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Flights to Albanian Riviera

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"The next Croatia" in every travel section for three summers. Still cheap, still beautiful, no longer a secret — go before Vlorë airport opens.

Things to do

BorshBorshVillageBadhër CastleBadhër CastlePrehistoric fortified siteBorsh CastleBorsh CastleCastlePorto Palermo CastlePorto Palermo CastleCastleQeparoQeparoVillagePiqerasPiqerasVillageBay of Porto PalermoBay of Porto PalermoBay and a tourist attraction
Notable places within 10 km, via Wikipedia · photos Wikimedia Commons
Nonstop reach91 airports
Best monthsMay–Jun, Sep–Oct
Daily budget$50–110

The secret is leaking — new routes, new airports, the trend pieces have run. Go soon, or go somewhere quieter.

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Getting to Albanian Riviera

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91 airports have scheduled nonstop service to TIA (Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa). From there: drive 3–4h to Himarë / Dhërmi.

All 91 nonstop origins
FromAirportAirlinesFlight time
BariItalyBRIRyanair~54m
SofiaBulgariaSOFWizz Air~1h 1m
BelgradeSerbiaBEGAir Serbia~1h 4m
LameziaItalySUFRyanair~1h 6m
NaplesItalyNAPRyanair~1h 10m
PescaraItalyPSRRyanair~1h 11m
AthensGreeceATHAegean Airlines~1h 16m
RomeItalyCIARyanair~1h 21m
CataniaItalyCTARyanair~1h 21m
RomeItalyFCOITA Airways~1h 23m
BucharestRomaniaOTPRyanair~1h 23m
BudapestHungaryBUDRyanair, Wizz Air~1h 27m
Ronchi De LegionariItalyTRSRyanair, Wizz Air Malta~1h 29m
IstanbulTurkeyISTTurkish Airlines~1h 33m
BolognaItalyBLQRyanair~1h 34m
MaltaMaltaMLARyanair~1h 34m
TrevisoItalyTSFRyanair, Wizz Air Malta~1h 34m
BratislavaSlovakiaBTSRyanair, Wizz Air~1h 35m
ViennaAustriaVIEAustrian Airlines, Ryanair~1h 35m
PisaItalyPSARyanair~1h 37m
IstanbulTurkeySAWAJet, Pegasus Airlines~1h 37m
BodrumTurkeyBJVSunExpress~1h 38m
HeraklionGreeceHERAegean Airlines~1h 39m
VillafrancaItalyVRNRyanair~1h 40m
ParmaItalyPMFRyanair~1h 41m
RhodosGreeceRHOAegean Airlines~1h 45m
BergamoItalyBGYRyanair~1h 47m
GenoaItalyGOARyanair, Wizz Air Malta~1h 48m
AlgheroItalyAHORyanair, Wizz Air Malta~1h 49m
KrakowPolandKRKRyanair, Wizz Air~1h 49m
MunichGermanyMUCLufthansa~1h 51m
MilanoItalyMXPRyanair~1h 52m
KatowicePolandKTWRyanair, Smartwings Poland, Wizz Air~1h 53m
MemmingenGermanyFMMRyanair, Wizz Air Malta~1h 55m
PragueCzech RepublicPRGAfrican Safari Airways, Ryanair~1h 56m
TorinoItalyTRNRyanair, Wizz Air Malta~1h 57m
AntalyaTurkeyAYTSunExpress~1h 58m
WroclawPolandWRORyanair, Wizz Air~2h
ZurichSwitzerlandZRHContinental Micronesia, Swiss International Air Lines~2h
AnkaraTurkeyESBAJet~2h 2m
LodzPolandLCJSmartwings Poland~2h 3m
StuttgartGermanySTREurowings~2h 4m
WarsawPolandWAWLOT Polish Airlines, Ryanair, Smartwings Poland~2h 7m
GenevaSwitzerlandGVAeasyJet UK~2h 8m
MarseilleFranceMRSRyanair~2h 8m
Karlsruhe/Baden-BadenGermanyFKBRyanair, Wizz Air Malta~2h 9m
WarsawPolandWMIRyanair~2h 10m
PoznanPolandPOZRyanair, Smartwings Poland, Wizz Air Malta~2h 11m
LyonFranceLYSTransavia France~2h 13m
FrankfurtGermanyFRALufthansa~2h 14m
HahnGermanyHHNWizz Air Malta~2h 19m
CologneGermanyCGNEurowings~2h 25m
GdanskPolandGDNRyanair, Wizz Air~2h 26m
DortmundGermanyDTMWizz Air Malta~2h 27m
BarcelonaSpainBCNVueling Airlines~2h 28m
DuesseldorfGermanyDUSEurowings~2h 29m
VilniusLithuaniaVNOWizz Air~2h 32m
WeezeGermanyNRNRyanair~2h 33m
CharleroiBelgiumCRLRyanair~2h 34m
EindhovenNetherlandsEINRyanair~2h 35m
BrusselsBelgiumBRUTUI fly Belgium~2h 36m
ParisFranceCDGAir France, Enter Air~2h 37m
ParisFranceORYTransavia France~2h 37m
BeauvaisFranceBVARyanair~2h 41m
AmsterdamNetherlandsAMSTUI fly Netherlands, Transavia Holland~2h 42m
CopenhagenDenmarkCPHNorwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines~2h 43m
BordeauxFranceBODTransavia France~2h 46m
Tel-avivIsraelTLVArkia Israel Airlines, El Al Israel Airlines, Israir~2h 46m
RigaLatviaRIXAir Baltic~2h 50m
NantesFranceNTETransavia France~2h 54m
LondonUnited KingdomLGWAir Bagan~2h 58m
GothenborgSwedenGOTNorwegian Air Shuttle~3h
LondonUnited KingdomSTNRyanair UK~3h
LondonUnited KingdomLHRBritish Airways~3h 1m
LondonUnited KingdomLTNAir Bagan~3h 2m
SantanderSpainSDRWizz Air Malta~3h 4m
MadridSpainMADIberia Airlines~3h 5m
StockholmSwedenARNRyanair, Scandinavian Airlines~3h 11m
BirminghamUnited KingdomBHXRyanair UK~3h 11m
Tallinn-ulemiste InternationalEstoniaTLLWizz Air Malta, airBaltic~3h 11m
YerevanArmeniaEVNFlyOne Armenia~3h 15m
ManchesterUnited KingdomMANRyanair UK~3h 17m
HelsinkiFinlandHELFinnair, Norwegian Air Shuttle~3h 19m
LiverpoolUnited KingdomLPLRyanair UK~3h 20m
OsloNorwayOSLNorwegian Air Shuttle~3h 21m
EdinburghUnited KingdomEDIRyanair UK~3h 34m
DublinIrelandDUBRyanair~3h 36m
LisbonPortugalLISeasyJet UK~3h 44m
RiyadhSaudi ArabiaRUHFlynas~4h 32m
DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDXBFlydubai~5h 22m
TorontoCanadaYYZAir Transat~10h 20m
Routings from major airports
FromStopsViaDoor to door
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
  1. FlyDFW → ZRH~11h 22m
  2. FlyZRH → TIA~2h
  3. DriveTIA → Albanian Riviera~3h 44m · 228 km
1 stopZRH~17h 6m
New YorkJFK
  1. FlyJFK → MXP~8h 48m
  2. FlyMXP → TIA~1h 52m
  3. DriveTIA → Albanian Riviera~3h 44m · 228 km
1 stopMXP~14h 24m
Los AngelesLAX
  1. FlyLAX → MUC~12h 55m
  2. FlyMUC → TIA~1h 51m
  3. DriveTIA → Albanian Riviera~3h 44m · 228 km
1 stopMUC~18h 30m
MiamiMIA
  1. FlyMIA → MXP~10h 44m
  2. FlyMXP → TIA~1h 52m
  3. DriveTIA → Albanian Riviera~3h 44m · 228 km
1 stopMXP~16h 20m
ChicagoORD
  1. FlyORD → LHR~8h 43m
  2. FlyLHR → TIA~3h 1m
  3. DriveTIA → Albanian Riviera~3h 44m · 228 km
1 stopLHR~15h 28m
LondonLHR
  1. FlyLHR → TIA~3h 1m
  2. DriveTIA → Albanian Riviera~3h 44m · 228 km
nonstop~6h 45m
TorontoYYZ
  1. FlyYYZ → TIA~10h 20m
  2. DriveTIA → Albanian Riviera~3h 44m · 228 km
nonstop~14h 4m

Why it's still quiet

Was: poor roads and no airport nearby. Now: low-cost carriers into Tirana and a new airport under construction.

The friction

Summer crowds arriving; drive from Tirana 3–4h; cash common.

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Background

The Albanian Riviera, also popularly known as Bregu, is a coastline along the north-eastern Ionian Sea in the Mediterranean Sea, encompassing the districts of Sarandë and Vlorë in south-western Albania. It forms an important section of the Albanian Ionian Sea Coast, dotted with the villages of Palasë, Kondraq, Dhërmi, Ilias, Vuno, Himara, Pilur, Kudhës, Qeparo, Borsh, Piqeras, Sasaj, Lukovë, Shën Vasil and Nivicë-Bubari.

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Questions

Is there a nonstop flight to Albanian Riviera?
Yes — 91 airports fly nonstop to TIA (Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa), including Alghero, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Athens, Antalya.
Which airport do you fly into for Albanian Riviera?
TIA — Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa.
When is the best time to visit Albanian Riviera?
May–Jun, Sep–Oct. Summer crowds arriving; drive from Tirana 3–4h; cash common.
What does Albanian Riviera cost per day?
Roughly $50–110 per person per day on the ground, before flights.
Why is Albanian Riviera still quiet?
Was: poor roads and no airport nearby. Now: low-cost carriers into Tirana and a new airport under construction.