Travelling to Tirana

Flights and arrival

Tirana International Airport (TIA) is Albania’s main gateway, with direct connections from most major European cities — for the majority of our patients the flight is under three hours. On landing, you do not need to arrange anything: a driver meets you in arrivals holding a sign with your name and takes you directly to your hotel. Every transfer of your stay — airport, hotel, clinic and back — is included in your package with a dedicated driver.

Your hotel

Your package includes accommodation at a 5-star hotel, confirmed by your coordinator with your booking details and voucher before you travel. Breakfast is included — and worth taking seriously, since a full breakfast before your procedure helps keep blood sugar stable through a long day. Evening meals are your own arrangement, and alcohol is off the menu in the 72 hours around surgery.

What to pack

• Button-up or zip-front tops — nothing that pulls over your head after the procedure.
• Your passport or ID (required for clinic registration) and any medication you take, in original packaging.
• Comfortable clothes and in-ear headphones for the procedure day.
• Nothing for aftercare — the kit, lotion, shampoo and neck pillow are provided.

Local facts worth knowing

• Currency: the Albanian lek (ALL). Cards are widely accepted in central Tirana; a little cash is handy for small purchases.
• Timezone: CET (UTC+1), the same as most of Central Europe — no jet lag from within Europe.
• Weather: Mediterranean — hot, dry summers and mild winters. Remember the scalp must avoid direct sun for the first month, whatever the season.
• Language: Albanian locally; English and Italian are widely understood in the capital, and your coordinator handles anything clinical.

Should I plan sightseeing?

Keep the trip about the treatment. Tirana is a pleasant, walkable capital and an easy place to spend a recovery day, but procedure-week rules apply: rest, no exertion, no direct sun on the scalp, no alcohol. If you want to explore Albania properly — and it rewards it — plan a separate trip once you are through the early recovery window.

Your coordinator confirms every logistical detail in writing before you fly — if anything on this page differs from your plan, your plan wins.