There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Tirana by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BRS - TIA
9h 40m$82–295Train, 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 53m$324–656Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tiranacar
29h 32mTrain, 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 43m$109–477Train 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 47m$126–452Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LGW - TIA
9h 2m$163–361Train 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
7h 58m$166–461Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain Swansea - London Paddington / ...
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
34hBus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
35h 45m$193–251Bus via Tirana, Airport
- 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 8hDrive, 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 46m$495–763
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Tirana is to train and fly which costs $80 - $300 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Tirana is to train and fly which takes 7h 58m and costs $160 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Tirana. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Tirana via London Victoria, Brussels-Nord, Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave and Tirana, Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Cardiff and Tirana is 2125 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Tirana without a car is to train and bus via Liège which takes 29h 53m and costs $320 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Cardiff to Tirana, including transfers.
Cardiff to Tirana bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
Cardiff to Tirana bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Tirana is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 10:10 AM in Cardiff and 11:10 AM in Tirana.
There are 3542+ hotels available in Tirana.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Tirana, Albania?
You can take a bus from Park Place to Tirana via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, Bruxelles-Midi, Brussels-North, and Brussels-Nord in around 35h 45m.
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $23–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $26–70
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Karlsruhe/Baden Baden
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–260
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $40–60
- Comfort
- $45–65
- Premium
- $65–90
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $36–40
- 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
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- info@anumitravel.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $154
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $154
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- 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
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
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