Tirana airport to Tirana: Bus, Taxi, Costs

If you are flying to Tirana airport, you might be wondering: How to get from Tirana airport to Tirana. In this blog post, I will discuss how to get from Tirana airport to Tirana by bus, by taxi or by rental car and what it costs.

How to get from Tirana airport to Tirana? You can get from Tirana airport to Tirana by bus, by taxi or by rental car. The airport shuttle bus costs 400 Leke (3.36 euros), takes 30 min and departs every hour between 7:00 AM and 02:00 AM. A taxi costs 10-25 euros (price per company below). And a rental car costs at least 20-25 euros per day.

In this blog post, I will discuss how to get from Tirana airport to Tirana by bus, by taxi or by rental car. I will discuss the bus timetable, pricing of a bus ticket, compare the taxi prices per car rental company and compare car rental offers. Furthermore, I will also discuss travelling directly from Tirana airport to Durres, Vlore or Saranda.

How do I get from Tirana airport to Tirana?

You can get from Tirana airport to Tirana by bus, by taxi or by rental car. Below I will answer these questions in detail:

  • How to get from Tirana airport to the city by bus?
  • The timetable of the Tirana airport shuttle bus
  • Where is the bus station for the Tirana airport shuttle bus?
  • How much is a taxi from Tirana airport to Tirana?
  • How much is a car rental from Tirana airport to Tirana?
  • Can I get from Tirana airport to Tirana by train?

How to get from Tirana airport to the city by bus?

You can get from Tirana airport to the city centre of Tirana with the airport shuttle bus. The shuttle bus departs from Tirana airport every hour between 7:00 AM and 02:00 AM the next morning. A bus ticket costs 400 Leke (3.36 euros) for a one-way journey. A bus journey from Tirana airport to the city centre of Tirana takes 30 minutes.

The bus from Tirana airport to Tirana is operated by LU-NA shpk.

The bus station at Tirana airport is located near the car parking area. After you have passed the passport control and the luggage collection, you will walk into the Arrivals Hall. Take the exit to your left to walk to the bus station at Tirana airport. You can see a map of Tirana airport here -> https://www.tirana-airport.com/en/transport-and-directions/12/Airport-map

The bus from Tirana airport to Tirana drops passengers off behind the Palace of Culture, where the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet is located. The Palace of Culture is located on central Skanderbeg Square.

From Skanderbeg Square, you must take the road in between the Palace of Culture and the Et’hem Bey Mosque, which leads through a little park towards the bus station. At the bus station, you will find the signage for the airport shuttle bus. You can see the location of the airport bus station on a Google Map here: https://goo.gl/maps/2JfZ4jaWgSCyHLry7

The timetable of the Tirana airport shuttle bus

The shuttle bus from Tirana airport to Tirana departs at 07:00 AM, 08:00 AM, 09:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 13:00 PM, 14:00 PM, 15:00 PM, 16:00 PM, 17:00 PM, 18:00 PM, 19:00 PM, 20:00 PM, 21:00 PM, 22:00 PM, 23:00 PM, 24:00 PM, 01:00 AM and 02:00 AM.

The shuttle bus from the city centre of Tirana to Tirana airport departs at 06:00 AM, 07:00 AM, 08:00 AM, 09:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 13:00 PM, 14:00 PM, 15:00 PM, 16:00 PM, 17:00 PM, 18:00 PM, 19:00 PM, 20:00 PM, 21:00 PM, 22:00 PM, 23:00 PM, 24:00 PM and 01:00 AM.

You can always check the timetable of the airport shuttle bus on the website of Luna Travel here: https://luna.al/tabela-e-orareve-te-nisjes/

The airport shuttle bus operates every day of the week. The only hours that the airport shuttle bus is not operational is after 2:00 AM and before 7:00 AM. Should your flight arrive at Tirana airport in the early morning, you can either take one of the licensed airport taxis to Tirana’s city centre. Or you can stay at Best Western Premier Ark Hotel, which is an airport hotel and then take the bus to Tirana’s city centre the next morning.

Where is the bus station for the Tirana airport shuttle bus?

The bus station for the Tirana airport shuttle bus is behind the Palace of Culture, where the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet is located. So the Palace of Culture is located on the central Skanderbeg Square.

From Skanderbeg Square you must take the road in between the Palace of Culture and the Et’hem Bey Mosque, which leads through a little park towards the bus station. At the bus station, you will find the signage for the airport shuttle bus. You can see the location of the airport bus station on a Google Map here: https://goo.gl/maps/2JfZ4jaWgSCyHLry7

The bus station at Tirana airport is located near the car parking area. After you have passed the passport control and the luggage collection, you will walk into the Arrivals Hall. Take the exit to you left to walk to the bus station at Tirana airport. You can see a map of Tirana airport here -> https://www.tirana-airport.com/en/transport-and-directions/12/Airport-map

How much is a taxi from Tirana airport to Tirana?

A taxi from Tirana airport to Tirana costs between 10 euros – 25 euros.

  • Tirana Airport taxi charges 20-25 euros for a taxi from Tirana airport to Tirana’s city centre
  • Merr Taxi charges 18 euros for a taxi from Tirana airport to Tirana’s city centre
  • UPs Taxi charges 1738 Leke (15 euros) for a taxi from Tirana airport to Tirana’s city centre
  • Speedtaxi charges 1200 Leke or 10 euros for a taxi from Tirana airport to Tirana’s city centre
  • City Taxi charges 1200 Leke (10 euros) for a taxi from Tirana airport to Tirana’s city centre
  • Euro Taxi charges 15 euros for a taxi from Tirana airport to Tirana’s city centre

It will take you 20-25 minutes to travel from Tirana airport to the city centre of Tirana by taxi, depending on the amount of traffic in the city centre.

The official Tirana airport taxi service always has taxis waiting in front of the arrivals hall at Tirana Airport. The official airport taxis are operated by Auto Holiday Albania. You can recognize the official airport taxi service because they have the logo of the airport on both sides of the taxi.

You can reserve one of the official airport taxis online on their website here: www.tiataxi.al  You can also see the official price list of the Tirana airport taxi service here: https://tiataxi.al/travel/

How much is a car rental from Tirana airport to Tirana?

A rental car at Tirana Airport starts from 20-25 euros per day. On top of the rental car, you will pay an additional 10-20 euros for full insurance coverage. And you need 200-500 euros on your debit card or credit card for the deposit of your rental car.

To give you a good idea of what it costs to rent a car at Tirana airport, I have reached out to 15 different car rental companies in Tirana. Below I have written down the quoted car rental prices from each company. So that you can compare the prices from each company and decide which company you would like to contact for your car rental.

It is important to contact a car rental company before you travel to Albania. Because car rental prices can be higher at the desk at the airport. And especially, in the high season, you may be charged a lot more if you did not reserve a car beforehand. I have spoken to tourists who were charged between 50-70 euros per day for a rental car.

The cheapest car rental companies in Albania are:
1. AB Car Rental
2. Eurocar Rentals
3. Albania Airport Rent a Car

  • AB Car Rental offered a Citroen for 20 euros per day.
  • Eurocar Rentals Albania offered a Volkswagen Polo with manual gearbox for 21.70 euros per day with basic insurance or for 41.70 euros with full risk insurance.
  • Albania Airport Rent a Car offered a Skoda Fabia 2018 for 25 euros per day, which includes 100% covered Casco Insurance for Albania and Kosovo.
  • Eurocar Rentals Albania offered a Volkswagen Polo with automatic gearbox for 29.15 euros per day with basic insurance or for 49.15 euros with full risk insurance.
  • Eurocar Rentals Albania offered a Kia Rio with manual gearbox for 30 euros per day with basic insurance or for 55 euros with full risk insurance.
  • Enterprise Rent a Car Albania offered a Volkswagen Golf VII 2019 with manual gearbox for 35 euros per day.
  • Eurocar Rentals Albania offered a Kia Rio with automatic gearbox for 35 euros per day with basic insurance or for 60 euros with full risk insurance.
  • Avis Albania offered a Opel Astra Manual for 37 euros per day or Opel Astra Automatic for 40 euros per day. For full insurance, the price is 10 euro/day.
  • Hertz Albania stated that their cheapest available car is an Open Corsa for 40 euros per day.
  • Hertz Albania stated that a Volkswagen Golf 7 with manual transmission will cost you 47 euros per day. Plus full coverage will cost 13 euros per day.
  • Rent Point Albania stated that a Volkswagen Golf costs 50 euros per day. If you want to add full insurance,we apply a fee of 10 euros per day,and security deposit 500 euros.
  • Eurocar Rentals Albania offered a Kia Stonic with automatic gearbox for 50.40 euros per day with basic insurance or for 80.40 euros with full risk insurance.
  • Eurocar Rentals Albania offered a Volkswagen Golf VII with automatic gearbox for 51.70 euros per day with basic insurance or for 81.70 euros with full risk insurance.
  • Eurocar Rentals Albania offered a Kia XCeed with automatic gearbox for 55 euros per day with basic insurance or for 85 euros with full risk insurance.
  • Albarent offered a Skoda Octavia for 60 euros per day including insurance.
  • Eurocar Rentals Albania offered a Kia Sportage with automatic gearbox for 90 euros per day with basic insurance or for 125 euros with full risk insurance.

Can I get from Tirana airport to Tirana by train?

You cannot get from Tirana airport to Tirana by train, because Tirana airport does not have railways. The only ways to get from Tirana airport to Tirana are by bus, by taxi or by car.

Travel by train in Albania is very limited and not recommended for tourists. Currently, there are only trains in operation between Elbasan and Durres on Saturday and Sunday. And between Shkoder and Lac on Tuesday. Although Albania does have a larger rail network, many of the rails and trains are in desperate need of refurbishment and therefore not currently in operation.

Tirana airport bus to Durres

You can also take a direct bus from Tirana airport to Durres. The shuttle bus from Tirana airport to Durres departs at 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 14:00 PM, 15:30 PM and 17:00 PM. A bus ticket from Tirana airport to Durres costs 600 Leke (5 euros) per person for a one-way journey.

The bus from Tirana airport to Durres is operated by Adis shpk.

The bus station at Tirana airport is located near the car parking area. After you have passed the passport control and the luggage collection, you will walk into the Arrivals Hall. Take the exit to your left to walk to the bus station at Tirana airport. You can see a map of Tirana airport here -> https://www.tirana-airport.com/en/transport-and-directions/12/Airport-map

The shuttle bus from Tirana airport to Durres drops passengers off in the centre of Durres. The bus station is in Rruga Mujo Ulqinaku in Durrës. You can see the location on a Google map here: https://goo.gl/maps/iZRWD6XmYoLmgA9M6

You can also take the bus from Durres to Tirana airport. This bus departs from Durres at 08:00 AM, 09:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 13:00 PM and 15:00 PM.

How much is a taxi from Tirana airport to Durres?

A taxi from Tirana airport to Durres will cost you between 21 euros – 30 euros.

  • Tirana Airport taxi charges 25-30 euros for a taxi from Tirana airport to Durres
  • Merr Taxi charges 23 euros for a taxi from Tirana airport to Durres
  • UPs Taxi charges 2603 ALL (21.50 euros) for a taxi from Tirana airport to Durres
  • Speedtaxi charges 2500 Leke or 21 euros for a taxi from Tirana airport to Durres
  • City Taxi charges 3000 Leke (25 euros) for a taxi from Tirana airport to Durres
  • Euro Taxi charges 30 euros for a taxi from Tirana airport to Durres

It will take you 30 minutes by taxi to travel from Tirana airport to Durres. If you are staying in Golem, which is further to the south of Durres, it will take you 45 minutes.

Tirana airport bus to Vlore

You can take a direct bus from Tirana airport to Vlore. The shuttle bus from Tirana airport to Vlore departs at 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, 13:30 PM, 14:30 PM, 16:30 PM and 22:00 PM. A bus ticket from Tirana airport to Vlore costs 1000 Leke (8.40 euros).

The shuttle bus from Tirana airport to Vlore is operated by Hermes Airport shpk.

The bus station at Tirana airport is located near the car parking area. After you have passed the passport control and the luggage collection, you will walk into the Arrivals Hall. Take the exit to you left to walk to the bus station at Tirana airport. You can see a map of Tirana airport here -> https://www.tirana-airport.com/en/transport-and-directions/12/Airport-map

The airport shuttle bus drops passengers off at Market DURA, Rruga Gjergj Kastrioti in Vlore.

You can also take the shuttle bus from Vlore to Tirana airport. The bus departs from Vlore at 05:00 AM, 07:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM, 14:00 PM and 17:00 PM.

How much is a taxi from Tirana airport to Vlore?

A taxi from Tirana airport to Vlore costs 86 euros for a one-way journey. You can book your taxi with the official Tirana airport taxi service here: https://tiataxi.al/  It takes roughly 2.5 hours to get from Tirana airport to Vlore by taxi.

Tirana airport bus to Saranda

There is no direct bus from Tirana airport to Saranda. The busses from Tirana to Saranda depart from the Regional Bus Terminal North and South Albania. So if you are starting from Tirana airport, you must take a taxi to the bus terminal in order to take the bus to Saranda.

The Regional Bus Terminal is officially called:
In Albanian Language: Terminali i Autobusave të Jugut dhe Veriut
In English Language: Regional Bus Terminal – North and South Albania

You can see the location of the Regional Bus Terminal by clicking on this link to Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/Jso228CjaScxrMGS6

To get from Tirana airport to the Regional Bus Terminal, you can take a taxi. The taxi will cost you 13 euros. It will take 15-20 minutes to get from the airport to the Regional Bus Terminal.
The bus from bus terminal in Tirana to Saranda departs at 6:15 AM, 7:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 9:45 AM, 12:30 PM and 16:00 PM. A bus ticket from Tirana to Saranda costs 14 euros. You can always check the latest bus timetable on the website of Gjirafa Autobus here: https://travel.gjirafa.com/

How much is a taxi from Tirana airport to Saranda?

A taxi from Tirana airport to Saranda costs 165 euros. You can book a taxi with the official Tirana airport taxi service here: https://tiataxi.al/  By taxi it will take you around 5-5.5 hours to get from Tirana airport to Saranda.

Related Questions

How to get from Durres to Tirana airport? You can get from Durres to Tirana airport with the airport shuttle bus. The shuttle bus departs at 08:00 AM, 09:30 AM, 11:00 AM, 13:00 PM and 15:00 PM. The shuttle bus is operated by Adis shpk. A bus ticket costs 1000 Leke (8.40 euros). A taxi from Durres to Tirana aiport costs 21-30 euros.

Tirana airport code -The Tirana airport code is TIA. The airport near Tirana is called “Tirana International Airport” officially, but is sometimes refered to as Mother Theresa airport or Rinas airport, these are all one and the same airport though.

How to get by bus from Saranda to Tirana airport? You can get by bus from Saranda to the Regional Bus Terminal in Tirana, then you take a taxi from the bus terminal to Tirana airport. The bus from Saranda to Tirana departs at 5 AM, 5:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 9:30 AM,10:30 AM, 14:00 PM and 22:00 PM. A bus ticket costs 14 euros.

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