There are 8 ways to get from București to Albania by plane, bus, car, night train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane OTP - TIA
5h$52–213Bus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Sofia-Bucharest
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
19h 54m$87Drive 818.2 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Tiranacar 818.2 km
11h 54m$148–214Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BBU - TIA
7h 21m$63–224Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport, bus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane OTP - TGD
- Take the bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teutabus
10h 35m$86–239Night train, train, bus
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsanighttrain
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
21h 4m$84–88Bus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tiranabus
23h 25m$65–130Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofiatrain 461
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
24h 3m$101–105
București to Albania by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from București to Albania is to night train and train and bus which costs $83 - $88 and takes 21h 4m.
The fastest way to get from București to Albania is to fly which takes 5h and costs $50 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from București to Albania. However, there are services departing from Bucharest and arriving at 9 Katëshet B via Sofia Central Bus Station and Teg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 54m.
The distance between București and Albania is 666 km. The road distance is 818.2 km.
The best way to get from București to Albania without a car is to bus which takes 19h 54m and costs $87.
It takes approximately 5h to get from București to Albania, including transfers.
București to Albania bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, depart from Bucharest station.
The best way to get from București to Albania is to fly which takes 5h and costs $50 - $220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $87 and takes 19h 54m.
București to Albania bus services, operated by LIKEBUS, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Albania is 1h behind București. It is currently 12:27 PM in București and 11:27 AM in Albania.
What companies run services between București, Romania and Albania?
Ryanair flies from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Universitate to 9 Katëshet B via Gara de Nord, Bucharest, Sofia Central Bus Station, Tirana, and Teg in around 19h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Podgorica Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–5
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–7
- 1st Class
- $5–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–29
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $47–51
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Bucharest to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- 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
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +382 69 312 161
- [email protected]
- Website
- MS tours
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- MS tours
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- [email protected]
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Podgorica , Bus station to Shkoder,Rruga Teuta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Bucharest Gară Filaret to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- [email protected]
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- Hak Bus
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Yes, the driving distance between București to Albania is 818 km. It takes approximately 11h 54m to drive from București to Albania.
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