--- iata: TIA name: Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza city: Tirana country: Albania lastUpdated: '2026-09-02' officialWebsite: 'https://www.tirana-airport.com/' sources: - 'https://www.tirana-airport.com/' - 'https://www.tirana-airport.com/en/transport-and-directions/15/By-Bus' - 'https://tirana-airport.com/en/transport-and-directions/13/By-Taxi' - 'https://www.tirana-airport.com/en/transport-and-directions/11/Parking' - 'https://www.tirana-airport.com/en/article/1/Business-lounge' - 'https://www.tirana-airport.com/en/article/2/Free-Wireless-Internet' - >- https://www.tirana-airport.com/en/article/42/What-items-are-not-allowed-in-hand-luggage - 'https://www.tirana-airport.com/en/article/73/Market-Statistics' - >- https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/albania/tirana-international-nene-tereza/tia2-scanderbeg-vip-lounge - >- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirana_International_Airport_N%C3%ABn%C3%AB_Tereza quickFacts: - >- Official Air Traffic Report 2025: 11,640,044 passengers (+9% YoY), 69,896 aircraft movements (+2%), 2,805 tonnes cargo (+26%) — Albania’s busiest civil gateway and the Western Balkans’ largest by passengers - >- Single passenger terminal at Rinas (~11 km / 6 NM northwest of Tirana centre); IATA TIA, ICAO LATI; runway 17/35 about 2,750 × 45 m; elev ~108 ft / 33 m - >- Wizz Air dominates with 54.33% of 2025 passengers; Ryanair 21.86%; then Lufthansa ~2.9%, Pegasus ~2.5%, Air Albania ~2.3%, Aegean and Austrian ~2.1% each — treat peak banks as LCC rushes, not legacy-hub pacing - >- Albania is outside Schengen and the EU — almost every departure clears passport control after security before the gate hall; classic ≤100 ml / 1 L bag liquids rules still apply - >- LU-NA Rinas Express bus 400 ALL / €4, hourly 24/7, Opera & Ballet Palace ↔ airport (~30–40 min); official Auto Holiday Albania yellow airport taxis ~2,200 ALL one-way to the centre (~20–25 min) - >- Business Lounge / Scanderbeg VIP Lounge airside (Priority Pass lists ground floor opposite Gate 3 after security & passport control); walk-up 3,600 ALL on the airport page; free Wi-Fi throughout the terminal bentoTips: - label: Timing title: Build buffer for Wizz/Ryanair banks and passport control detail: >- Liquids still follow the classic ≤100 ml containers in one 1 L clear bag rule (airport FAQ citing the EU directive). After X-ray you hit passport control into the departures hall. Wizz and Ryanair banks can stack both queues — aim to be landside about two hours before a busy low-cost departure; 90 minutes can work off-peak with mobile boarding and cabin bags only. Follow live airline bag-drop cut-offs; they are often tighter than the security queue alone suggests. summary: >- Non-Schengen passport control sits after security — morning and Sunday LCC banks feel like a mini-hub, not a sleepy regional field. category: timing - label: Layout title: One expanding terminal — learn airside after passport control detail: >- Landside covers check-in islands, bag drop, and the central security filter. Airside is one continuous departures side after immigration — Aelia duty free, cafés/bars, and gates. Priority Pass directions for Scanderbeg VIP Lounge: left after security and passport control, ground floor opposite Gate 3 (the airport’s own page also says “2nd floor / departures side” — follow the signed lounge once you are airside). Walks are short by European capital-airport standards; the time sink is the landside queue, not the pier. summary: >- Compact single building: check-in and security landside, then passport control into one airside hall with retail, the lounge, and the gates. category: terminal - label: Food & water title: Eat or buy water before security when the hall is packed detail: >- Landside and airside both have cafés/bars plus Aelia duty free. It is enough for coffee and a quick bite, not a destination food hall. Priority Pass / lounge-network holders usually do better in the Business / Scanderbeg lounge (hot and cold dishes, soft drinks, standard alcohol) than at the gate counters during a peak bank. Free drinking fountains are not a marketed airside amenity — buy a sealed bottle landside or budget for retail airside; empty reusable bottles still have to clear the 100 ml lane. summary: >- Airside F&B covers cafés, bars, and duty free — fine for a snack, thinner when three Wizz flights board at once. category: food - label: Live checks title: Yellow Auto Holiday taxis or the 400 ALL LU-NA bus — skip touts detail: >- Airport pages put the official taxi desk / rank at the terminal front and pick-up area. Cars are yellow with Auto Holiday Albania (AHA) and airport branding — book ahead via tiataxi.al / the published call centre if you want a fixed pickup. Centre runs are published around ~2,200 ALL and 20–25 minutes in normal traffic; confirm before you load. For the budget ride, LU-NA’s Rinas Express is 400 ALL / €4, hourly on the hour both ways 24/7, city stop behind the Palace of Opera and Ballet near Skanderbeg Square (~30–40 minutes). A second LU-NA line links the South & North Bus Terminal 07:00–18:00 hourly for 300 ALL / €3. summary: >- Official airport taxis are yellow with Auto Holiday Albania and airport logos; the Rinas Express bus is the clear budget ride. category: status lounges: - name: Business Lounge / Scanderbeg VIP Lounge zone: >- Airside departures after security and passport control — Priority Pass: ground floor opposite Gate 3 (left after passport control); airport page also describes the departures-side lounge on the 2nd floor — follow lounge signs airside hours: >- Airport: from ≥1 hour before first departure until last departure; Priority Pass often lists 00:00–23:59 daily (staff have told reviewers earlier quiet-evening closes — confirm at the desk) access: - Priority Pass / LoungeKey / Dragon Pass when listed - Eligible airline business / elite guests when contracted - >- Paid walk-up — 3,600 ALL per passenger on the airport Business Lounge page bestFor: - Priority Pass holders on any TIA departure with 45–180 minutes to spare - Peak Wizz/Ryanair banks when gate seating and cafés feel saturated - A sit-down hot/cold meal and soft or standard alcoholic drinks airside summary: >- Tirana’s main pay-in / Priority Pass product (marketed as Business Lounge on the airport site and Scanderbeg VIP Lounge on Priority Pass). Albanian folklore design, hot and cold food, soft drinks and standard alcohol, Wi-Fi, workstations/printers, press, and toilets — no showers called out. Children under 3 free on Priority Pass rules; dress code (no shorts) is published on Priority Pass. Walk-up 3,600 ALL is steep for a quick coffee but fair when the LCC bank has emptied the gate seats. Separate VIP / private-terminal products also exist — do not confuse them with this lounge. verdict: worth-it terminal: Main Terminal amenities: - Hot and cold meals / refreshments - Soft drinks and standard alcoholic drinks - Wi-Fi - Workstations / printers - Flight information / TVs - Newspapers and magazines - Air conditioning - Restrooms waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Landside café / retail bottle zone: landside price: Café retail pricing (buy before security when possible) summary: >- Best practical play — sealed bottle before the 100 ml lane, then carry it through empty if you prefer to buy airside later. location: >- Landside check-in hall cafés and convenience retail before the central security filter terminal: Main Terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Airside café / Aelia bottled water zone: airside price: Airside café / duty-free retail pricing (varies by outlet) summary: >- No dependable free fountain after security is marketed — budget for a paid bottle near cafés, bars, or Aelia if you did not stock up landside. location: >- Airside café/bar counters and Aelia duty free between passport control and the gate hall terminal: Main Terminal airportistScore: 7.3 slug: tia region: Europe --- > Markdown for [/airports/tia](/airports/tia). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/tia) - [Lounge directory](/airports/tia/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) Tirana, Albania · Europe Albania’s single-terminal LCC powerhouse at Rinas: Wizz and Ryanair set the tempo, non-Schengen passport control sits after security, and the city ride is a cheap 24/7 bus or a yellow official taxi. ## Airportist Score **7.3 / 10** - Comfort: 7.0 - Navigation: 7.8 - Food: 6.4 - Transport: 7.6 - Disruption resilience: 6.9 ## At a glance - Passengers: 11640044 - Terminals: 1 - Typical security: 16 min - On-time: 76% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Wizz Air and Ryanair passengers who want a short curb-to-gate walk once past passport control - Priority Pass holders using the Scanderbeg / Business Lounge opposite Gate 3 - Budget city trips on the 400 ALL LU-NA Rinas Express - Compact itineraries that never need a terminal change ## Watch out for - Non-Schengen passport control after security on nearly every departure - Morning and Sunday Wizz/Ryanair check-in and immigration stacks - No reliable free airside drinking-water fountains - Arrivals-hall taxi touts — use yellow Auto Holiday Albania cars or the LU-NA bus ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/tia/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/tia/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/tia/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/tia/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/tia/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/tia/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/tia/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/tia/reviews.md)