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 Albanian Train, Passing
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The train station is Durres is the hub of the Albanian rail network. Rusty Green diesels from the Czech Republic chug into the small station pulling ancient Italian and Austrian carriages with broken windows and torn seats. They clack along the dilapidated rails at such slow speeds it takes over an hour to cover the 18 miles between Durres and Tirana.
But I loved them. They are an experience and they are cheap. The return ticket from Tirana cost me less than a euro. It costs me more than that to travel on the U-Bahn in Frankfurt for two minutes. Leave a Comment
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The Albanian trains are one of my favourite memories, Tirane to Durres is 50 leke per person (50 US cents), the train has no windows, everyone is cheerful and you get many vendors. It's great fun and very safe! Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Transport in Durres is concentrated in one place. You've got a cavernous train station next to a collection of buses, furgons and taxis, and just up the road is the port where you can sail over to Bari.
Buses leave from outside Tirana train station very frequently for Durres, dropping you off by the train station there too. You pay on board, it costs a hundred and something lek, and takes just under an hour.
Alternatively you could take a train. Albanian trains are very very very slow, and my journey up to Shkoder was is enough to put you off trains for life...however, Durres is close enough to Tirana to make taking the train an attractive option. There aren't many trains a day though, four or five only. A one-way ticket is a hell of a lot cheaper than taking the bus, although the journey time is considerably longer.
What amused me was the fact that the train was pretty much empty, yet there were dozens of railway staff in smart uniforms barking orders at all the passengers. Look out for the colourful "rustic" intermediate stations...blink and you will miss them! The train itself was fairly rundown, with all the windows smashed in...I realised why when we neared Tirana, as groups of kids in the suburbs like to pelt the train with rocks. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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