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How to get fromIstanbul to Albaniaby bus, plane, car, train or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from Istanbul to Albania by bus, plane, car, train, or shuttle

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  1. Bus to Istanbul, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza

    best
    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)planeIST - TIA
    5h 45m
    $102–252

  2. Bus #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
    2. Take the bus from Pogradec to Tiranabus
    18h 49m
    $53–77

  3. Bus via Tirana, Airport

    1. Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airportbus
    16h
    $65–72

  4. Drive 974 km

    1. Drive from Istanbul to Tiranacar974 km
    11h 10m
    $177–255

  5. Metro to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza

    1. Take the train from Ayrılık Çeşmesi to Sabiha Gokcen Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)planeSAW - TIA
    5h 46m

  6. Bus to Istanbul, fly to Podgorica Airport, bus

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)planeIST - TGD
    3. Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
    7h 48m
    $123–285

  7. Bus to Istanbul, fly to Tivat Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Airport Busbus
    2. Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tivat Airport (TIV)planeIST - TIV
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Tiranashuttle
    8h 53m

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tiranabus
    17h 31m

Istanbul (IST) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration1h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket$44Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Albania?

You can take a bus from Instabul to Tirana via Prizren,Autobuska Stanica and Tirana, Airport in around 16h.

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