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Skanderbeg Square in Tirana with light stone paving, the Et’hem Bey Mosque with minaret and the clock tower behind under clouds
Et’hem Bey Mosque and clock tower on Skanderbeg Square · Photo: Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 pl

In 2025, Tirana ranked 31st among the most-flown destinations abroad from the main German airports, with 796,570 passengers, most of them from Dortmund, Frankfurt and Memmingen (own analysis). “Nënë Tereza” airport lies 17 km from the city, and the Rinas Express runs into the centre every hour on the hour, day and night, for 400 lek (as of September 2026). On Skanderbeg Square stand the Et’hem Bey Mosque and the clock tower, and Bunk’Art 2 is a minute's walk away. By bus you reach Krujë in 32 minutes according to the timetable, and Berat in 2 hours 20 minutes (as of 26 September 2026).

Getting there from Germany

Airport: Tirana (TIA)

FromAs the crow fliesCompensation up to
Frankfurt (FRA)1,289 km€250
Munich (MUC)992 km€250
Berlin (BER)1,305 km€250
Düsseldorf (DUS)1,477 km€250
Hamburg (HAM)1,539 km€400

Compensation per person under the EU air passenger rights regulation (Regulation (EC) No 261/2004) if the flight arrives 3 hours late or more, or is cancelled less than 14 days before departure — not in extraordinary circumstances such as severe weather. Check whether you’re owed anything →

Time difference:
same time as in Germany

Straight-line distance: our own calculation from airport data (OurAirports).

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