Tirana Airport (TIA) transfers

Tirana Airport transfers

Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA), often called Rinas, is about 17 km north-west of Tirana. It is Albania’s only major international airport, so transfers from here go to every part of the country, from the beaches of the Riviera to the Albanian Alps.

Tirana Airport transfer prices

• TIA → Tirana centre: about 1,500 ALL (€15) by taxi or €28 by pre-booked sedan
• TIA → Durrës: about €35
• TIA → Shkodër: €45 private, €20.90 shared taxi or €9 coach
• TIA → Vlora: about 8,000 ALL or €110
• TIA → Saranda / Ksamil: about €155

Choosing a company

The companies listed here include budget taxis with fixed lek prices, airport shuttles with free child seats and flight tracking, minibus and coach operators for groups, and VIP services with Mercedes S-Class cars and even helicopter charter.

Cross-border from Tirana Airport

Popular international transfers go to Kotor, Budva and Podgorica in Montenegro, to Pristina in Kosovo and to Ohrid and Skopje in North Macedonia.

At busy times there can be queues for passport control, so a driver who tracks your flight and waits without extra charges saves stress after landing.