About Albania

Climate

Albania is part of the Mediterranean zone. So it has a sunny and hot summer (40 C aren’t rare during July – August) and the winter is rainy but mild in the plains.

The best time to come

The best season to travel in Albania is between June and September. The end of the spring and the beginning of the autumn are the best moments.

How to come to Albania?

BY PLANE, BY SEA ROUTES, BY LAND WAYS.

Check out all the alternatives below, how to travel to Albania

Airport

The international airport “Mother Teresa” (known also as Rinas) is nearly 25 km far from Tirana and has many direct flights in Europe.
The principal cities that have direct flights are London, Frankfurt, Milan, Rome, Vienne, Zurich, Athens, Bologna, Budapest, Istanbul, etc. It has also a bus service from the airport to Tirana. You may find the bus station in Skanderbeg square every time.

Maritime borders

The port of Durres is linked with the Italian port of Bari, Brindisi, Ancon, Trieste and Coprin in Slovenia.

The port of Saranda has every day a ferry line with the isle of Corfu.

Port of Vlora from Brindisi and Otranto.

Land borders

From Greece:

  • Kakavija is the southern border with Greece, you may arrive in Gjirokastra.
  • Kapshtica is the border east-south with Greece, you may arrive in Korca.
  • Through Qafe Boti – Konispol toward to Filat
  • Through Three bridges it links Permeti with Konica.

From Montenegro:

  • Through Hani Hotit and Murriqan –Sukubina you may arrive in the city of Shkodra and the lake of Shkodra.
  • Through Ulqini in the southern border with Montenegro, you may arrive in Shkodra.
  • You may pass through Vermosh where you may arrive in the region of Kelmend in Albania and Plava Gucia.

From Macedonia:

  • Through Qafe Thana which is linked with Pogradec, Elbasan and Librazhd.
  • From Tushemisht, in the south-east of Ohrid lake toward Pogradec.
  • From Blade toward Peshkopia, Bulqiza and Burrel.
  • From Gorica the mountainous route toward the north of Prespa lake.

From Kosovo:

  • Vernica
  • Qafa e Prushit
  • Qafa e Morines

By bus service, you have the opportunity to travel from city to city:

  • Tirana – Tetovo, Macedonia through Qafe Thana.
  • Tirana – Prishtina and other cities of Kosovo through Morina.
  • Korçë – Thessaloniki, Greece through Kapshtica.
  • Tirana – Athens, through Kakavija.
  • Tirana – Sofia – Bulgaria, Istanbul and Qafe Thana

Conditions and the obtaining of visas

The citizens of the countries who enter Albania without a visa:

Andorra

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Chili

Croatia

Cyprus

The Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Great Britain

Greece

Holland

Holly Siege

Hungary

Ireland

Island

Israel

Italy

Japan

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxemburg

Macedonia

Malaysia

Malta

Monaco

Montenegro

New Zealand

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Rumania

Russia

San Marino

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

USA

Ukraine

All the citizens who have a valid Schengen visa with multiple entrances, type C or D, or a valid residence permit in one the countries member of Schengen, may enter and travel through Albania without a visa according to the valid deadline of visa or residence permit.
You may enter in Albania even with the Identification Card.

Source: http://www.mfa.gov.al/index.php?option=com_multicategories&view=article&…

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