50–100 meters from T1, P1 is the true short-stop lot
P1 Parking sits directly in front of Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa’s T1 terminal, roughly a 1–2 minute walk from the main departures entrance. It’s marked as the official short-stay option and is closest to the check-in doors, so it works well for quick drop-offs, pick-ups, or staying under a few hours. You drive straight in from the airport access road; there’s no shuttle and no extra transfer time to factor in.
This is a classic short-stay setup with hourly pricing, not a long-term bargain lot. P1 is barrier-controlled, ticket on entry, pay-at-machine on exit. It’s open 24/7 in line with flight operations, which helps with early morning departures and late-night arrivals that TIA sees around 02:00–05:00 and 22:00–01:00. Because it’s so close to T1, it’s usually the first lot to fill when several flights bank around the midday wave.
P1 is uncovered surface parking, so your car sits in the open under the Albanian sun that regularly hits 30°C+ in July and August. Marked pedestrian paths run from the rows straight to the terminal doors, and the walk from the furthest space is still under 3–4 minutes at a normal pace. There’s basic lighting at night and standard airport CCTV coverage, but no separate guarded section or reserved premium row inside P1.
There are no special perks here: no EV chargers, no dedicated business row, and no pre-book-only lanes as of the latest terminal maps. Payment typically runs through standard pay stations near the exit, which accept cash and major cards in euros and sometimes lek, then you validate the ticket at the barrier. If you expect to be over 24 hours, TIA’s longer-stay options usually price out better than leaving your car in P1 on a day rate.
Tip: Use P1 if your stop is under 3–4 hours and you want the 1–2 minute walk to T1; for anything longer, compare the daily rates in the other airport car parks before you pull a ticket.