Flights to Albanian Riviera
"The next Croatia" in every travel section for three summers. Still cheap, still beautiful, no longer a secret — go before Vlorë airport opens.
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The secret is leaking — new routes, new airports, the trend pieces have run. Go soon, or go somewhere quieter.
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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
| From | Airport | Airlines | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|
| BariItaly | BRI | Ryanair | ~54m |
| SofiaBulgaria | SOF | Wizz Air | ~1h 1m |
| BelgradeSerbia | BEG | Air Serbia | ~1h 4m |
| LameziaItaly | SUF | Ryanair | ~1h 6m |
| NaplesItaly | NAP | Ryanair | ~1h 10m |
| PescaraItaly | PSR | Ryanair | ~1h 11m |
| AthensGreece | ATH | Aegean Airlines | ~1h 16m |
| RomeItaly | CIA | Ryanair | ~1h 21m |
| CataniaItaly | CTA | Ryanair | ~1h 21m |
| RomeItaly | FCO | ITA Airways | ~1h 23m |
| BucharestRomania | OTP | Ryanair | ~1h 23m |
| BudapestHungary | BUD | Ryanair, Wizz Air | ~1h 27m |
| Ronchi De LegionariItaly | TRS | Ryanair, Wizz Air Malta | ~1h 29m |
| IstanbulTurkey | IST | Turkish Airlines | ~1h 33m |
| BolognaItaly | BLQ | Ryanair | ~1h 34m |
| MaltaMalta | MLA | Ryanair | ~1h 34m |
| TrevisoItaly | TSF | Ryanair, Wizz Air Malta | ~1h 34m |
| BratislavaSlovakia | BTS | Ryanair, Wizz Air | ~1h 35m |
| ViennaAustria | VIE | Austrian Airlines, Ryanair | ~1h 35m |
| PisaItaly | PSA | Ryanair | ~1h 37m |
| IstanbulTurkey | SAW | AJet, Pegasus Airlines | ~1h 37m |
| BodrumTurkey | BJV | SunExpress | ~1h 38m |
| HeraklionGreece | HER | Aegean Airlines | ~1h 39m |
| VillafrancaItaly | VRN | Ryanair | ~1h 40m |
| ParmaItaly | PMF | Ryanair | ~1h 41m |
| RhodosGreece | RHO | Aegean Airlines | ~1h 45m |
| BergamoItaly | BGY | Ryanair | ~1h 47m |
| GenoaItaly | GOA | Ryanair, Wizz Air Malta | ~1h 48m |
| AlgheroItaly | AHO | Ryanair, Wizz Air Malta | ~1h 49m |
| KrakowPoland | KRK | Ryanair, Wizz Air | ~1h 49m |
| MunichGermany | MUC | Lufthansa | ~1h 51m |
| MilanoItaly | MXP | Ryanair | ~1h 52m |
| KatowicePoland | KTW | Ryanair, Smartwings Poland, Wizz Air | ~1h 53m |
| MemmingenGermany | FMM | Ryanair, Wizz Air Malta | ~1h 55m |
| PragueCzech Republic | PRG | African Safari Airways, Ryanair | ~1h 56m |
| TorinoItaly | TRN | Ryanair, Wizz Air Malta | ~1h 57m |
| AntalyaTurkey | AYT | SunExpress | ~1h 58m |
| WroclawPoland | WRO | Ryanair, Wizz Air | ~2h |
| ZurichSwitzerland | ZRH | Continental Micronesia, Swiss International Air Lines | ~2h |
| AnkaraTurkey | ESB | AJet | ~2h 2m |
| LodzPoland | LCJ | Smartwings Poland | ~2h 3m |
| StuttgartGermany | STR | Eurowings | ~2h 4m |
| WarsawPoland | WAW | LOT Polish Airlines, Ryanair, Smartwings Poland | ~2h 7m |
| GenevaSwitzerland | GVA | easyJet UK | ~2h 8m |
| MarseilleFrance | MRS | Ryanair | ~2h 8m |
| Karlsruhe/Baden-BadenGermany | FKB | Ryanair, Wizz Air Malta | ~2h 9m |
| WarsawPoland | WMI | Ryanair | ~2h 10m |
| PoznanPoland | POZ | Ryanair, Smartwings Poland, Wizz Air Malta | ~2h 11m |
| LyonFrance | LYS | Transavia France | ~2h 13m |
| FrankfurtGermany | FRA | Lufthansa | ~2h 14m |
| HahnGermany | HHN | Wizz Air Malta | ~2h 19m |
| CologneGermany | CGN | Eurowings | ~2h 25m |
| GdanskPoland | GDN | Ryanair, Wizz Air | ~2h 26m |
| DortmundGermany | DTM | Wizz Air Malta | ~2h 27m |
| BarcelonaSpain | BCN | Vueling Airlines | ~2h 28m |
| DuesseldorfGermany | DUS | Eurowings | ~2h 29m |
| VilniusLithuania | VNO | Wizz Air | ~2h 32m |
| WeezeGermany | NRN | Ryanair | ~2h 33m |
| CharleroiBelgium | CRL | Ryanair | ~2h 34m |
| EindhovenNetherlands | EIN | Ryanair | ~2h 35m |
| BrusselsBelgium | BRU | TUI fly Belgium | ~2h 36m |
| ParisFrance | CDG | Air France, Enter Air | ~2h 37m |
| ParisFrance | ORY | Transavia France | ~2h 37m |
| BeauvaisFrance | BVA | Ryanair | ~2h 41m |
| AmsterdamNetherlands | AMS | TUI fly Netherlands, Transavia Holland | ~2h 42m |
| CopenhagenDenmark | CPH | Norwegian Air Shuttle, Scandinavian Airlines | ~2h 43m |
| BordeauxFrance | BOD | Transavia France | ~2h 46m |
| Tel-avivIsrael | TLV | Arkia Israel Airlines, El Al Israel Airlines, Israir | ~2h 46m |
| RigaLatvia | RIX | Air Baltic | ~2h 50m |
| NantesFrance | NTE | Transavia France | ~2h 54m |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | LGW | Air Bagan | ~2h 58m |
| GothenborgSweden | GOT | Norwegian Air Shuttle | ~3h |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | STN | Ryanair UK | ~3h |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | LHR | British Airways | ~3h 1m |
| LondonUnited Kingdom | LTN | Air Bagan | ~3h 2m |
| SantanderSpain | SDR | Wizz Air Malta | ~3h 4m |
| MadridSpain | MAD | Iberia Airlines | ~3h 5m |
| StockholmSweden | ARN | Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines | ~3h 11m |
| BirminghamUnited Kingdom | BHX | Ryanair UK | ~3h 11m |
| Tallinn-ulemiste InternationalEstonia | TLL | Wizz Air Malta, airBaltic | ~3h 11m |
| YerevanArmenia | EVN | FlyOne Armenia | ~3h 15m |
| ManchesterUnited Kingdom | MAN | Ryanair UK | ~3h 17m |
| HelsinkiFinland | HEL | Finnair, Norwegian Air Shuttle | ~3h 19m |
| LiverpoolUnited Kingdom | LPL | Ryanair UK | ~3h 20m |
| OsloNorway | OSL | Norwegian Air Shuttle | ~3h 21m |
| EdinburghUnited Kingdom | EDI | Ryanair UK | ~3h 34m |
| DublinIreland | DUB | Ryanair | ~3h 36m |
| LisbonPortugal | LIS | easyJet UK | ~3h 44m |
| RiyadhSaudi Arabia | RUH | Flynas | ~4h 32m |
| DubaiUnited Arab Emirates | DXB | Flydubai | ~5h 22m |
| TorontoCanada | YYZ | Air Transat | ~10h 20m |
Routings from major airports
| From | Stops | Via | Door to door |
|---|---|---|---|
Dallas-Fort WorthDFW
| 1 stop | ZRH | ~17h 6m |
New YorkJFK
| 1 stop | MXP | ~14h 24m |
Los AngelesLAX
| 1 stop | MUC | ~18h 30m |
MiamiMIA
| 1 stop | MXP | ~16h 20m |
ChicagoORD
| 1 stop | LHR | ~15h 28m |
LondonLHR
| nonstop | — | ~6h 45m |
TorontoYYZ
| 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.
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.
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.