How do I get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana?

If you are travelling to Lake Ohrid, you might be wondering how to get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana. In this blog post, I will discuss the best ways to get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana by bus, by taxi or by rental car.

How do I get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana? You can get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana by bus, by taxi or by rental car. The bus from Ohrid to Tirana costs 12-15 euros (May-Sept). The bus from Struga to Tirana costs 15 euros (year-round). A taxi from Ohrid to Tirana costs 90 euros. A rental car costs 30-45 euros per day.

In this blog, I will discuss with which companies you can book a bus from Lake Ohrid to Tirana and what to do if the seasonal summer bus is not available. Moreover, I will also discuss taxi pricing from Ohrid and Struga to Tirana. And finally, I will also discuss what you can expect to pay if you plan on taking a rental car across the border to Albania.

How to get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana?

In this blog post, I will discuss:

• How to get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana by bus?
• How to get from Struga to Tirana by bus? (alternative outside high season)
• How much is a taxi from Lake Ohrid to Tirana?
• How much is a taxi from Struga to Tirana? (alternative)
• How much is a taxi from Ohrid to Struga? (alternative if you are catching the bus from Struga)
• How much does it cost to get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana by rental car?
• Is there a train from Lake Ohrid to Tirana?
• How to get from Tirana to Lake Ohrid by bus?

How to get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana by bus?

You can get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana by bus between May and September.

Some bus operators, like Kompas Travel, only operate a direct bus from Lake Ohrid to Tirana in the summer months between May and September.

Other bus companies, like Eurobus, operate a direct bus from Lake Ohrid to Tirana from May until December.

If you are travelling outside of the summer season, it is worth checking ticket availability on the website of Eurobus here: https://www.eurobus.mk/

If you are travelling outside of the summer season, you may not be able to find a direct bus from Lake Ohrid to Tirana. If that is the case, you can book a bus ticket from Struga to Tirana instead. Then you can hire a taxi to get from Lake Ohrid to Struga so that you can board the bus in Struga. Busses from Struga to Tirana operate year-round.

There are two companies that operate a direct bus from Lake Ohrid to Tirana, these are:

1. Kompas Travel
2. Eurobus

You can book bus tickets from Struga to Tirana with:

1. Drita Travel
2. Eurobus

Travelling from Lake Ohrid to Tirana with Kompas Travel Bus

Kompas Travel only operates a direct bus from Lake Ohrid to Tirana between May and the end of September. A bus ticket costs 12 euros for a one-way journey. The bus departs from Lake Ohrid at 5:00 AM in the morning. And the departure point is the centre of Ohrid.

You can see the location of the Kompas Travel Agency on a Google Map here: https://goo.gl/maps/thFaqLk6CkVpiSfU7

And you can find contact information for Kompas Travel here: http://kompastravel.mk/en/2012-03-11-17-36-44.html

Travelling from Lake Ohrid to Tirana with Eurobus

Eurobus operates a direct bus from Lake Ohrid to Tirana starting from May until December. A bus ticket costs 15 euros for a one-way journey. The daily bus departs from the Ohrid Bus Station at 8:00 AM. And the bus arrives in Tirana at 10:25 AM. You can book a bus ticket for Eurobus on their website here: https://www.eurobus.mk/

You can see the location of the Ohrid Bus Station on a Google Map here: https://goo.gl/maps/Fz8LGdrMqztmaHWo8

You can see the location of the Tirana International Bus Station on Google Map here: https://goo.gl/maps/ieftYXoSR86jGuh69

How to get from Struga to Tirana by bus?

You can get from Struga to Tirana by bus year-round. Direct busses from Lake Ohrid to Tirana are available in the summer season (May-Sept), but not always operating in the winter season (Oct-Apr). Therefore, booking a bus from Struga to Tirana is a good alternative. Since is only a short distance from Lake Ohrid.

Travelling from Struga to Tirana with Drita Travel

Drita Travel operates a direct bus from Struga to Tirana. A bus ticket from Struga to Tirana costs 15 euros for a one-way journey. The bus departs from Besjani Perok Station. The bus departs twice a day at 12:00 AM and 23:30 PM.

You can find the contact details for Drita Travel on their website here: https://www.dritatravel.com/destinacionet.asp

Travelling from Struga to Tirana with Eurobus

Eurobus operates a direct bus from Struga to Tirana. A bus ticket from Struga to Tirana costs 15 euros per person for a one-way journey. The bus departs from Hotel Drim in Struga. And the bus will drop you off at the International Bus Station in Tirana behind “Tirana Pallati Sportit Asllan Rusi”. The bus departs from Struga at 8:15 AM and the bus arrives in Tirana at 10:25 AM.

You can buy bus tickets for Eurobus online on their website here: https://www.eurobus.mk/

How much is a taxi from Lake Ohrid to Tirana?

A taxi from Ohrid to Tirana costs 90 euros for a one-way journey. I have contacted a few taxi companies in Macedonia to request pricing and they all quoted 90 euros for the trip from Ohrid to Tirana.

I am not saying at all that you should book a taxi with these particular taxi companies. But it will give you a good indication of what you can expect to pay.

– Taxi Struga Flori charges 90 euros for a one-way journey from Ohrid to Tirana
– Taxi Dauti charges 90 euros for a one-way journey from Ohrid to Tirana

How much is a taxi from Struga to Tirana?

A taxi from Struga to Tirana costs 80-85 euros for a one-way journey. I did contact 3 x taxi companies in Struga to request their pricing. Again, I am not recommending any particular taxi company, but at least you get a good idea of what you can expect to pay for a taxi trip from Struga to Tirana.

– Taxi Struga Flori charges 85 euros for a one-way journey
– Taxi Kujtim charges 80 euros for a one-way journey from Struga to Tirana
– Taxi Dauti charges 80 euros for a one-way journey from Struga to Tirana

As you can see there is very little price difference between taking a taxi from Ohrid to Tirana or from Struga to Tirana.

How much is a taxi from Ohrid to Struga?

A taxi from Ohrid to Struga costs between 7-10 euros for a one-way journey. Like I mentioned above, the direct bus from Ohrid to Tirana operates in the summer season, but is not always available in the winter season. Therefore, you may need to book a bus from Struga to Tirana instead. And then you can take a taxi from Ohrid to Struga to get on the bus.

– Taxi Struga Flori charges 7 euros for a one-way journey from Ohrid to Struga
– Taxi Dauti charges 10 euros for a one-way journey from Ohrid to Struga

How much does it cost to get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana by rental car?

It costs 30-45 euros per day to rent a car in Lake Ohrid and drive it to Tirana.

To give you a good indication of the rental prices, I have contacted several car rental companies in Lake Ohrid. I asked each of the car rental companies, how much it would cost to rent a car in Lake Ohrid and drive it across the border to Tirana. To keep the price comparison fair, I requested a 1-week rental car from the 1st of May from each company.

Car rental costs Lake Ohrid to Tirana

• Rent a Car Escape Ohrid charges 199 euros for a Chevrolet Spark for 1 week. That is roughly 28.45 euros per day.
• Pegasus Rent a Car in Ohrid charges 210 euros for a Chevrolet Spark for 1 week, including green card and insurance. That is 30 euros per day.
• Interways Ohrid Rent a Car charges 290 euros for 1 week including border-crossing fees. That is 41.50 euros per day.
• Hertz Ohrid charges 304 euros for a Citroen C3 for 1 week, including a green card. That is 43.45 euros per day.
• Pegasus Rent a Car in Ohrid charges 315 euros for an Opel Astra sedan automatic for 1 week, including green card and insurance. That is 45 euros per day.

To be honest, renting a car in Lake Ohrid and driving it to Tirana is more expensive than simply renting within Albania. I did a price comparison between car rental companies in Tirana earlier, and prices start from 20-25 euros per day in Tirana.

However, you must bear in mind that driving a rental car across the border always costs extra. Because the car rental company must prepare a Green Card Insurance certificate. The Green Card insurance certificate proves that the car from Macedonia is also covered with basic insurance whilst driving in Albania.

It is important to have this Green Card Insurance certificate for border inspection. Moreover, a car with foreign number plates is more likely to be stopped in Albania by traffic police.

Is there a train from Lake Ohrid to Tirana?

You cannot get from Lake Ohrid to Tirana by train, because there is no rail network between Lake Ohrid and Tirana.

There are no international trains from any other country in Europe to Albania, because Albania does not have rails across the border. The only rail that crosses the border is between Montenegro and Albania, but this rail is only used for goods transport, so no passenger trains.

The rail network inside Albania was constructed by the former communist dictator Enver Hoxha. During the communist regime, Albania was isolated from the rest of the world. Similar to North Korea today.

After the fall of communism in 1992, there has been little maintenance, refurbishment or investment in the rail network.

Therefore, only a handful of very slow and old trains are operational in Albania today. However, none of these trains cross the borders of Albania.

How to get from Tirana to Ohrid by bus?

You can get from Tirana to Ohrid by bus for 15 euros per person one-way.

Eurobus operates a direct bus from Tirana to Ohrid.

The bus departs from the Tirana International Bus Station behind the Sport’s Palace (in Albanian: Pallati Sportit Asllan Rusi). You can see the location of the International Bus Station on a Google Map here: https://goo.gl/maps/ieftYXoSR86jGuh69 . And you will be dropped off at the Ohrid Bus Station.

The bus from Tirana to Ohrid departs from Tirana at 13:00 PM and it arrives in Ohrid at 15:15 PM.

You can book a bus ticket online on the website of Eurobus here: https://www.eurobus.mk/

Attention! Direct busses from Tirana to Ohrid are available from May until September. However, if you are travelling in the off-season from October until April, you may need to book a bus from Tirana to Struga and take a taxi from Struga to Ohrid.

I would recommend you first check ticket availability for busses from Tirana to Ohrid on the website of Eurobus: https://www.eurobus.mk/ . If you do not find available tickets, you can search for tickets from Tirana to Struga on the website of Eurobus.

If you cannot find a ticket from Tirana to Ohrid or Struga on the website of Eurobus, I would recommend getting in touch with Drita Travel ( https://www.dritatravel.com/destinacionet.asp ). As they operate daily busses from Tirana to Struga as well.

How to get from Skopje to Tirana?

You can get from Skopje to Tirana with a bus from Drita Travel.

You can check the bus timetables on the website of Gjirafa Autobus first. Gjirafa Autobus is a website that summarizes all the bus timetables in Albania ( https://gjirafa.com/Autobus )

Then, I would recommend that you get in touch with Drita Travel on Whatsapp or by phone to double-check their timetable. You can find their contact details here: https://www.dritatravel.com/destinacionet.asp

Related Questions

How to get from Ohrid to Albania? You can get from Ohrid to Albania by taxi, by bus or by rental car. A taxi from Ohrid to Tirana costs 90 euros. A bus ticket from Ohrid to Tirana costs 12-15 euros. A rental car costs 30-45 euros per day.

How to get from Ohrid to Albania by bus? You can get from Ohrid to Albania with Kompas Bus or Eurobus. A bus ticket from Ohrid to Tirana costs 12-15 euros per person one-way. Direct busses from Ohrid to Albania operate from May-Sept. In the off-season, you may need to take a taxi to Struga (7-10 euros) and then a bus from Struga to Tirana (15 euros).

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