Tirana: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Tirana is the capital of Albania, 113 m (371 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Kashar Railway Station. Our booking partner lists 2,927+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Tirana runs from about 9 h 15 min a day in late December to 15 h 13 min in late June (computed for 41.33° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tirana is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 9,843 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (OHD, 79 km).
Flights to Tirana: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Kashar Railway Station. Trains to Tirana
Buses to Tirana · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 2,927+ places to stay in Tirana (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 742 with a star rating, the largest group is 4-star (453), and 12 are five-star. Across 567 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 9.2 out of 10. Guests have left 285,691 reviews in total.
Hotels in Tirana: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 39 hostels in Tirana, out of 2,927 places to stay of every kind — 1.3% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 30 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.5 out of 10, 0.7 below the 9.2 its hotels average. Guests have left 14,799 reviews across them.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Belgrade, 390 km (Serbia) — flights · trains
- Sofia, 327 km (Bulgaria) — flights · trains
- Sarajevo, 305 km (Bosnia and Herzegovina) — trains
- Pristina, 187 km (Kosovo)
- Skopje, 153 km (North Macedonia) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Thessaloníki, 272 km (Greece) — buses · car rental · tours
- Bari, 248 km (Italy) — buses · car rental · tours
- Niš, 281 km (Serbia) — buses · car rental · tours
- Podgorica, 132 km (Montenegro) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Novi Beograd, 390 km (Serbia)
Twin towns and sister cities: Ankara, Athens, Barcelona, Beijing, Brussels-Capital Region, Bucharest, Bursa, Cobourg, Doha, Brussels, Udine, Istanbul, Florence, Piana degli Albanesi.
Common questions
Which airport serves Tirana?
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Tirana?
About 418,495 people live in Tirana, across 42 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Tirana in?
Europe/Tirane, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Tirana?
The Lek (ALL). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Tirana?
39 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Tirana.
How many hotels are there in Tirana?
Our booking partner lists 2,927 or more places to stay in Tirana, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Tirana?
Belgrade (390 km), Sofia (327 km), Sarajevo (305 km), Pristina (187 km), Skopje (153 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.