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To Skanderbeg Square · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours
The cheapest way in. The Pre-booked private transfer is 15 minutes quicker for ALL 1,807 more, which is not worth it at this party size.
Boards at. Bus bays 9 and 10, a minute’s walk from the arrivals exit
400 lekë or EUR 4 one way, cash or card on board. Children pay the full fare for a seat.
Boards at. Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
Charged in euros: €24 for the sedan. Converted at the Bank of Albania's official rate of 15 September 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.
Luggage. Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
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Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator. Going the other way? Tirana to International Airport Nënë Tereza airport: where each one boards and when the first one runs
For one traveler we recommend the Luna airport bus to Skanderbeg Square at ALL 400, 30–40 min, which is also the cheapest way in; the fastest is the Pre-booked private transfer at €24, 20 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
The Luna bus to the centre leaves from bus bays 9 and 10, a minute’s walk from the arrivals exit. The buses carry the Luna logo and an electronic sign reading TIRANË and AIRPORT.
Buy the ticket on board or online, in lekë or euro, cash or card: 400 lekë or EUR 4. No booking is needed; if the bus is full, a second one leaves at the same hour. Children pay the full fare for a seat.
Use only the yellow licensed taxis with the Auto Holiday Albania and airport logos on both sides. They wait in front of the terminal and at the terminal’s pick-up area.
Daytime buses are large, with room for big luggage. At night, call Luna ahead if you are carrying something big.
400 lekë or EUR 4 one way, cash or card on board. Children pay the full fare for a seat.
The bus has no fixed stops on the way. Ask the driver before you set off if you want to get out earlier; the driver stops if traffic allows.
Luna airport bus to Skanderbeg Square: what it costs for one to eight travelers
Luna TravelCharged in euros: €24 for the sedan. Converted at the Bank of Albania's official rate of 15 September 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.
Unlike a taxi’s meter, this price is fixed when you book; the vehicle size and luggage set it.
At night the sedan is €29; the page does not say when night begins.
For four or more, Welcome Pickups quotes a larger vehicle when you book.
Pre-booked private transfer: what it costs for one to eight travelers
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For one traveler, the Luna airport bus to Skanderbeg Square at ALL 400, 30–40 min. The cheapest way in. The Pre-booked private transfer is 15 minutes quicker for ALL 1,807 more, which is not worth it at this party size. From 3 travelers we recommend the Pre-booked private transfer instead: 15 minutes quicker than the Luna airport bus to Skanderbeg Square, for ALL 1,007 more for 3. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
For one traveler, the Luna airport bus to Skanderbeg Square at ALL 400. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
One bus reaches Skanderbeg Square: the Luna airport bus to Skanderbeg Square, ALL 400 for one traveler, 30–40 min, to the Luna stop behind the Opera and Ballet Palace. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Tirana by any means. The fastest way overall is the Pre-booked private transfer, 20 min. See every option by bus
One taxi reaches Skanderbeg Square: the Pre-booked private transfer, €24 for one traveler, 20 min, to any address in Tirana. It is not the cheapest way in: the Luna airport bus to Skanderbeg Square at ALL 400 is. See every option by taxi
Luna airport bus to Skanderbeg Square: 30–40 min. Pre-booked private transfer: 20 min. Tirana Airport is 17 km from Tirana.
17 km to Tirana. The fastest way in takes 20 min; the cheapest, the Luna airport bus to Skanderbeg Square, 30–40 min.
Bus bays 9 and 10, a minute’s walk from the arrivals exit. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at The Luna stop behind the Opera and Ballet Palace, on Skanderbeg Square.
The taxi has no fixed fare. The airport puts the ride to the centre at about 2,200 lekë and 20 to 25 minutes; take only the yellow licensed taxis with the Auto Holiday Albania and airport logos.
TIA Taxi, the airport’s taxi company, advertises a EUR 26 fixed price to the city centre when booked on its own site. It prices in euro, so no lekë fare for it appears here.
Luna also runs to the South-North bus terminal, for intercity buses: 300 lekë, every hour on the hour from 07:00 to 18:00, 20 to 30 minutes.
No train runs to the airport.
