There are 12 ways to get from Preston 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 Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane MAN - TIA
7h 21m$76–319Train, bus via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbftrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg to Tiranabus
29h 15mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tiranacar
30h 43m$652–894Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BHX - TIA
8h 7m$124–328Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LPL - TIA
7h 41m$122–400Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LHR - TIA
8h 54m$207–571Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane STN - TIA
8h 57m$164–467Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane LTN - TIA
9h 1m$139–460Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Liege-Guilleminstrain Ice
- Take the bus from Liege Gare des Guillemins to Tiranabus
29h 16m$378–605Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Köln Süd Bf to Tiranabus
35h 36mBus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus Uk030
- Take the bus from Bounds Green Road London to Tiranabus
38h 21mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Tiranacar
31h 50m$513–817
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Tirana is to train and fly which costs $75 - $320 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Tirana is to train and fly which takes 7h 21m and costs $75 - $320.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Tirana. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Piramida via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Bounds Green Road London and Teg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 21m.
The distance between Preston and Tirana is 2192 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Tirana without a car is to train and bus via Nuremberg which takes 29h 15m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Preston to Tirana, including transfers.
Preston to Tirana bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Tirana bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Tirana is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 8:31 PM in Preston and 9:31 PM in Tirana.
There are 4077+ hotels available in Tirana.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Tirana, Albania?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Piramida via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Dollis Park / Finchley Central, Bounds Green Road London, Tirana, and Teg in around 38h 21m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Liverpool to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- [email protected]
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Nuremberg to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- 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
- $25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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