There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Tirana by plane, bus, car ferry, car, 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 from Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane ORK - TIA
8h 14m$88–278Train to Kerry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane KIR - TIA
13h 23m$65–218Bus
- Take the bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Passaubus
- Take the bus from Passau Hbf to Tiranabus
3d 13hCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Tiranacar
45h 47m$573–904Train to Shannon Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SNN - TIA
11h 24m$98–331
Cork Airport (ORK) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Tirana is to train and fly which costs $65 - $220 and takes 13h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Tirana is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs $85 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Cork to Tirana. However, there are services departing from Cork Alfred St and arriving at Piramida via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți, Passau Hbf and Teg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 13h.
The distance between Cork and Tirana is 2451 km.
The best way to get from Cork to Tirana without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 13h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Cork to Tirana, including transfers.
Cork to Tirana bus services, operated by Citylink, depart from Cork Alfred St station.
The best way to get from Cork to Tirana is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs $85 - $280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3 days 13h.
Cork to Tirana bus services, operated by Citylink, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Tirana is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 10:58 AM in Cork and 11:58 AM in Tirana.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Tirana, Albania?
Lufthansa and Ryanair fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 5 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cork Alfred St to Piramida via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, Passau, Passau Hbf, Tirana, and Teg in around 3d 13h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Shannon Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Shannon Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–230
Flights from Kerry Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $10–15
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $7–11
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylink.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.citylink.ie/
- Phone
- +353 0 1 844 7118
- [email protected]
- Website
- aircoach.ie
Bus from Cork Alfred St to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://www.aircoach.ie/
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- [email protected]
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Passau
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Passau Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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