Taxi · 5 min to Tivat on the airport driving table
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
TIA7.8+1.8
TIV6.0
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
TIA7.0+2.2
TIV4.8
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
TIA6.4+2.0
TIV4.4
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
TIA7.6+3.6
TIV4.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
TIA6.9+1.7
TIV5.2
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
TIA6.7+1.9
TIV4.8
Best for
TIA
Wizz Air and Ryanair passengers who want a short curb-to-gate walk once past passport controlPriority Pass holders using the Scanderbeg / Business Lounge opposite Gate 3Budget city trips on the 400 ALL LU-NA Rinas ExpressCompact itineraries that never need a terminal change
TIV
A Bay of Kotor arrival when the flight is inside the summer seasonA short hop into Tivat or Kotor by car
Watch out for
TIA
Non-Schengen passport control after security on nearly every departureMorning and Sunday Wizz/Ryanair check-in and immigration stacksNo reliable free airside drinking-water fountainsArrivals-hall taxi touts — use yellow Auto Holiday Albania cars or the LU-NA bus
TIV
Summer peaks, when more than 80 percent of the year’s traffic is concentratedNo airport-owned car park and no published airport busCheck-in closing 30 minutes before departureThe VIP Lounge is Terminal 1 only, and only 08:00–18:00
Build buffer for Wizz/Ryanair banks and passport control
Non-Schengen passport control sits after security — morning and Sunday LCC banks feel like a mini-hub, not a sleepy regional field.
One expanding terminal — learn airside after passport control
Compact single building: check-in and security landside, then passport control into one airside hall with retail, the lounge, and the gates.
Eat or buy water before security when the hall is packed
Airside F&B covers cafés, bars, and duty free — fine for a snack, thinner when three Wizz flights board at once.
TIV
Free Wi-FiVIP LoungeMontenegro Duty FreeReduced-mobility assistancePriority security lane
Counters close 30 minutes before departure
Tivat’s procedures page opens check-in 120 minutes before the scheduled departure and closes it 30 minutes before. An airline can close earlier.
The published cabin-liquid cap is 2 litres, not a single 100 ml bag
Containers of 100 ml or less, totalling no more than 1 litre, go in one resealable bag. Liquids over 100 ml must be in retail packaging. The page’s total is 2 litres per passenger.
Most of the year is quiet, and summer is not
The airport’s history page says more than 80 percent of traffic is in the summer tourist season, with sharp peak days.
TIA · 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.
TIV · Tivat is the civilian coastal airport for the Bay of Kotor, a short drive from Tivat and Kotor and a seasonal crush between May and September. Airports of Montenegro runs a 2,500 m runway with a Category I approach only toward runway 32. The 2025 total cited from the operator is 1,343,565 passengers. The airport does not own the car park, and it does not publish an airport bus.
