Albania Travellers Guide: Getting There & Getting Around
Getting There
By Air
The national airline is Albanian Airlines. The main international airport is Mother Tereze, Tirana, (TIA) which is 26 km from the city. Shuttles run to the city, fairly regularly or taxis are available.
By Water
Durres is the countries main port and has ferry connections to several Italian ports.
Vlora and Shen Ginji have ferries to Bari, Italy.
Saranda has a connection to Corfu.
By Road
There are road links to Greece, Yugoslavia, Montenegro and Macedonia. Links to kosovo are currently considered too dangerous to use.
Getting Around
By Water
Durres and Vlora are connected by hgih speed ferry.
By Rail
Rail services connect Tirana to Shkodra, Vlora, Fier, Ballsh and Pogradec, but services are slo and often overcrowded.
By Road
Driving is not reccommended, roads are generally in poor condition, local driving is not generally of a high standard, stret lighting outside of cities is rare, and outside of urban areas fuel stations are rare.