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Tirana, the capital of Albania, makes you feel the magic of Ottoman architecture with its mosques and baths dating back to the 1600s. The surface area of ​​Tirana, which is close to Istanbul’s, is a very calm city in terms of population. You need to use Tirana International Airport to visit this city.

It cannot be said that Tirana offer good service in terms of public transport. Until 2013, there were in-city train services that served the city along the shoreline. This line is not used now. The bus is the only means of public transport available for use in urban transport. Train services are now only an option for intercity transportation. A tourist information office is located in the Rruga Ded Gjo Luli district, north of Skanderbeg Square, which forms part of Tirana city center. We recommend you to visit this office to facilitate your access to the city. English speaking office staff can explain you how you can get to where you want to go through the maps.

Passengers who do not want to use public transport can choose to take a taxi or rent a car from the city for a more comfortable ride. The city center is quite small. So, if you have time, you can also visit the city center on foot. It is useful to remind that the frequent construction work done in the center may prevent your walk. It is also possible to rent bicycles in certain areas of the city. Although it is difficult to say that Tirana is a bicycle city, cycling is a pleasant option for short distances.

There are not many alternatives to get to Tirana International Airport from Tirana by public transport. First of all you have to come to Skanderbeg Square from where you are, then you have to transfer. Therefore, we recommend that passengers who wish to travel more comfortably should consider taxi or car rental options.

Bus

The Rinas Express, which takes you from the central square to the airport, is the only option for getting to the airport by public transport. Rinas Express is departing from the north of the Skanderbeg Square, near the other bus stops. The departure time of the buses, which operate between 6 am and 6 pm, may be earlier than the scheduled time. For this reason, we advise you to be there at least a few minutes before the departure time.

If the place you are in is located in a more remote part of the city, you have to get on one of the buses to Skanderbeg Square to get to the city center. After you arrive at the airport, you reach the terminal after passing taxi stops and car parking areas.

Train

The train services are not providing access to the city anymore. However, it is possible to use trains, although with limited opportunities, for long distance travel. With these lines it is possible to travel to Durres, Shkodra, Elbasan Vlore and Librazhd.

Taxi

MerrTaxi and SpeedTaxi are taxi stops used for intra city transportation. We recommend that you use one of these two stops. While it is possible to use a pirate taxis, many of these taxis do not use taximeters, so it is possible that you pay more for them.

Car Rental

You can rent a car from Rent A Car offices located in the city. However, if you are planning to stay in the city before going to the airport, it can be very difficult to find a parking place. Besides, the pavements of the roads in the city are not well. For this reason, driving can be a stress factor.

Airport Information

With the free Wi-Fi connection you can take advantage of at Tirana International Airport, you can use the internet from your devices, and you can spend your time untiringly until your flight. There is also a special area for the passengers who smoke in the Segafredo Bar section of the airport. In the check-in hall there are sweet shops, newspaper dealers, bookstores and jewelers. You can spend time in the Airport Bar and Piazza Restaurant in the arriving passenger area and in Segafredo Bar and Coli's Bar in the departing passenger area. Apart from that, there is also a Business Lounge at the airport.

Berlin Brandenburg Airport, which is planned to be put into service on October 31, 2020, has three terminals. The terminals 1 and 2 are centrally located between both runways, while the Terminal 5 is situated at the north end of the airport. T1 and T2 are directly adjacent to each other, and it is possible to walk to T5 from these two terminals.

From all terminals, you can easily reach every region of Berlin at any time by private car, bus, car-sharing, car rental or public transportation.

Regional and S-Bahn Trains

BER Airport is connected to the railway and highway network from many points. Airport Express and regional trains carry passengers to Berlin Central Station from the station at Terminal 1 four times per hour.

You can reach Berlin Hauptbahnhof from the airport by using the airport express and regional trains that depart four times per hour. This transportation lasts about 30 minutes. In addition, the train lines S9 and S45 S-Bahn provide transportation service to the city center from the airport every 20 minutes.

Regional Train Routes

FEX (every 30 minutes): BER T1-2, Ostkreuz-Gesundbrunnen- Hauptbahnhof

RE7 (every hour): BER T1-2 Wünsdorf-Waldstadt-Berlin city center- Bad Belzig-Dessau

RB14 (every hour): BER T1-2, Berlin city center-Nauen

RB22 (every hour): Königs Wusterhausen-BER T1-2, Potsdam-Golm

S-Bahn Train Routes

S9 (every 20 minutes): BER T1-2, BER T5-Berlin city center-Spandau

S45 (every 20 minutes): BER T1-2, BER T5-Südkreuz

Express Buses

The bus routes X7 and X71 provide transportation between Rudow Metro Station and both terminals. Traveling to Terminal 1 with these buses takes about 18 minutes. In addition, BER1 (Steglitz City Hall-BER T1/2) and BER2 (Potsdam Central Station-BER T1/2 & T5) express buses carry passengers from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to the city center several times a day.

Express Bus Routes

X7 (every 5 minutes): BER T1-2, BER T5-U Rudow

X71 (every 20 minutes): BER T1-2, BER T5-U Rudow-Johannisthaler Chaussee-U Alt-Mariendorf

BER1 (additional charge), Route: BER T1-Steglitz Town hall (Travel time is around 45-50 minutes, and you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus.)

BER2 (additional charge), Route: BER T1-BER T5-Potsdam Central Station (15 times a day. Travel time is about 55 minutes, and you can buy your ticket from the driver on the bus.)

Bus Routes

163 (every 20 minutes), Route: BER T5-S Grünau-S Adlershof-S Schöneweid

164 (every 20 minutes), Route: BER T5-S Adlershof-S Köpenick

171 (every 20 minutes), Route: BER T5-U Rudow-U Grenzallee-S + U Neukölln-S Sonnenallee-U Hermannplatz

Transportation by Private Car

If you are traveling by a private car, you can easily get to the BER terminals via the highways A113 and B96a. The direct route to Terminals 1 and 2 passes through the highway A113 using the "Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg" exit.

To reach Terminal 5, continue along the highway A113 towards the Schönefeld-Süd junction or take the highway B96a that passes by the terminal.

There are five modern car parking lots and two ground-level parking spaces at Terminals 1 and 2. All parking lots are equipped with special stairs and elevators to enable a comfortable transportation for the disabled. You can find luggage trolleys in all parking spaces and on every floor of the parking lots. Monitors containing information about the current departures and arrivals are also provided in the parking lots. Video-controlled and private security parking spaces are also found in the parking lot P1.

In Terminal 5, you can find three-storey parking spaces and a modern parking lot. The parking lot is equipped with parking and color-coded guidance system, elevators and a luggage car station. 38 extra-large parking spaces are also provided (XXL).

Car Sharing and Rental

You can also benefit from car sharing and rental services for traveling from the terminal to the city center. Car2Go/Drive Now, Miles and Sixt companies offer service with their vehicles at the airport. The parking spaces of the vehicles are located in the parking lot P56 at Terminal 5. At Terminals 1 and 2, you can find the vehicles in the parking lot P4.

Taxi

Passengers arriving at Terminals 1 and 2 can use the north and south taxi rows in front of T1 at the E0 level. At Terminal 5, you can find taxi stands in front of the terminal area L.

You can contact an employee of the airport service provider APCOA for a taxi suitable for passengers and disabled people who need a private taxi or a car with a child seat or larger capacity.