Distance and time for traveling in Albania
Distance and time for traveling in Albania
I have noted that there is little synthetic information on the web about distance of traveling within Albania.
So here it is a partial list
Destination |
Distance approximately |
Time |
Tirana to Durres |
40 km |
45 minutes |
Tirana to Shkodra |
100 km |
1 hour 30 minutes -2 hours |
Tirana to Podgorica (Montenegro) |
170 km |
No less than 3 hours, including time lost in border control |
Tirana to Pristina (Kosovo) |
350 km |
No less than 4.5 hours by buss. Crazy drivers can do it for less than 4 hours |
Tirana to Korca |
170 km |
No less than 3.5 hours, difficult road from Tirana to Elbasan |
Tirana to Vlora |
145 km |
It seems like can be done for 2 hours without difficulties, however, it usually takes 2.5-3 hours |
Tirana to Dhermi |
180 km |
About 3.5-4.5 hours. There is a great chance during the summer for traffic mess in Vlora |
Tirana to Saranda via Riviera |
About 250 km |
6-7 hours if you are lucky |
Tirana to Gjirokastra |
220 km |
About 5 hours, mostly because of very bad road in Mallakastra |
Tirana to Saranda via Gjirokastra |
294 km |
About 6-7 hours |
Minor destinations |
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Tirana to Thethi |
180 km |
The time necessary depends greatly on the car. It can take as much as 8 hours |
Tirana to Elbasani |
54 km |
About 1 – 1.5 hours. (40 min after the opening of tunnel in June 2013) |
Tirana to Lezha |
64 km |
About 1 hour, depend on the level of traffic |
Tirana to Kruja |
22 km |
About 30 – 45 min, depend on the traffic conditions |
Tirana to Peshkopia |
174 km |
Very long, at least 4.5 hours due to poor road conditions |