There are 6 ways to get from Ankara to Durrës by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane ESB - TIA
6h 48m$88–201Bus via Armada
cheapest- Take the bus from Ankara Söğütgözü to İstanbul Esenlerbus
- Take the bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrësbus
28h 35m$70–92Train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)train Hst / ...
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Pogradecbus
- Take the bus from Mëmëlisht to Durrësbus
23h 16m$77–109Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrësbus
32h 45mDrive 1,455.3 km
- Drive from Ankara to Durrëscar 1,455.3 km
15h 40m$308–445Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrësbus
28h 7m$107–128
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Durrës is to train and bus which costs $75 - $110 and takes 23h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Durrës is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $85 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Durrës. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Durrës via Istanbul and Prizren,Autobuska Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 7m.
The distance between Ankara and Durrës is 1188 km. The road distance is 1455.3 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Durrës without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 16m and costs $75 - $110.
It takes approximately 6h 48m to get from Ankara to Durrës, including transfers.
Ankara to Durrës bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Durrës is to fly which takes 6h 48m and costs $85 - $210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $130 and takes 28h 7m.
Ankara to Durrës bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Durrës is 2h behind Ankara. It is currently 8:43 PM in Ankara and 6:43 PM in Durrës.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Durrës, Albania?
AJet, Turkish Airlines, and Pegasus Airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to Durrës via Istanbul Otogari, Istanbul, and Prizren,Autobuska Stanica in around 28h 7m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–150
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Sogutlucesme)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Pogradec
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +355 69 213 1213
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mëmëlisht to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $51
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- $23–35
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Istanbul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $67
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +383 49 129 586
- [email protected]
- Website
- aulonitours.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 44 242 252
- [email protected]
- Website
- memireisen.net
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- memireisen.net
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Schedules at
- Gmica Travel
- Phone
- +381 69 756756
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0850 577 99 99
- [email protected]
- Website
- varan.com.tr
Bus from Ankara Söğütgözü to İstanbul Esenler
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Schedules at
- varan.com.tr
- Phone
- +383 44 190 915
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Instabul to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arditi Tours
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- Arditi Tours
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