Transporten Centartrain
- Take the train from Skopje to Bitolatrain 645 / ...
25h 53mBus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Zurich to Strugabus
- Take the bus from Struga to Bitolabus
30h 7m$117–141
Zurich to Bitola by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Bitola is to bus which costs $90 - $130 and takes 27h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Bitola is to fly and bus which takes 6h 25m and costs $200 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich to Bitola. However, there are services departing from Zürich and arriving at Bitola via Struga. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 13m.
The distance between Zurich and Bitola is 1287 km. The road distance is 1722 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Bitola without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 40m and costs $140 - $180.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Zurich to Bitola, including transfers.
Zurich to Bitola bus services, operated by Durmo Tours, depart from Zürich station.
Zurich to Bitola bus services, operated by Durmo Tours, arrive at Struga station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Bitola is 1722 km. It takes approximately 18h 39m to drive from Zurich to Bitola.
There are 247+ hotels available in Bitola.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Bitola, North Macedonia?
You can take a bus from Zürich to Bitola via Struga in around 27h 13m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–240
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ohrid Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- [email protected]
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Thessaloniki to Mesonision
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Zürich HB to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +38338606-839
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trainkos
Train from Sh. Ekonomike to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Trainkos
- Phone
- 033/273-551
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtoatom.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- avtoatom.mk
- Phone
- +389 72 230-200
- [email protected]
- Website
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Schedules at
- ekstrabus.com.mk
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- [email protected]
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Ohrid to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Struga to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
Bus from Struga to Bitola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Zürich hbf to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- Hak Bus
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Elbasan to Ohrid
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Zurich to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Chiasso to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- [email protected]
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Zürich to Struga
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
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