Bitola & Pelister National Park Getting there & around

Getting there & away

The bus station (047-391 391; Ul Nikola Tesla) and train station (047-392 904; Ul Nikola Tesla) are adjacent to each other, about 1km south of the town centre. There are seven buses daily to Skopje between 5am and 4.30pm (350MKD, 2½ hours, 185km), which also stop in Prilep (110MKD, 30 minutes, 46km). The train follows a similar route but takes four hours to reach its destination (four daily). There are at least six buses to Ohrid, with more services in summer (170MKD, 1½ hours, 71km).

To get to the Greek border, take a taxi from the bus station (€6, 15 minutes, 15km) and then order a taxi on the Greek side to the nearest town, Florina (€12, 15 minutes, 17km). From here it will take about three hours by bus and a little longer by train to reach Thessaloniki.

There’s a branch of Hertz (047-237 087; Ul Kliment Ohridski 2; per day from €40) in town.