There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Albania by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane CWL - TIA
11h 30m$105–343Train, bus via Liège
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guilleminstrain Ice
- Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus
29h 30m$392–649Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tiranacar
29h 30m$628–860Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LHR - TIA
8h 4m$213–544Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane STN - TIA
8h 53m$172–419Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LTN - TIA
8h 48m$144–478Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
37h 31mBus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
2d 6hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Tiranacar
30h 39m$477–773
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Albania is to fly which costs $100 - $350 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Albania is to train and fly which takes 8h 4m and costs $210 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Albania. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at 9 Katëshet B via London Victoria, Brussels-Nord and Teg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Cardiff and Albania is 2113 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Albania without a car is to train and bus via Liège which takes 29h 30m and costs $390 - $650.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from Cardiff to Albania, including transfers.
Cardiff to Albania bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Albania is to fly which takes 11h 30m and costs $100 - $350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 6h.
Cardiff to Albania bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Albania is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 3:49 AM in Cardiff and 4:49 AM in Albania.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Albania?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and three other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to 9 Katëshet B via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Brussels-North train station, Brussels-Nord, Tirana, and Teg in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $23–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–320
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–370
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $157
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- $157
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- anumitravel@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $150
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–65
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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