5 articles
Buses, furgons, ferries and hire cars — how to actually make each journey, what it costs, and how long it really takes rather than how long the app says.
Getting AroundSeptember 16, 2026 · 6 min read
About 100 km and two hours by road. Here's the bus from Tirana's south terminal, what a taxi costs, and whether a day trip is enough for Berat.
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Getting AroundSeptember 16, 2026 · 5 min read
Four hours north via Shkodër, on a road that was surfaced only recently. Here's the daily van, whether your rental car will make it, and what to book first.
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Getting AroundSeptember 16, 2026 · 4 min read
Around 280 km and the longest common journey in Albania. The inland bus takes five hours; the coastal road takes eight and is worth every one of them.
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Getting AroundSeptember 16, 2026 · 4 min read
17 km and about 30 minutes. The airport bus costs a couple of euro, a taxi is a fixed-ish €20–25, and here's how to avoid the one common scam.
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Getting AroundSeptember 16, 2026 · 5 min read
Three hours through a flooded canyon that looks like a fjord. How to reach the pier, which boat to take, and why you must book in August.
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