There are 8 ways to get from Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovo by bus, car, plane, shuttle, train, or night train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus Group Plus 1665 / ...
15h 25m$70–88Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, night train
cheapest- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane TIA - OTP
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
8h 4m$56–234Drive 654.8 km
- Drive from Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovocar 654.8 km
9h 16m$119–172Fly to Varna Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane TIA - VAR
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna Airport to Veliko Tarnovo
12h 20m$182–522Bus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
16h 44m$74–89Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
17h 2m$59–62Fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TIA - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovobus
8h 34m$61–220Fly to Istanbul, bus, night train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Istanbul (IST)plane TIA - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Çerkezköybus
- Take the nighttrain from Çerkezköy to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
12h 33m
Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovo is to bus and train which costs $58 - $62 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovo is to fly and night train which takes 8h 4m and costs $55 - $240.
No, there is no direct bus from Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovo. However, there are services departing from Liceu Artistik and arriving at Veliko Tarnovo via Tirana and Sofia Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 25m.
The distance between Tirana and Veliko Tŭrnovo is 672 km. The road distance is 654.8 km.
The best way to get from Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovo without a car is to bus which takes 15h 25m and costs $65 - $90.
It takes approximately 15h 25m to get from Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovo, including transfers.
Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovo bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, depart from Tirana station.
Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovo bus services, operated by Nela Travel Tours, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Veliko Tŭrnovo is 1h ahead of Tirana. It is currently 2:55 PM in Tirana and 3:55 PM in Veliko Tŭrnovo.
Yes, the driving distance between Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovo is 655 km. It takes approximately 9h 16m to drive from Tirana to Veliko Tŭrnovo.
What companies run services between Tirana, Albania and Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Liceu Artistik to Veliko Tarnovo via Teg, Tirana, and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 15h 25m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–450
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Istanbul via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–270
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Varna Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Çerkezköy to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $7–10
- 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
Bus from Tirana to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- [email protected]
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
Shuttle from Varna Airport to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–280
- Website
- Atlas Taxi
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
- Phone
- +38975468055
- Website
- idotours.com.mk
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- [email protected]
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Veliko Tarnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
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