There are 11 ways to get from Cardiff to Tirana by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Bristol Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BRS - TIA
9h 36m$132–304Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LGW - TIA
9h 9m$109–445Train, bus via Antwerp
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Anvers-Centraltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tiranabus
31h 2m$399–582Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tiranacar
29h 32m$627–859Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BHX - TIA
8h 8m$148–344Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LHR - TIA
8h 5m$207–581Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LTN - TIA
8h 43m$150–468Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane STN - TIA
8h 52m$150–505Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Brightontrain
- Take the bus from Brighton to Tiranabus
37h 30mBus
- Take the bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-Nord to Tiranabus
2d 7hDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Tiranacar
30h 41m$495–808
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Tirana is to train and fly which costs $100 - $450 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Tirana is to train and fly which takes 8h 5m and costs $200 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Tirana. However, there are services departing from Cardiff North Road and arriving at 9 Katëshet B via London Victoria, Brussels-Nord and Teg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Cardiff and Tirana is 2125 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Tirana without a car is to train and bus via Antwerp which takes 31h 2m and costs $390 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Cardiff to Tirana, including transfers.
Cardiff to Tirana bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cardiff North Road station.
Cardiff to Tirana bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Tirana is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 1:32 PM in Cardiff and 2:32 PM in Tirana.
There are 3783+ hotels available in Tirana.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Tirana, Albania?
You can take a bus from Cardiff North Road to 9 Katëshet B via London Victoria, Brussels-North train station, Brussels-Nord, Tirana, and Teg in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $17–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $156
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Brighton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Antwerpen-Centraal to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $146
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Brighton to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cardiff North Road to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Brussels-Nord to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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