Flight to Rinas
Rome → Rinas · about 1h in the air
Bus to Tirana
Rinas → Tirana · about 55m
Bus to Elbasan
Tirana → Elbasan · about 45m
Rome → Elbasan
Italy to Albania · 1 border · Where else can you go from Rome?
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About the trip from Rome to Elbasan
Rome (Italy) and Elbasan (Albania) are 636 km (395 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by flight and bus, via Rinas and Tirana: about 5h 55m door to door with 2 changes. Without flying, it takes ~21h by train, ferry and bus, via Bari, Durrës and Tirana. The trip crosses one border, so check what papers you need.
Step by step
- Flight from Rome to Rinas: about 1h in the air, 640 km
- Bus from Rinas to Tirana: about 55m, 29 km
- Bus from Tirana to Elbasan: about 45m, 33 km
Every route we know
- Flight + Bus, via Rinas and Tirana: about 5h 55m, 2 changes
- Train + Ferry + Bus, via Bari, Durrës and Tirana: ~21h, 3 changes
- Train + Flight + Bus, via Naples, Rinas and Tirana: about 7h 50m, 3 changes
Times are rough door-to-door times, with time to change and to get through airports included. A "~" marks a rough time worked out from the distance. We don't have prices or timetables: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.