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Albania this winter

Winter
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Next departures across Albania, live.

  1. 00:00Tirana centrefrom Tirana Airportfirst bus
  2. 00:45Vlorëfrom Tirana Airportfirst bus
  3. 01:00Fierfrom Tirana Airportfirst bus
  4. 04:00Athensfrom Tiranafirst bus
  5. 05:00Tiranafrom Sarandafirst bus
  6. 05:00Gjirokastërfrom Tiranafirst bus
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Where people go, and how

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BeachKsamilButrint, an ancient city on the UNESCO list, is just down the road.Coast citySarandaOn clear days you can see the Greek island of Corfu, about 30 minutes away by fast boat.Old townGjirokastërThe "city of stone": even the roofs are stone. The castle had 307,164 visitors in 2025.Ancient cityButrintButrint had 295,152 visitors in 2025.NatureBlue EyeDivers have gone down more than 50 m and never found the bottom.MountainsThethTheth has a stone "lock-in tower" where families once hid during old blood feuds.CapitalTiranaThe Pyramid was built as a museum for the dictator. Today it is a free tech school for teenagers.Old townBeratCalled the "city of a thousand windows". UNESCO-listed since 2008.Old townKorçëThe first school teaching in Albanian opened here in 1887.Coast cityDurrësIts Roman amphitheatre, from the 2nd century AD, is one of the largest in the Balkans.Coast cityVlorëAlbania declared its independence here, on 28 November 1912.Old townShkodërLake Shkodër is the largest lake in the Balkans.LagoonDivjakëDalmatian pelicans nest in the Karavasta lagoon.LakePogradecLake Ohrid is over a million years old, one of the oldest lakes in the world.VillageVoskopojëIn the 1700s it had its own printing house and academy, rare in the Balkans at the time.Old townKrujëSkanderbeg held this castle against three Ottoman sieges in the 1400s.BeachHimarëThe old town sits inside a castle on the hill above the beach.NaturePërmetThe Vjosa became Europe’s first wild river national park in 2023.LakeLake KomanThe ferries run only from about mid-April to early November.

Rather take a taxi?

Auto Holiday Albania (AHA), official airport taxiLicensed yellow taxis wait in front of the terminal. The airport lists about 2,200 lek one way to central Tirana (20-25 min, traffic dependent).
CallAll taxis and companies
How to ride a furgonNo timetable, leaves when full. Here is how it works.
Albania in winterWhat is open, what is closed, and the best reasons to come from November to March.
Did you know?

Albanians call their country Shqipëria, often explained as the land of the eagles.

Before you go

Tips
Airport taxiOfficial taxis are about 2,200 lek to the centre.
Carry cashCard readers are rare outside the centres.
Small notesBus drivers rarely have change.

Popular bus routes

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Tirana Airport to Tirana centre30-40 min · 400 lekTirana Airport to Sarandaabout 5 h 30 · 1,800 lekTirana to Sarandaabout 4 h 45 - 5 h (6 h 30 by the coast) · 1,500 lekSaranda to Ksamilabout 25 min · 150 lekTirana to Beratabout 2 h 15 · 400-500 lekSaranda to Corfu30-70 min · about €20-40 (sources differ)