| Popular Airport | Targu Mures Intl. Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 20 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 693 Km |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tirgu Mures Airport, which is located 14 kilometers southwest of Tirgu Mures, is used for both domestic and international flights. The airport can be used to travel in Romania and to the neighboring countries. Passengers landing at Tirgu Mures Airport can benefit from the taxis which are very budget-friendly alternatives for travelling to the center from the airport. In addition to the taxis, it is possible to prefer one of the comfortable transportation alternatives such as car rental and private airport shuttle. After choosing your transportation vehicle, you can reach the city center in about 20 minutes. In the region, the traffic is not heavy in general. For this reason, you can travel to the center from Tirgu Mures International Airport in about 15-20 minutes.
When you land at Tirgu Mures International Airport, which is among the calmest airports of Romania, you can travel to the center by renting a car from one of the local or international car rental companies. If you make a reservation in advance, you can receive your car in a faster way. If you prefer renting a car from an international company like AVIS, you can make an online reservation for your car. Rental cars are generally delivered to the passengers at the exit door of Tirgu Mures Airport. Travelling to the center from the airport lasts about 15-20 minutes by car. You need to have all the necessary documents like your passport and driver’s license with you in order to receive your car at Tirgu Mures Airport without any problem.
Romania is much more budget-friendly compared to other countries of Europe. Taxi fares in the country are much more affordable compared to especially Western Europe countries. Since the distance between the airport and Tirgu Mures city center is short, the amount you need to for this travel doesn’t increase much if you provide your transportation by taxi.
If you wish, you can learn the average amount you need to pay by specifying your destination to the driver before getting on the taxi. In addition, you can reduce your transportation cost if you can find different passengers travelling to the same destination with you. This is one of the preferred methods for reducing the cost of travelling to the center. Thanks to their large baggage capacity, taxis are among the most preferred transportation alternatives by the passengers with heavy and much luggage.
You can use an airport shuttle, which is more budget-friendly than taxi, for travelling to Tirgu Mures city center from the airport. The shuttles, which start operating at early hours of the morning, carry passengers to the center from the airport until the evening hours. You may need to make the payment according to the currency of the country. For this reason, you need to stop by a foreign exchange office before leaving the airport terminal and have Romanian Leu which is the local currency of the country. If you need to use an airport shuttle with 8 or more passengers, you can make a reservation in advance for a shuttle private for your group by contacting one of the shuttle companies offering service at Tirgu Mures Airport.
Using the shuttles of the hotels located in Tirgu Mures is one of the economic transportation options that you can use for travelling to the city center from the airport. Every hotel in the region doesn’t offer airport shuttle service. Before your travel, you can choose a hotel offering a hotel shuttle service and have a comfortable travel to the center in this way. You generally need to make a reservation in advance in order to benefit from this option. If you haven’t made a shuttle reservation, you can call a service by phone after landing at the airport. However, if you don’t want to wait, you can prefer other alternatives like taxi.
