There are 8 ways to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tirana by bus, plane, car, night train, or train
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Bus to Sofia Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SOF - TIA
6h 30m$52–197Bus
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus Group Plus 2651 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
16h 19m$64–69Drive 654.7 km
- Drive from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tiranacar 654.7 km
9h 13m$119–172Night train to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take the nighttrain from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane OTP - TIA
7h 20m$56–234Night train to Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, fly
- Take the nighttrain from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharestnighttrain
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane BBU - TIA
9h 48m$69–232Night train, bus to Istanbul, fly
- Take the nighttrain from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Çerkezköynighttrain
- Take the bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Busbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane IST - TIA
12h 4mBus via Skopje
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tiranabus
17h 25mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofiatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tiranabus
17h 50m$77–81
Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tirana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tirana is to bus which costs $64 - $69 and takes 16h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tirana is to bus and fly which takes 6h 30m and costs $50 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tirana. However, there are services departing from Veliko Tarnovo and arriving at Petro Nini Luarasi via Sofia Central Bus Station and Teg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 19m.
The distance between Veliko Tŭrnovo and Tirana is 570 km. The road distance is 654.7 km.
The best way to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tirana without a car is to bus which takes 16h 19m and costs $64 - $69.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tirana, including transfers.
Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tirana bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, depart from Veliko Tarnovo station.
Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tirana bus services, operated by Grup Plus - Etap Adresss, arrive at Sofia Central Bus Station.
Tirana is 1h behind Veliko Tŭrnovo. It is currently 1:18 PM in Veliko Tŭrnovo and 12:18 PM in Tirana.
Yes, the driving distance between Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tirana is 655 km. It takes approximately 9h 13m to drive from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Tirana.
What companies run services between Veliko Tŭrnovo, Bulgaria and Tirana, Albania?
You can take a bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Petro Nini Luarasi via Sofia Central Bus Station, Tirana, and Teg in around 16h 19m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–190
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $60–210
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $3–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
Night train from Veliko Tŭrnovo to Çerkezköy
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $6–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $7–10
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $4–6
- 1st Class
- $4–6
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Grup Plus - Etap Adresss
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +355 68 391 1009
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelatours.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- nelatravel.site
- Phone
- 0850 222 59 59
- [email protected]
- Website
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
Bus from Çerkezköy to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- istanbulseyahat.com.tr
- Phone
- +38(098) 343 8282
- [email protected]
- Website
- likebus.ua
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- likebus.ua
- Phone
- +359 894 77 44 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- kaleiatravel.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- en.kaleiatravel.com
- Phone
- +389 44 371 066
- [email protected]
- Website
- hafettours.mk
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–65
- Schedules at
- hafettours.mk
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- Hak Bus
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