There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Tirana by plane, train, busferry, bus, or car
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 Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane ZRH - TIA
5h 1m$106–298Train to Mulhouse, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Mulhouse (MLH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane MLH - TIA
6h 10m$58–400Train, bus and ferry via Reggio Emilia
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain S11
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bari Centraletrain Fr
- Take the busferry from Port of Bari to Tiranabusferry
19h 3m$331–470Bus via Stuttgart
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgartbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tiranabus
19h 36mDrive 1,468.1 km
- Drive from Zurich to Tiranacar 1,468.1 km
20h 15m$296–428Train, bus and ferry
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the busferry from Bari Porto to Durrësbusferry
21h 56mBus
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Tiranabus
23h 45mBus #2
- Take the bus from Zürich HB to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusavebus
28h 52m$130–183
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Tirana is to train and fly which costs $55 - $400 and takes 6h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Tirana is to fly which takes 5h 1m and costs $100 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to Tirana. However, there are services departing from Zürich Bus Station and arriving at Piramida via Stuttgart Hbf and Teg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 36m.
The distance between Zurich and Tirana is 1139 km. The road distance is 1468.1 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Tirana without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Reggio Emilia which takes 19h 3m and costs $330 - $470.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Zurich to Tirana, including transfers.
Zurich to Tirana bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Zürich Bus Station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Tirana is to fly which takes 5h 1m and costs $100 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus via Stuttgart, which costs and takes 19h 36m.
Zurich to Tirana bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Stuttgart station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Tirana is 1468 km. It takes approximately 20h 15m to drive from Zurich to Tirana.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Tirana, Albania?
Comlux, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zürich Bus Station to Piramida via Stuttgart, Stuttgart Hbf, Tirana, and Teg in around 19h 36m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Mulhouse to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–320
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $45–65
- 2nd Class
- $19–26
- Phone
- +355696383030
- Website
- firenzelines.com
Busferry from Port of Bari to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $112
- Schedules at
- firenzelines.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Port of Bari to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–31
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +355 68 204 4475
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 232 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Stuttgart Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Bari Porto to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 249 3348
- [email protected]
- Website
- pati-travel.al
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zürich HB to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Schedules at
- Diamant Travel
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