Transport
Urban Transport
A flat fare urban bus service operates within the main cities. City buses operate in Tirana, Shkodra, Durres, Vlora, Korça, Elbasan and Berat. The fare for bus transportation is 20 Lek, about 0.20 Euro.
In Tirana the main routes of the bus services are: Unaza (the city's ring road), Kinostudio, Kombinat, Tirana e re, Stacioni I Trenit (Railway Station), Scanderbeg Square, Profarma etc.
In Durres the main bus route is "Plepa", which passes through the beach area.
Interurban Transport
The main form of interurban transport in Albania is by private buses.
From Tirana the main routes are:
Heading South: Tirana - Berat; Tirana - Vlora; Tirana - Gjirokastra; Tirana - Saranda. Southern bound buses depart from the Old City Airport
Heading North: Tirana - Shkodra; Tirana- Kukes; etc. Northern bound buses depart from the Railway Station.
Heading Southeast: Tirana - Pogradec; Tirana - Korça. The departure is from Tirana University at the Faculty of History and Philology.
Buses from Tirana to Durres and the Golem beach area depart from the Railway Station.
Buses from Tirana to Durres and the Golem beach area depart from the Railway Station.
Journey time and fare cost: The approximate journey time and fare cost from Tirana to other cities are as follows:
Tirana - Durres (1 hour) (100 lek) to west
Tirana - Shkodra (2h. 30 min) (300 lek) to north
Tirana - Vlora (3 hours) (300 lek) to south
Tirana - Kruja (45 min) (150 lek) to north
Tirana - Saranda (5h. 30 min) (1,000 lek) to south
Tirana - Lezha (1h. 30 min) (150 lek) to north
Tirana - Golem (1h. 10 min) (150 lek) to south
Taxi Service
Taxis are everywhere in Tirana and can be easily be hailed on the street. Taxi ques can reliably be found at the following locations: Tirana International Hotel, Hotel Europapark, in front of Ethem Bey Mosque, in Avni Rustemi Square.
You may call ahead and reserve a taxi through the following services (operators may not speak English):
Rigel Agency Phone 04 232 775
Korrekt Phone 04 223 463
Radio taxi Phone 04 244 444
Radio taxi Phone 04 377 777
In other cities they are parked near railways stations and the main hotels.
Car repair
Car services and gas stations are available throughout the country,
Some of the gas and service stations in Tirana
Opel Noshi Tirana - Durres Highway
Phone 04 227 063, Fax 04 375 288
Alpuka Bul "Gjergj Fishta"
Phone 04 243 972
Anas Fiat Laprake
Phone 04 227 888
Bano "Mine Peza" Str
Phone 04 257 728
Kadiu Tirana - Durres Highway
Phone 04 234 309, mobile 068 202 0041
Classic "Kavaja" Str nr 116
Fax 04 233 650
Rent a Car
Main rent-a-car service providers in Albania:
Hertz
Phone 04 235 109
Avis Address: Bul Deshmoret e Kombit
Phone 04 266 389, Fax 04 255 004
Sixt Address: Kavaja Str.;
Phone 04 259 020, Fax 04 233 650
Europcar Address: Durres Str.;
Phone 04 227 888, Fax 04 226 330
Road
There are about 18,000 km of road in Albania of which 7,450 km are considered main roads. They are maintained by the State and standard international rules and road signs are applied. New highways are being built and the quality of roads is improving.
Trains
The total rail network is approximately 447 km of single track. All trains run on diesel, as tracks are not electrified. Few investments have been done in the last yeras for the Railway Transportation. This is why the citizens doesn't prefer to use it so much.
Here are three railway lines in Albania.
From Tirana heading north going through Vore, Mamuras, Laç, Milot , Lezhe , Shkoder, Bajze Hani I Hotit.
From Tirana heading South and then East towards Macedonia through Durres - Golem - Kavaje - Rrogozhine - Peqin - Elbasan - Librazhd - Perrenjas- Guri I Kuq and terminating outside of Pogradec.
From Tirana going South through Durres, Golem, Kavaje, Rrogozhine, Lushnje, Fier, Vlore.
The prices of train travel is cheaper than buses or taxis, however, trains are considerably slower.
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Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://www.albaniantourism.com
A flat fare urban bus service operates within the main cities. City buses operate in Tirana, Shkodra, Durres, Vlora, Korça, Elbasan and Berat. The fare for bus transportation is 20 Lek, about 0.20 Euro.
In Tirana the main routes of the bus services are: Unaza (the city's ring road), Kinostudio, Kombinat, Tirana e re, Stacioni I Trenit (Railway Station), Scanderbeg Square, Profarma etc.
In Durres the main bus route is "Plepa", which passes through the beach area.
Interurban Transport
The main form of interurban transport in Albania is by private buses.
From Tirana the main routes are:
Heading South: Tirana - Berat; Tirana - Vlora; Tirana - Gjirokastra; Tirana - Saranda. Southern bound buses depart from the Old City Airport
Heading North: Tirana - Shkodra; Tirana- Kukes; etc. Northern bound buses depart from the Railway Station.
Heading Southeast: Tirana - Pogradec; Tirana - Korça. The departure is from Tirana University at the Faculty of History and Philology.
Buses from Tirana to Durres and the Golem beach area depart from the Railway Station.
Buses from Tirana to Durres and the Golem beach area depart from the Railway Station.
Journey time and fare cost: The approximate journey time and fare cost from Tirana to other cities are as follows:
Tirana - Durres (1 hour) (100 lek) to west
Tirana - Shkodra (2h. 30 min) (300 lek) to north
Tirana - Vlora (3 hours) (300 lek) to south
Tirana - Kruja (45 min) (150 lek) to north
Tirana - Saranda (5h. 30 min) (1,000 lek) to south
Tirana - Lezha (1h. 30 min) (150 lek) to north
Tirana - Golem (1h. 10 min) (150 lek) to south
Taxi Service
Taxis are everywhere in Tirana and can be easily be hailed on the street. Taxi ques can reliably be found at the following locations: Tirana International Hotel, Hotel Europapark, in front of Ethem Bey Mosque, in Avni Rustemi Square.
You may call ahead and reserve a taxi through the following services (operators may not speak English):
Rigel Agency Phone 04 232 775
Korrekt Phone 04 223 463
Radio taxi Phone 04 244 444
Radio taxi Phone 04 377 777
In other cities they are parked near railways stations and the main hotels.
Car repair
Car services and gas stations are available throughout the country,
Some of the gas and service stations in Tirana
Opel Noshi Tirana - Durres Highway
Phone 04 227 063, Fax 04 375 288
Alpuka Bul "Gjergj Fishta"
Phone 04 243 972
Anas Fiat Laprake
Phone 04 227 888
Bano "Mine Peza" Str
Phone 04 257 728
Kadiu Tirana - Durres Highway
Phone 04 234 309, mobile 068 202 0041
Classic "Kavaja" Str nr 116
Fax 04 233 650
Rent a Car
Main rent-a-car service providers in Albania:
Hertz
Phone 04 235 109
Avis Address: Bul Deshmoret e Kombit
Phone 04 266 389, Fax 04 255 004
Sixt Address: Kavaja Str.;
Phone 04 259 020, Fax 04 233 650
Europcar Address: Durres Str.;
Phone 04 227 888, Fax 04 226 330
Road
There are about 18,000 km of road in Albania of which 7,450 km are considered main roads. They are maintained by the State and standard international rules and road signs are applied. New highways are being built and the quality of roads is improving.
Trains
The total rail network is approximately 447 km of single track. All trains run on diesel, as tracks are not electrified. Few investments have been done in the last yeras for the Railway Transportation. This is why the citizens doesn't prefer to use it so much.
Here are three railway lines in Albania.
From Tirana heading north going through Vore, Mamuras, Laç, Milot , Lezhe , Shkoder, Bajze Hani I Hotit.
From Tirana heading South and then East towards Macedonia through Durres - Golem - Kavaje - Rrogozhine - Peqin - Elbasan - Librazhd - Perrenjas- Guri I Kuq and terminating outside of Pogradec.
From Tirana going South through Durres, Golem, Kavaje, Rrogozhine, Lushnje, Fier, Vlore.
The prices of train travel is cheaper than buses or taxis, however, trains are considerably slower.
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Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: http://www.albaniantourism.com
