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Getting there

Located on the Balkan Penninsula in southeastern Europe, Albania is located near to the main European markets and can be visited easily by air, land and sea.

 

By Air:

The city itself doesn't have an airport. The only airport in Albania with international service is Mother Theresa International Airport, located in Rinas, just 17 km northwest of Tirana.

Airport website: www.tirana-airport.com

The following are DIRECT flights to and from Albania:

 

Company Website From
Adria Airways/JP www.adria.si Ljubljana / Munich / Frankfurt
Air Serbia/JU www.airserbia.com Beograd
Alitalia/AZ www.alitalia.it Roma / Milano Malpensa / Torino / Bari
Austrian Airlines/OS www.austrian.com Vienna
Blue Panorama Airlines /BV www.blue-panorama.com Roma / Milano/ Bologna / Genova / Pisa / Venezia / Verona / Perugia
British Airways/BA www.britishairways.com London Gatwick
Ernest Airlines/EG Milano , Bergamo,  Venezia , Bologna , Pisa , Verona
WizzAir/W6 www.wizzair.com

Budapest

Jetairfly/JAF www.tuifly.be  Brussels
Lufthansa/LH www.lufthansa.com Frankfurt
AlbaWings/2B www.albawings.com Firenze/ Milano Malpensa  / Perugia / Ancona  / Rimini / Treviso / Verona / Genova
  • Aegean/A3
Athens
Transavia/HW www.transavia.com Paris / Amsterdam
Turkish Airlines/TK

 

Pegasus Airlines /PC

AirAlbania

www.turkishairlines.com

 

www.flypgs.com

www.airalbania.com.al

Istanbul
  • Edelweiss
  • Zurich

 

To help you with the flight search you can use sites like:

 

 

The transfer from Tirana airport (Rinas) to Vlore:

Hermes Airport shpk offers a shuttle service from TIA to Vlore and vice versa. The rate for a single fare is 1.200 Albanian Lek.

Service Hours (subject to change):

Vlore - Rinas:  05:00, 14:00, 17:00

Rinas - Vlore:  10:00, 11:30, 13:30, 14:30

Mob: +355 676097542, E-mail: info@hermesaeroport.comreservation@hermesaeroport.com

Please check the company's website for the current shuttle timetablewww.hermesaeroport.com

 

By Sea:

Visitors can access Albania by passenger ferry through its larger coastal cities. 

Port of Vlora:
Connects to Italian ports of Brindisi and Otranto
Phone: 00 355/033 235 61, Web:http://www.portivlore.com/

 

  • VLORE – BRINDISI
  • RedStar Ferries

 

 

By Car:

KOSOVO 

From Kosova, the primary route crosses the border near Qafë Morinё (Albania) and connects Prishtina and Kukës. The other entry points are Morinё (Tropoja with Gjakova)  , and Qafë Prush (Hasi with Gjakova) . Customs operates 24 hours .

GREECE
From Greece through Kapshtica to Korça. Customs operates 24 hours.

From Greece through Kakavija leading to Gjirokastra. Customs operates 24 hours.
From Greece through Qafë Boti (Konispol) leading to Filat. Customs operates until 22.00.
From Greece through Tre Urat, connecting Përmet with Konica. Customs operates until 22.00.

MONTENEGRO
From Montenegro through Hani i Hotit, leading to Shkodra and Shkodra Lake. Customs operates until 22.00.
From Montenegro through Murriqan Sukobina, connecting Shkodra with Ulqin (Montenegro). Customs operates until 22.00.
A crossing has recently opened at Vermoshi, which links the region of Kelmendi in Albania with Plava and Gusinje in Montenegro. Customs operates until 22.00.

NORTH MACEDONIA
From Macedonia through Qafë Thana leading to Pogradec, Librazhd, and Elbasan. Customs operates until 22.00.
From Macedonia through Tushemisht at the southeastern end of Lake Ohrid, leading to Pogradec. Customs operates until 22.00.

From Macedonia through Bllata, leading to Peshkopi, Bulqiza, and Burrel. Customs operates until 22.00.
From Macedonia through Gorica, leading to the northern shores of Lake Prespa. Customs operates until 19.00.

 

By train:

Traveling by train in Albania is not advisable. 


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