Airport · Tiranë
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
This section covers how people and goods move around Albania, and where its electricity comes from.
Airports
Airport · Kukës
Kukës International Airport
A small northern airport that opened to commercial flights in 2021, mainly serving the diaspora.
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Ports
Port · Durrës
Port of Durrës
The country's main commercial and passenger port, handling the large majority of Albanian seaborne trade.
Port · Vlorë
Port of Sarandë
A small passenger port whose Corfu crossings are the busiest sea route into southern Albania.
Ferry routes
Ferry route · Shkodër
Koman – Fierzë Ferry
A working transport link through a gorge that has become one of Albania's best-known journeys.
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- Sarandë – Corfu FerryVlorë
- Vlorë – Brindisi FerryVlorë
- Durrës – Bari FerryDurrës
- Durrës – Ancona FerryDurrës
Roads and rail
Road · Kukës
A1 — the Nation's Road
The Durrës–Kukës–Morina motorway, including the 5.6 km Kalimash tunnel, linking Albania to Kosovo.
Road · Durrës
Albanian Railways
A narrow, largely dormant network built after 1947; a rebuilt Durrës–Tirana line is the main active project.
Road · Vlorë
SH8 — the Riviera Coast Road
The single road along the Albanian Riviera, over the Llogara pass and down the Ionian coast.
Energy
Energy site · Kukës
Fierza Hydropower Plant
The uppermost and largest of the Drin dams, creating a reservoir shared with Kosovo.
Energy site · Fier
Trans Adriatic Pipeline
The 878 km gas pipeline from the Greek border to Italy, of which 215 km crosses Albania.
Energy site · Shkodër
Vau i Dejës Hydropower Plant
The lowest station of the Drin cascade, just upstream of Shkodër.
Energy site · Shkodër
Koman Hydropower Plant
The middle station of the Drin cascade, and the dam that created Lake Koman.