There are 7 ways to get from Tirana to Melnik by bus, taxi, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi, train
best- Take the bus from Tirana to Kastoriabus
- Take the taxi from Kastoria to Florinataxi
- Take the train from Florina to Thessalonikitrain Re
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Neo Petritsitrain Re
11h 58mFly to Sofia Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Melnikbus
9h 19m$49–183Bus via Kozáni
- Take the bus from Tirana to Kozanibus
- Take the bus from Kozani to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serresbus
- Take the bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Blagoevgrad to Melnikbus
13h 19mDrive 408.6 km
- Drive from Tirana to Melnikcar 408.6 km
6h 52m$74–107Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane TIA - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sandanskibus
10h 32m$91–204Bus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Melnikbus
16h 18m$57–60Bus #2
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloníkibus
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sandanskibus
22h 21m
Tirana to Melnik by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tirana to Melnik is to bus which costs $57 - $61 and takes 16h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Tirana to Melnik is to drive which takes 6h 52m and costs $70 - $110.
No, there is no direct bus from Tirana to Melnik. However, there are services departing from Tirana and arriving at Melnik via Kozani, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres and Blagoevgrad. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 19m.
The distance between Tirana and Melnik is 618 km. The road distance is 408.6 km.
The best way to get from Tirana to Melnik without a car is to bus via Kozáni which takes 13h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 58m to get from Tirana to Melnik, including transfers.
Tirana to Melnik bus services, operated by Metro Euro Tirane, depart from Tirana station.
Tirana to Melnik bus services, operated by Metro Euro Tirane, arrive at Kozani station.
Melnik is 1h ahead of Tirana. It is currently 11:56 AM in Tirana and 12:56 PM in Melnik.
Yes, the driving distance between Tirana to Melnik is 409 km. It takes approximately 6h 52m to drive from Tirana to Melnik.
What companies run services between Tirana, Albania and Melnik, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Tirana to Melnik via Kozani, Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station, Serres, and Blagoevgrad in around 13h 19m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Florina to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Neo Petritsi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +355 699 605501
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Kastoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Kozani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30694 051 4160
- [email protected]
- Website
- metroeuro.travel
Bus from Tirana to Kozani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- metroeuro.travel
- Phone
- +30 2461034454
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelkozanis.gr
Bus from Kozani to Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- ktelkozanis.gr
- Phone
- +30 23210-22822
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki Macedonia KTEL Bus Station to Serres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
Bus from Serres to Blagoevgrad Central Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- ktelserron.gr
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Blagoevgrad to Melnik
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Melnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Melnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
Bus from Thessaloniki, KTEL to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Thessaloníki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Kastoria Taxi
- Phone
- +30 694 705 9059
Taxi Time - Radiotaxi Kastoria
- Phone
- +30 2467 082100
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