In Conjunction with 14-th NBiS International Conference


Travel to Albania

For more information about Tirana, please visit this page. If you have enough time make sure not to miss the special Tirana things, shown here. For more reference you can download a map of Tirana here.

Please, make sure to check the official website of Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for information about visa requirements.

How to get to Albania?

Arrival Entry by air

All international airrrivals enter through Mother Theresa International Airport, located 17 km northwest of Tirana. Linkage with the city is provided through a shuttle bus service, the Tirana Rinas Express, running between Skanderbeg Square and Mother Theresa Airport. Shuttle buses depart every hour at the top of the hour, with an approximate cost of 2 euros. Taxi service available at all times, taxi fares mounting to approximately 20 euros.

"Mother Theresa" Airport
Phone: + 355 4 23 79 063 / 4
Cel: +355 69 20 666 26
E-mail: info@tirana-airport.com
Website: www.tirana-airport.com.al

Entry by roadways

From Montenegro

  • Through Hani I Hotit and Murriqan-Sukobina. The first road links the Northern City of Shkodra and Lake Shkodra with Podgorica, while the second links Shkodra with Ulcinj Montenegro.
  • Recently opened is Vermoshi, which links the region of Kelmendi in Albania with Plava and Gucia (Gusinje) in Montenegro.

From FYROM.

  • Qafe Thana pass links Pogradec, Librazhd and Elbasan to Struga.
  • From Tushemisht, at the Southeastern end of Lake Ohrid, leading from Pogradec to Saint Naum and Oher.
  • From Bllata, leading from Peshkopi to great Dibra.
  • From Gorica the road leads from the northern shores of Lake Prespa to Otoshev and other parts of FYROM.

From Kosovo

  • Through Morina pass, which links Kukes, Albania, with Pristina, Kosovo
  • Morina which links Tropoja with Gjakova
  • Qafë Prushi, which links Kruma with Gjakova.

From Greece

  • Through "Kapshtica" leading from Korca to Thessalonica.
  • From "Kakavija" leading from Gjirokastra to Janina.
  • At "Qafe Boti" Konispol is connected to Filat.
  • "Tre Urat", connecting Permet with Konica.

Entry by sea

Albania can be accessed by sea through its main ports:

  • Durres: from the Italian ports of Ancona, Bari, Brindisi and Trieste
  • Vlora: from the Italian port of Brindisi
  • Shengjin: from the Italian port of Bari
  • Saranda: from the Greek Island of Corfu