Border crossings of Albania

The following list includes the international border crossings of Albania, via air, sea and land.^[1] Recently, some major border crossings have been reconstructed by the EU presence in Albania.^[2]

Air border crossings

• Tirana Airport^[1]

Sea border crossings

• Port of Shëngjin (Lezhë)^[1]
• Port of Durrës
• Port of Vlorë
• Port of Sarandë

Terrestrial border crossings

Albania – Montenegro

Muriqan-Sukobin integrated crossing between Albania and Montenegro

• Muriqan (Shkodër) – Sukobin (Ulcinj)
• Han i Hotit (Malësi e Madhe) – Božaj (Podgorica, the main border crossing)
• Vermosh (Malësi e Madhe) – Gusinje (Plav)
• planned border crossings:
  • Zogaj (Shkodër) - Ckla (Bar)
  • Grabom (Malësi e Madhe) – Cijevna (Podgorica)^[3]
  • Qafë Vranicë (Tropojë) - Plav

Albania – Kosovo

Morina/Vermica border crossing with Kosovo along A1/R7 Highway

• Qafë Morinë (Tropojë) – Gjakovë
• Qafë Prush (Has) – Gjakovë
• Morinë (Kukës) – Vërmicë (Prizren, the main border crossing)
• Orgjost (Kukës) – Orqushë (pedestrian only, not frequently used)
• Shishtavec (Kukës) – Dragash, opened as normal border crossing on May 10, 2013^[4]

Albania – Macedonia

Bllatë border

• Bllatë (Dibër) – Spas (Debar)
• Qafë Thanë (Pogradec) – Ќafasan (Struga, the main border crossing)
• Tushemisht (Pogradec) – Sveti Naum (Ohrid)
• Goricë (Pustec) – Stenje (Resen)

Albania – Greece

• Kapshticë (Devoll) – Krystallopigi (Prespes, important border crossing)
• Tre Urat (Përmet) – Melissopetra (Konitsa)
• Sopik (Dropull) - Drymades (Pogoni, pedestrian only, not frequently used)
• Kakavia – Ktismata (Pogoni, the main border crossing)
• Rips (Finiq) – Ampelonas (Filiates, pedestrian only, not frequently used)
• Qafë Botë (Konispol) – Sagiada (Filiates)

By Rail

Albania – Montenegro

• Podgorica–Shkodër railway

References

1. Albanian State Police, information for foreigners
2. Eu assistence on border crossing points improvement
3. Government on new border crossing opening Archived February 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
4. "Hapet pikëkalimi Shishtavec midis Kosovës e Shqipërisë". Koha ditore. May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

External links

• Albanian Tourism
• Albanian State Police
• Albanian Customs
• See Albanian and Kosovo Border Crossings on Google map