There are 8 ways to get from Bucharest to Tirana by plane, bus, car, or train
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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 36m$118–330Fly 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
8h 40m$68–244Bus via Thessaloníki
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Korçëbus
- Take the bus from Korçë to Tiranabus
18h 14mDrive 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 Tiranabus
11h 9m$190–391Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Larissatrain Re / ...
- Take the bus from Larisa to Tiranabus
19h 23mBus
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofiabus N980
- Take the bus from Sofia to Tiranabus
20h 45m$83–115Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tiranabus
25h 10m$82–155
Bucharest to Tirana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Tirana is to bus which costs $80 - $120 and takes 20h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Tirana is to fly which takes 4h 36m and costs $110 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Tirana. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at Tirana via Thessaloníki and Korçë. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 14m.
The distance between Bucharest and Tirana is 663 km. The road distance is 819.5 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Tirana without a car is to bus via Thessaloníki which takes 18h 14m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 36m to get from Bucharest to Tirana, including transfers.
Bucharest to Tirana bus services, operated by Simeonidis Tours, depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Tirana is to fly which takes 4h 36m and costs $110 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus via Thessaloníki, which costs and takes 18h 14m.
Bucharest to Tirana bus services, operated by Simeonidis Tours, arrive at Thessaloniki station.
Tirana is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 1:10 PM in Bucharest and 12:10 PM in Tirana.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Tirana, 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 Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, and Korçë in around 18h 14m.
- 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 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- 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
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- 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
- interjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Larissa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- 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
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Korçë
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Korçë to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- metroeurotirane@hotmail.com
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Larisa to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $52
- Schedules at
- nelatours.com
- Phone
- +389(0)2 24 02 388
- avtobuska@maksoob.com.mk
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Schedules at
- traveling.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
- $18–29
- 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
- $23
- 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
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
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