There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Albania by plane, night train, train, bus, or car
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane OTP - TIA
4h 41m$120–332Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BBU - TIA
7h 15m$68–244Night 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 bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Saint Jovan Bigorski Monasterybus
- Drive from Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery to Tiranacar
17h 42m$76–99Drive 819.5 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Tiranacar 819.5 km
11h 51m$149–215Fly Bucharest Otopeni 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
9h 46m$173–374Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofiabus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
18h$102–106Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tiranabus
25h 30m$89–157Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Thessaloniki train stationbus N980
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Tiranëbus
27h 10m$101–190
Bucharest to Albania by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Albania is to night train and train and bus and drive which costs $75 - $100 and takes 17h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Albania is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs $120 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Albania. However, there are services departing from București, Autogara Militari and arriving at Tiranë via Thessaloníki. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 10m.
The distance between Bucharest and Albania is 663 km. The road distance is 819.5 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Albania without a car is to bus which takes 18h and costs $101 - $106.
It takes approximately 4h 41m to get from Bucharest to Albania, including transfers.
Bucharest to Albania bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from București, Autogara Militari station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Albania is to fly which takes 4h 41m and costs $120 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $101 - $106 and takes 18h.
Bucharest to Albania bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Thessaloniki train station.
Albania is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 6:22 PM in Bucharest and 5:22 PM in Albania.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Albania?
Ryanair flies from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucharest to Tirana via Sofia and Tirana in around 18h.
- 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
- $35–180
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- 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
- $10–11
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
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–31
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48–52
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- +386 41520943
- info@hisarturizam.com
- Website
- hisarturizam.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- hisarturizam.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- https://busticket4.me/EN/carriers/details/Ms-Tours/104
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- callcenter@likebus.ua
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- 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
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- office@kaleiatravel.com
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia 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 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
- info@transkop.mk
- 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
- +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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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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