Airport
Tirana International Airport
Albania's principal airport, 17 km north-west of Tirana — for years the country's only functioning civil airport.
In plain language
You can fly to Tirana, take a ferry from Italy or Corfu, or drive in from Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia or Greece.
Simple explanation
You can fly to Tirana, take a ferry from Italy or Corfu, or drive in from Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia or Greece.
By air
Tirana International Airport handles almost all scheduled traffic. Kukës has a small number of flights. An airport near Vlorë has been under construction with repeatedly revised opening dates — do not plan around it until it is operating.
By sea
- Durrës – Bari, about 8–9 hours, overnight, year-round.
- Durrës – Ancona, about 16–18 hours, year-round with a winter reduction.
- Vlorë – Brindisi, about 5–7 hours, seasonal and not operated every year.
- Sarandë – Corfu, 30–70 minutes, year-round with far higher summer frequency.
By land
Morinë on the A1 from Kosovo is the busiest and fastest crossing. Hani i Hotit north of Shkodër serves Montenegro. Qafë Thanë near Pogradec serves North Macedonia. Kakavijë south of Gjirokastër serves Greece and queues heavily in summer and at holidays.
If you are driving a hire car across a border, confirm in advance that the agreement permits it and that green-card insurance is included.
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Airport
Kukës International Airport
A small northern airport that opened to commercial flights in 2021, mainly serving the diaspora.
Airport
Vlora International Airport
A new airport under construction on the Narta lagoon edge, intended to serve the southern coast.
Company
Air Albania
The national flag carrier, launched in 2018 with Turkish Airlines as a founding shareholder.
Guide
A First Trip to Albania
What to know before you book: how you get in, how you move around, what things cost, and what the country is not.
Ferry route
Sarandë – Corfu Ferry
The busiest sea crossing into southern Albania, and the usual day-trip link with Greece.
Ferry route
Vlorë – Brindisi Ferry
The shortest Albania–Italy crossing, but the least consistently operated.
Ferry route
Durrës – Bari Ferry
The main overnight vehicle link between Albania and Italy.
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