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I took a look at the bus station to find out about transports in Albania. The first challenge was to find the station itself... there is not really a bus station (I mean a building), just a corner where the buses stop, and a sign with the timetable. You buy the ticket on board.
I just took a quick look at the buses, but what I saw didn't make me wish a long travel by road in one of those cars... Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Being such a poor country, what surprises all the visitors is to see so many ercedes Benz cars in the streets. All kinds, sizes, models, 4 out of 5 cars in Sarande was a Mercedes...
On the other hand, there were no Mercedes shops or advertisings, so I gues those cars don't come exactly from a shop!! Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Due to the bad condition of the roads there were no buses in the afternoon, evening or night in Albania. The first bus leaves when the sun rises and the last at noon. Why noon? Because the minimum the bus takes is about 5 hours to go anywhere! Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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In 1988, when the people had to go somewhere, they could either walk or take the bus. There were many busses, often with a trailer. Most of them were not in good condition, had broken windows, doors that did not close and they were absolutely packed. In Tiranë, there were queues at every bus station. The exhaust expelled large clouds of a terrible black smoke. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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This was Tirana airport in 1988, with the Swissair jet that made the flight to Basel. It did not really look like an airport but more like a park! It is now called “Mother Teresa’s Airport” and I suppose that the building has been extended. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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When we crossed the border between Montenegro and Albania in 2005, we fist found, 50 meters before the border a car wheel washer : a “pond” across the road, with 10 cm deep of water, across which you had to drive and that was supposed to “disinfect” the bottom and tyres of the car. Strange! What for, I do not know! The first photo was taken on the way out of Albania, better than on the way in, one never knows !
When entering Albania, you have to pay a tax (10 euros) per person and get the ticket shown on the second photo for the car. You must give it back when leaving Albania and you have better nor to loose it, otherwise, you should be in great trouble. What exactly, I don’t know!
Entering Albania, there were 5-6 cars waiting in line and it took between half an hour and an hour to pass. On the way out, in the evening, it was faster and a quarter an hour was enough. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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I loved using this short piece of railway line.
It was difficult to find the ticket office in Durres : a small hidden window that only opens on alternate tuesdays if you are wearing a red sock - but things may have changed by now and become more user-friendly more recently.
The rolling stock was all ex-italian and falling to pieces, but you can also spot some cast -offs from other countries such as China.
As the vast majority of people take the bus, so this option is fairly uncrowded.
If the train fails (not uncommon) en-route you can just jump off and pick up a bus from the main road which runs parallel for most of the way. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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A sturdy car is a must if you do a road trip through Albania. Many roads are in a bad state of disrepair and driving is downright dangerous and a constant adrenaline rush. Locals drive like lunatics and most roads are hardly wide enough for two cars.
Apart from that, there are no problems. To bring your private car into the country, you only need a 'green insurance card' and pay a road tax of 1€ per day.
I wouldn't worry too much about theft, you will see more brand-new luxury cars in Tirana than elsewhere in Europe. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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The ride up to Pogradec near the border is slow but passes through quite good scenery as it slowly climbs.
There are currently two trains a day at about 6AM and Noon. They take about 7 hours if there are no problems.
Pogradec is something of a hell hole but you can walk from here into Macedonia. If you head south you can get a bus once over the border near the monastry in Macedonia.
I can't get hold a timetable at the moment. You may have to hitch it (about 30KM)
Last time I was here we cycled North and passed into Macedonia through a small pass in the mountains and round the lake into Ohrid. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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without any special problem (may 2002),from malaga to heraklion through barcelona-marseille-nice-genova-trieste-rijeka-zadar-split-sarajevo-dubrovnik-podgorica-skodra-tirana-pogradec-kastoria-athinai-heraklion.
albania:the worst european roads....but,sometimes,nearly the best ones!(maybe,then used as field airport strip,as near korce?)
when in albania,secure parking is important!
at night,better for vehicles to be locked up in a compound (hotel,for instance)
our car:peugeot 307 unleaded
passport+visas/car insurances at bosnia-herzegovina,montenegro and albanian (10$/person) borders.
montenegro:euros
albania:dollars Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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