Which layover airport has the shortest travel time from Chicago to Tirana?

Flights connecting via Zurich (ZRH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 11h 43m.

What airlines fly to Tirana?

Turkish Airlines, ITA Airways and Lufthansa are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Tirana from Chicago according to our data. Turkish Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Tirana. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to Tirana on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Which airport is the most popular layover for flights between Chicago and Tirana?

Istanbul (IST) was the most common stop: 29% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Which layover airport offers the lowest fares from Chicago to Tirana?

Flights via Helsinki (HEL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $612.

Which layover airport has the shortest connection time from Chicago to Tirana?

Zurich (ZRH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 06m.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Chicago to Tirana Rinas?

Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Chicago to Tirana Rinas

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport?

Prices for flights from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport?

As of August 2026, there are 10 operators available to choose from for flights from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Tirana Rinas Airport?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Tirana Rinas Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Tirana Rinas Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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9:50 pm - 12:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

31h 50m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

1:30 pm - 7:50 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

13h 20m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

$692LOT

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19

7:30 pm - 2:10 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

23h 40m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla

3:05 pm - 9:20 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

13h 15m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla

$694Air Serbia

Sat, Dec 26 - Wed, Jan 6

11:55 pm - 2:10 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

19h 15m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla

4:00 am - 2:45 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

17h 45m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla

$703Air Serbia

Wed, Dec 30 - Thu, Jan 7

5:10 pm - 12:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

12h 30m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

1:30 pm - 8:55 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

13h 25m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

$704LOT

Fri, Oct 23 - Fri, Oct 30

6:50 pm - 9:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

31h 15m1 stop Zurich

6:00 am - 7:52 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

20h 52m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

$727Multiple Airlines

Wed, Feb 24 - Wed, Mar 10

9:50 pm - 5:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

12h 35m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:00 am - 1:10 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

14h 10m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$736Lufthansa

Tue, Dec 29 - Tue, Jan 12

7:15 pm - 12:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

34h 25m3 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Oslo Gardermoen Warsaw Frederic Chopin

3:50 am - 4:10 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

19h 20m3 stops Belgrade Nikola Tesla Oslo Gardermoen Kastrup Copenhagen

$737Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 12 - Sun, Oct 18

11:25 am - 8:45 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

14h 20m1 stop Istanbul

8:10 pm - 9:40 amTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

20h 30m1 stop Istanbul

$740Turkish Airlines

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19

9:50 pm - 5:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

12h 35m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

4:10 pm - 1:10 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

28h 00m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$756Lufthansa

Tue, Dec 29 - Tue, Jan 12

8:10 pm - 7:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

16h 10m1 stop Istanbul

9:35 am - 9:40 amTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 05m1 stop Istanbul

$769Turkish Airlines

Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Oct 14

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4:40 pm - 2:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

26h 25m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla

3:50 am - 9:15 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 25m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla

$793Air Serbia

Wed, Sep 2 - Fri, Sep 25

4:40 pm - 2:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

26h 25m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla

3:10 pm - 2:30 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 20m1 stop Belgrade Nikola Tesla

$793Air Serbia

Wed, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 22

2:40 pm - 1:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

16h 10m1 stop Zurich

6:00 am - 12:35 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

13h 35m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$909Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 1 - Thu, Sep 24

2:40 pm - 1:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

16h 10m1 stop Zurich

2:30 pm - 12:35 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 05m1 stop Zurich

$922SWISS

Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 22

2:40 pm - 1:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

16h 10m1 stop Zurich

2:35 pm - 12:35 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 00m1 stop Zurich

$922SWISS

Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 23

7:05 pm - 1:50 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

11h 45m1 stop Zurich

6:00 am - 1:10 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

14h 10m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$923Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 1 - Sat, Dec 5

10:00 am - 11:00 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

18h 00m2 stops New York LaGuardia Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:00 am - 2:05 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

15h 05m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$932United Airlines

Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 22

10:00 am - 11:00 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

18h 00m2 stops New York LaGuardia Munich Franz Josef Strauss

6:00 am - 2:05 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

15h 05m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$932United Airlines

Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 23

6:30 pm - 11:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

21h 50m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

6:00 am - 3:20 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

16h 20m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

$1,005Lufthansa

Tue, Sep 1 - Sat, Dec 5

4:05 pm - 11:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-TIA Tirana Rinas

24h 15m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

11:50 am - 12:55 pmTIA Tirana Rinas-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

32h 05m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Frankfurt am Main

$1,238Lufthansa

Tue, Sep 1 - Sun, Sep 27

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SWISS

Feb 23

ORD6:50 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

31h 15m

1 stop

TIA9:05 amTirana Rinas

Mar 9

TIA2:25 pmTirana Rinas

32h 50m

1 stop

ORD4:15 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$730

SWISS

Sep 1

ORD2:40 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

16h 10m

1 stop

TIA1:50 pmTirana Rinas

Sep 23

TIA2:35 pmTirana Rinas

29h 00m

1 stop

ORD12:35 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$922

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Sep 7

ORD7:05 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

30h 55m

1 stop

TIA9:00 amTirana Rinas

Sep 28

TIA9:45 amTirana Rinas

33h 50m

1 stop

ORD12:35 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$964

Lufthansa flights from Chicago to Tirana

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Lufthansa

Dec 29

ORD9:50 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

12h 35m

1 stop

TIA5:25 pmTirana Rinas

Jan 12

TIA6:00 amTirana Rinas

14h 10m

1 stop

ORD1:10 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$736

Lufthansa

Nov 25

ORD10:35 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

17h 15m

1 stop

TIA10:50 pmTirana Rinas

Dec 9

TIA6:00 amTirana Rinas

14h 10m

1 stop

ORD1:10 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$745

Lufthansa

Dec 2

ORD10:35 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

17h 15m

1 stop

TIA10:50 pmTirana Rinas

Dec 16

TIA6:00 amTirana Rinas

14h 10m

1 stop

ORD1:10 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$762

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - TIA Tirana Rinas

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Mon 10/12

9:50 pm-12:40 pm

1 stop31h 50m

Tirana Rinas

Mon 10/19

1:30 pm-7:50 pm

1 stop13h 20m

$692

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - TIA Tirana Rinas

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Sat 12/26

7:30 pm-2:10 am

1 stop23h 40m

Tirana Rinas

Wed 1/6

3:05 pm-9:20 pm

1 stop13h 15m

$694

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - TIA Tirana Rinas

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11:55 pm-2:10 am

1 stop19h 15m

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Thu 1/7

4:00 am-2:45 pm

1 stop17h 45m

$703

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - TIA Tirana Rinas

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Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 10/23

5:10 pm-12:40 pm

1 stop12h 30m

Tirana Rinas

Fri 10/30

1:30 pm-8:55 pm

1 stop13h 25m

$704

ChicagoTirana

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - TIA Tirana Rinas

ORDTIA

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 2/24

6:50 pm-9:05 am

1 stop31h 15m

Tirana Rinas

Wed 3/10

6:00 am-7:52 pm

2 stops20h 52m

$727

ChicagoTirana

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - TIA Tirana Rinas

ORDTIA

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 12/29

9:50 pm-5:25 pm

1 stop12h 35m

Tirana Rinas

Tue 1/12

6:00 am-1:10 pm

1 stop14h 10m

$736

ChicagoTirana

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - TIA Tirana Rinas

ORDTIA

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 10/12

7:15 pm-12:40 pm

3 stops34h 25m

Tirana Rinas

Sun 10/18

3:50 am-4:10 pm

3 stops19h 20m

$737

ChicagoTirana

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - TIA Tirana Rinas

ORDTIA

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 10/12

11:25 am-8:45 am

1 stop14h 20m

Tirana Rinas

Mon 10/19

8:10 pm-9:40 am

1 stop20h 30m

$740

ChicagoTirana

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - TIA Tirana Rinas

ORDTIA

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 12/29

9:50 pm-5:25 pm

1 stop12h 35m

Tirana Rinas

Tue 1/12

4:10 pm-1:10 pm

1 stop28h 00m

$756

ChicagoTirana

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - TIA Tirana Rinas

ORDTIA

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 9/23

8:10 pm-7:20 pm

1 stop16h 10m

Tirana Rinas

Wed 10/14

9:35 am-9:40 am

1 stop31h 05m

$769

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Chicago and Tirana?

Prices are currently typical for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from $610 to $813.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $692.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Tirana?

The cheapest month to fly to Tirana from Chicago is in March. Flight prices, which tend to average around $552, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you’re not able to fly to Tirana in March, then January is your next best option. Flight prices from Chicago to Tirana during January average around $605.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to Tirana?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Tirana from Chicago when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Tirana for around $728 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Tirana from Chicago for as low as $748 on momondo.

How have Chicago to Tirana flight prices changed over time?

As of August 2026, prices for Chicago to Tirana flights are approximately 41% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

When to book flights from Chicago to Tirana

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Best Price Found	$277
Fastest flight time	11h 40m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Tirana from Chicago in the past 72 hours is $277. The best round-trip flight deal from Chicago to Tirana found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $692.

The fastest flight from Chicago to Tirana takes 11h 40m

There are no direct flights from Chicago to Tirana. There are no popular flight routes from Chicago to Tirana.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Chicago to Tirana

How far is Chicago to Tirana Rinas by plane?
The straight-line distance from Chicago to Tirana Rinas is 5119.5 mi. Typically, this will take 11h 40m by plane in normal conditions.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport?
Prices for flights from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport?
As of August 2026, there are 10 operators available to choose from for flights from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chicago to Tirana Rinas Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Tirana Rinas Airport?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Tirana Rinas Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Tirana Rinas Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.
What is the most popular airline from Chicago to Tirana?
momondo data reveals that the most frequently booked airline on the route from Chicago to Tirana is Lufthansa, representing 25% of all bookings. The subsequent popular airlines are Turkish Airlines at 23%, ITA Airways at 18%, and Austrian Airlines at 11%.

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British Airways	PriceFrom $480	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,198 reviews	Search British Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $499	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,478 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
LOT	PriceFrom $508	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,207 reviews	Search LOT flights
Austrian Airlines	PriceFrom $518	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 948 reviews	Search Austrian Airlines flights
SWISS	PriceFrom $572	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 2,059 reviews	Search SWISS flights
Air Serbia	PriceFrom $584	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.1 237 reviews	Search Air Serbia flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $594	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,152 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom $605	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,228 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
ITA Airways	PriceFrom $633	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 1,329 reviews	Search ITA Airways flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $641	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 12,027 reviews	Search American Airlines flights

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