There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Albania by plane, night train, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane OTP - TIA
4h 26m$132–335Bus via Sofia
cheapest- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tiranabus
23h 15m$55–131Night train, train, bus, drive
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)bus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Zajastrain
- Drive from Zajas to Tiranacar
18h 14m$64–110Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain 461 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
19h 20m$77–91Drive 819.5 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Tiranacar 819.5 km
11h 51m$149–215Fly to Podgorica Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane OTP - TGD
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
8h 19m$182–389Fly to Tivat Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane OTP - TIV
- Take a shuttle bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Tirana
10h 4mFly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane OTP - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kozanibus
- Take the bus from Kozani to Korçëbus
10h 24mBus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 7
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Tiranabus
22h 50mBus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus Simeonidis
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Tiranëbus
24h 14m$99–175
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Albania is to night train and train and bus which costs $75 - $95 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Albania is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs $130 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Albania. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Perball Bankes via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station and Mbikalimi Kamez. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 50m.
The distance between Bucharest and Albania is 662 km. The road distance is 819.5 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Albania without a car is to night train and train and bus which takes 19h 20m and costs $75 - $95.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Bucharest to Albania, including transfers.
Bucharest to Albania bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Albania is to fly which takes 4h 26m and costs $130 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 22h 50m.
Bucharest to Albania bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station.
Albania is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 10:06 AM in Bucharest and 9:06 AM in Albania.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Albania?
Ryanair flies from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from București, Autogara Militari to Perball Bankes via Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Tirana, and Mbikalimi Kamez in around 22h 50m.
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–230
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–360
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–160
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tivat Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–13
- 1st Class
- $12–15
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Zajas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar (Скопjе, Транспортен Центар)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- info@nelatours.com
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $47
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- kotortotirana.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–20
- Website
- https://www.kotortotirana.com/
- info@montemaretravel.com
- Website
- montemaretravel.com
Shuttle from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- montemaretravel.com
- Phone
- +30 2461034454
- info@ktelkozanis.gr
- Website
- ktelkozanis.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Kozani
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Book at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Kozani to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Kozani to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- startravel@live.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- traveling.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://en.kaleiatravel.com/
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +389 47 231 192
- info@transkop.mk
- Website
- transkop.mk
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- transkop.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- hafet-tours@hotmail.com
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Bucharest to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +30 2310241545
- crazy.holidays.tours@gmail.com
- Website
- crazyholidays.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Tiranë
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.crazyholidays.gr/root.en.aspx
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