There are 9 ways to get from Van to Albania by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
best- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)VAN - TIA
5h 50m$128–472Bus #3
cheapest- Take the bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Take the bus from Pogradec to Tirana
2d$84–143Bus via Maltepe
- Take the bus from Van to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogari
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
43h 1m$108–124Drive 2,490.3 km
- Drive from Van to Tirana2,490.3 km
31h$451–651Fly to Ohrid Airport, drive
- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Ohrid Airport (OHD)VAN - OHD
- Drive from Ohrid Airport (OHD) to Pogradec
16h 49m$232–868Fly to Podgorica Airport, bus
- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)VAN - TGD
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
9h 3m$344–975Fly to Tivat Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Tivat Airport (TIV)VAN - TIV
- Take a shuttle bus from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Tirana
11h 53mBus
- Take the bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
45h 20m$101–137Bus #2
- Take the bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana
46h 51m
Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Van to Albania is to bus which costs $80 - $150 and takes 2 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Van to Albania is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs $120 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Van to Albania. However, there are services departing from Van and arriving at Tirana via Istanbul Samandira Tesis, Instabul, Prizren,Autobuska Stanica and Tirana, Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 1m.
The distance between Van and Albania is 2058 km. The road distance is 2490.3 km.
The best way to get from Van to Albania without a car is to bus via Maltepe which takes 43h 1m and costs $100 - $130.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Van to Albania, including transfers.
Van to Albania bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Van station.
The best way to get from Van to Albania is to fly which takes 5h 50m and costs $120 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus via Maltepe, which costs $100 - $130 and takes 43h 1m.
Van to Albania bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Samandira Tesis station.
Albania is 2h behind Van. It is currently 10:06 AM in Van and 8:06 AM in Albania.
What companies run services between Van, Turkey and Albania?
Turkish Airlines, Air Albania, and three other airlines fly from Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Van to Tirana via Istanbul Samandira Tesis, Istanbul Otogari, Instabul, Prizren,Autobuska Stanica, and Tirana, Airport in around 43h 1m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Ohrid Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Ohrid Airport via Ankara, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Tivat Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Tivat Airport via Ankara, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Tivat Airport via Ankara, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–500
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Tivat Airport via Ankara, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Van Ferit Melen Airport to Tivat Airport via Ankara, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Van to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $30–40
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $9–11
Bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- $35–45
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- erhantrans@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 858 018
- kabashiitours@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- info@memi-reisen.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15
- Schedules at
- memi-reisen.com
- Website
- showmebus.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busalbania.com
- Phone
- +383 45 225 505
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057354733404
- Phone
- +355 692 847 201
- tirana-metropol@live.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/MetropolTourist/
- Phone
- +383 44 283 209
- vellezerit-thaqi@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana, Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063856260044
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- info@dritatravel.com
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- mstourspodgorica@gmail.com
- Website
- busticket4.me
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- busticket4.me
- Phone
- +382 32 520 495
- info@kotortotirana.com
- Website
- kotortotirana.com
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://www.kotortotirana.com/
- info@montemaretravel.com
- Website
- montemaretravel.com
Shuttle from Tivat, Autobuska stanica to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- montemaretravel.com
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Van bus station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- sharrtravel@hotmail.com
- Website
- sharrtravel.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- https://www.sharrtravel.com
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
- Phone
- +383 38 616 161
- travel@gjirafa.com
- Website
- gjirafa.com
Bus from Pogradec to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- https://travel.gjirafa.com/en
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