Car Hire in Albania

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Cheapest Car Hire Rates

Tirana Airport
Economy
Renault Clio or comparable
Renault Clio
  • 5
  • 2
  • 5
  • A/C
  • Man.
Rental24
£4.76 per day
Tirana Airport
Intermediate
Fiat Fiorino or comparable
Fiat Fiorino
  • 4
  • 2
  • 4
  • A/C
  • Man.
Viaggiare
£6.28 per day
Tirana Airport
Compact
SsangYong Tivoli or comparable
SsangYong Tivoli
  • 5
  • 2
  • 5
  • A/C
  • Man.
Sicily By Car
£6.63 per day

Most Popular Car Hire Deals

City Centre
Mini Elite
Ford Ka+ or comparable
Ford Ka+
  • 5
  • 1
  • 5
  • A/C
  • Man.
CAPITAL CAR RENTAL
£9.10 per day
Tirana Airport
Standard
Volkswagen Passat or comparable
Volkswagen Passat
  • 5
  • 3
  • 4
  • A/C
  • Man.
Ok Mobility
£10.29 per day
Tirana Airport
Economy Elite
Ford Fiesta or comparable
Ford Fiesta
  • 5
  • 2
  • 5
  • A/C
  • Man.
U-Save
£10.92 per day
Tirana Airport
Intermediate Elite
Volkswagen Jetta or comparable
Volkswagen Jetta
  • 5
  • 2
  • 4
  • A/C
  • Auto.
Street Rent A Car
£17.27 per day
The above prices are only approximate and were last updated at 13:58 on 30/11/2024. Prices may vary based on the booking dates, length of rental, and car class.
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Travel Information

Languages
Albanian, Greek, Bulgarian
Currency
ALL
Drive on
Right-hand side
Dialing code
+355
Average car hire price
£9 per day
Average car hire length
7 days
Speed limit within city centre
40 km/h or 25 mph
Speed limit out of city centre
80 - 110 km/h or 50 - 68 mph
Acceptable limit of BAC
0.01%
Score
8.9 / 10

Why hire a car in Albania?

Remaining something of a mystery to most foreign visitors, but increasingly accessible, Albania is a fascinating place to explore. In addition to its wild nature and hospitable people, the country is also home to ancient sites and some of the nicest beaches in this part of the continent.

Albania

One-way Car Hire in Albania

Here are the most popular one-way car hire options for pickup in Albania and drop off in another country:

  • From Albania to Montenegro - 7 offers from £31.83 per day
  • From Albania to Croatia - 21 offers from £41.39 per day
  • From Albania to Kosovo - 4 offers from £34.59 per day

Top ways to enter Albania

  • Tirana Nënë Tereza Airport. Serving the national capital, Tirana Airport is by far the main entry point for foreign visitors. The airport gets especially busy during the summer months when it has flights by more than 25 different airlines.
  • Kukës Airport. Located in the northeast of the country, the much smaller Kukës Airport provides connections with several destinations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Top cities and places to visit

  • Tirana. The capital and the primate city, Tirana is naturally also one of Albania’s finest tourist destinations. Varied religious heritage and interesting architecture are combined with a lively contemporary cultural life, and the city’s central location also makes it a great hub for exploring the rest of the country.
  • Berat. Primarily known for its finely-preserved Ottoman architecture, Berat has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Attractions include the city’s Old Town (traditionally divided into Muslim and Christian quarters), the mighty mountaintop castle of Kalaja, and several interesting museums.
  • Albanian Riviera. The name of the Albanian Riviera is given to the Ionian Sea coast in the country’s southwest (Albanians also call it simply Bregu or the Coast). Many of the country’s most scenic beaches can be found here, though make sure to also check out the Llogara National Park and Karaburun-Sazan National Marine Park, two hotspots of biodiversity.

Most popular hire car

The most hired car in Albania is the Volkswagen Up, followed by the Skoda Fabia and the Citroen C3. The most popular car types are economy, mini, and standard.

Driving licence requirements

  • Albania normally recognizes foreign driver’s licenses from around the world if they are printed in the Latin alphabet and are not expired. You also need to be a tourist — if you’re a foreigner residing in Albania permanently, you need to acquire a local driver’s license instead.
  • If your driver’s license is printed in a non-Latin alphabet (Cyrillic, Arabic, etc.), you’ll need an International Driving Permit (IDP).
  • Similarly, if your driver’s license doesn’t show your photograph, you might be required to have an IDP instead.
  • You must carry your driver’s license, not a copy, with you at all times. 
  • You need to have had your driver’s license for at least two years.
  • Some rental car providers charge a young driver fee for drivers between the ages of 22 and 25 and a senior driver fee for drivers over the age of 65.
  • There may be additional requirements depending on the car provider and car category, so make sure to check the terms and conditions before booking.

Crossing borders

Albania has land borders with Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Greece. Although located in Europe, Albania is not a member of the European Union (EU) and, with the exception of Greece, neither are its neighbouring countries. People from the EU and most western countries (e.g., the United States, Canada, Australia) do not need a visa for short-term visits to either Albania or any of its neighbours. However, if you come from another part of the world, you might need separate visas to visit one or several of these countries. Do consult your Ministry of Foreign Affairs before your trip.

Since Albania is not a part of the larger border agreement, most car hire suppliers do not permit one-way hires between the country and any of its neighbours. There are, however, some exceptions — you can find them by entering your car pick-up and drop-off locations on our search. One-way trips are more expensive as they include an additional fee, but they add flexibility to your trip.

Top driving routes

  • Korçë. Located near the border with Greece and North Macedonia, Korçë is the centre of the Greek community in Albania and one of the most culturally interesting cities in the country. Attractions include the Museum of Medieval Art, many heritage buildings, and the surrounding Moravia mountainscape. Korçë is also a gateway to the Prespa lakes and national park that are immediately to the northeast. 
  • Lurë-Dejë National Park. Located in the country’s northeastern corner, Lurë-Dejë is primarily known for its majestic highland scenery. The mountains are covered by thick forests and are also home to no less than 14 glacial lakes. The park’s remote location means it takes some time to get to, and not all of the mountain roads are in good shape — the trip is definitely not for the faint-hearted, though it can ultimately be very rewarding. To get around the national park itself, you might need a 4x4 vehicle.

Car hire prices

  • Convertibles - starting at £15 per day
  • Station wagons - starting at £5 per day
  • Large cars - starting at £5 per day
  • Medium cars - starting at £5 per day
  • People Carriers - starting at £21 per day
  • Premium cars - starting at £12 per day
  • Small cars - starting at £4 per day
  • SUVs - starting at £8 per day

How can I save money on my hire car?

There are several good methods to find a cheaper car for hire:

  • Compare rates of different car hire providers
  • Book your vehicle well in advance
  • Plan your route before you go
  • Know your fuel and mileage requirements
  • Visit in the month when the car hire prices are the cheapest. According to our data, visiting Albania is the cheapest in March when hiring a car is a whole 70% cheaper than the yearly average.
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The most popular city in Albania

Top Most Popular Location in Albania

Map of Car Hire Destinations

In which month is car hire in Albania the most affordable?

Prices for hiring a car in Albania fluctuate depending on the time of year. This table and graph can help you find the best bargain.
Average price for hiring a car per day in Albania
£12.78
January
£12.41
February
£12.60
March
£16.12
April
£22.01
May
£28.15
June
£40.28
July
£42.66
August
£29.82
September
£16.87
October
£13.57
November
£13.38
December
The best month to hire a car in Albania is February — when the average price for a hire is £12.41 per day. This is 43% less than the yearly average and 71% less than hiring a car in August (when the average price is £42.66 per day).

This information can help you determine the low season. But note that these prices are only averages. The cost of your hire is determined by the type of car you select, the length of time you hire it for and how much in advance you book. Simply type in your dates in the form at the top of the page in order to find out the exact prices.

How many days do people keep their hire cars, on average, in Albania?

How long renters typically keep their vehicle sometimes varies depending on the time of year. Travelers tend to keep their rental cars longer in July — an average of 8 days. They tend to keep them for a shorter time in January — an average of 5 days.
Average number of hire days in Albania
5
January
5
February
5
March
6
April
6
May
7
June
8
July
8
August
8
September
7
October
6
November
6
December

Which month is most favoured for hiring a car in Albania?

Given the number of customers searching for a car in Albania, June is the most popular, while January is the month that sees the lowest demand.
Monthly Car Hire Searches in Albania Compared to the Yearly Average
21%
January
31%
February
54%
March
90%
April
138%
May
186%
June
180%
July
179%
August
175%
September
93%
October
26%
November
28%
December

Car hire information

Car hire locations 18
Airport locations 2
Popular suppliers Ecorent, Surprice, CITY Rent a Car, OTOQ, Finalrentals
Popular car categories Small cars, SUVs, Medium cars, Large cars
Lowest price £4 per day
Cheapest supplier Surprice

Most popular car models of suppliers

Hire Agency Model Doors Luggage Type
Ecorent Citroën C3 5 2 Small cars
Finalrentals Hyundai i10 5 1 Small cars
Surprice Volkswagen Polo 5 1 Small cars
Sicily By Car Opel Karl 5 1 Small cars
ABBYCAR Citroen C3 5 2 Small cars
Viaggiare Fiat Panda 5 2 Small cars
drive365 Citroën C3 5 2 Small cars
Zezgo Hyundai i10 5 1 Small cars
CAPITAL CAR RENTAL Ford Ka+ 5 1 Small cars
Ace Rent a car Peugeot 208 4 1 Small cars

Our customers' reviews

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United Kingdom
Hyundai i20
09/11/2024
Blue eye was beautiful and worth a visit. Nice mix of scenery, mountains to beaches. Hotel Liro was lovely
United Kingdom
Renault Clio
30/10/2024
not all roads a drivable, but google maps shows suitable for driving
United Kingdom
Citro?n C1
01/10/2024
Was just great driving around the country,so many great places
United Kingdom
Kia Picanto
22/09/2024
Great country with hugh variety from hiking in the Alps to UNESCO World Heritage Towns to the Albanian Rivera. Trully excellent, would defintiely recommend.
United Kingdom
Fiat Panda
16/08/2024
Mixed feelings about my trip to Albania: Pros: Great weather, people in the hospitality industry are super friendly and welcoming. In the right places (non-touristic), things can be very cheap. Cons: Most people I encountered outside of the hospitality industry are not as friendly and will try to scam you if they have a chance. Driving in Tirana is traumatic. Got food poisoning in Vlore. In the touristic places, everything is stupidly expensive and if they notice you are a foreigner they will charge you more (even the parking officer tried to charge me 5€/h to park my car and when he noticed my wife spoke Albanian he quickly corrected it to 5€ fixed rate for the full day...). The trip back to the airport was horrendous, 45 minutes to do the last 500m into the car rental parking area. Recommendation: because of some circumstances, we stayed in Vlore. It's a nice spot, but, although the water was warm, it was not very clean. I was told in the south (Sarande, Ksamil) the water is better. If I will ever go back to Albania, I will probably fly to Corfu and visit the southwest.
United Kingdom
Volkswagen Golf
13/08/2024
We drove to Himare and spent 5 days there, the car was essential for driving out of Saranda, I could not find local buses anywhere and for over an hour drive a transfer would have been expensive for both ways. We also explored Dhermi and could drive to restaurants up the hill etc.
United Kingdom
Skoda Superb
01/07/2024
Our trip was great
United Kingdom
Volkswagen Golf
25/06/2024
Spent one night in Tirana, drove to Sarandë- saw the blue eye lagoon (water was freezing cold, but good experience), went to Ksamil and did waster activities and lunch at Poda. On the way back to Tirana we stopped at Durres to check out the amazing Surrideo Dental practice and had lunch at the best restaurant. Every single person we met were amazing and their recommendations led to a total change in itinerary for us.
Photo by Oyindamola T. about hiring a Volkswagen Golf in Albania (25/06/2024)
United Kingdom
Renault Captur
23/06/2024
We stopped in the North of Albania near Lezhë. Then visited various beaches and was able to take the car into Montenegro.
United Kingdom
Citro?n C3
15/06/2024
We saw all of Albania, the mountains, the beaches and everything in between!
United Kingdom
Volkswagen Up
08/06/2024
Very good
United Kingdom
Hyundai i20
03/06/2024
Drove down to the Albanian coast through the mountains. Based ourselves in Ksamil and visited Roman ruins at Butrint, the Blue Eye and Gjirokaster.
United Kingdom
Kia Stonic
17/05/2024
People are very friendly and there are some amazing things to see
United Kingdom
Volkswagen Golf
18/09/2023
Good visits to Blue Eye, Gjirokaster and Berat
United Kingdom
Volkswagen Polo
19/07/2023
A beautiful country with an amazing history.
United Kingdom
Kia Rio
18/07/2023
Too much to type! Gjirokaster and Berat were my favourite cities, the hot spring I went to was beautiful, and I enjoyed the food everywhere I went.
Italy
Volkswagen Polo
09/07/2023
Beach, restaurants
Australia
Mitsubishi Space Star
22/05/2023
Mountains, seaside, farmland all beautiful. Some roads were great, others not so great. Tricky driving in the mountain towns like Girokaster.
United Kingdom
Kia Stonic
15/04/2023
Stunning country, so glad I had a car
United Kingdom
Skoda Fabia
12/08/2022
Albania is delightful. Strong recommend
United Kingdom
VW Polo
10/08/2022
The car was in very good condition, and I will use your service again Thank you
United Kingdom
Dacia Duster
28/08/2021
Albania, great places to visit, unspoiled nature and beaches . It is a must see. Hotels are good and prices are cheap.

Car Hire Statistics

Highest-rated company
OTOQ
9.6 / 10
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Lowest-rated company
Cargini
5.4 / 10
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Total number of reviews
187
Total rental companies
55
Average daily price
£8.68
Lowest daily price
£4.17
Total cars available
1916

Top 55 suppliers in Albania in 2024

OTOQ
OTOQ
Exceptional 9.6 / 658 reviews
1 location
£15 - £44
Sharr Express
Sharr Express
Exceptional 9.1 / 103 reviews
1 location
£13 - £44
CAPITAL CAR RENTAL
CAPITAL CAR RENTAL
Exceptional 9 / 189 reviews
2 locations
£9 - £80
Europcar
Europcar
Exceptional 9 / 30 reviews
1 location
£9 - £80
Flexways
Flexways
Very good 8.8 / 120 reviews
2 locations
£26 - £60
SIXT
SIXT
Very good 8.8 / 103 reviews
2 locations
£14 - £96
Alamo
Alamo
Very good 8.7 / 197 reviews
1 location
£13 - £86
WheeGo
WheeGo
Very good 8.7 / 152 reviews
2 locations
£12 - £93
Alma Car Hire
Alma Car Hire
Very good 8.7 / 40 reviews
2 locations
£20 - £72
Optimo Rent
Optimo Rent
Very good 8.6 / 166 reviews
2 locations
£13 - £31
Radius Car Rental
Radius Car Rental
Very good 8.6 / 65 reviews
2 locations
£9 - £67
Viaggiare
Viaggiare
Very good 8.6 / 138 reviews
1 location
£5 - £38
Select Rent a Car
Select Rent a Car
Very good 8.5 / 221 reviews
5 locations
£8 - £145
Rent Point Albania
Rent Point Albania
Very good 8.5 / 61 reviews
3 locations
£20 - £65
Autowill
Autowill
Very good 8.5 / 36 reviews
1 location
£13 - £35
Stir Rental
Stir Rental
Very good 8.5 / 10 reviews
1 location
£18 - £40
drive365
drive365
Very good 8.5 / 252 reviews
1 location
£15 - £43
Sicily By Car
Sicily By Car
Very good 8.4 / 515 reviews
2 locations
£5 - £151
Keddy
Keddy
Very good 8.4 / 141 reviews
2 locations
£14 - £38
Enterprise
Enterprise
Very good 8.3 / 103 reviews
5 locations
£14 - £172
Autounion
Autounion
Very good 8.2 / 225 reviews
4 locations
£10 - £178
CarQ
CarQ
Very good 8 / 185 reviews
2 locations
£8 - £38
Ok Mobility
Ok Mobility
Average 7.9 / 139 reviews
1 location
£7 - £88
Avis
Avis
Average 7.9 / 9 reviews
3 locations
£18 - £76
Infinity Car Rental
Infinity Car Rental
Average 7.8 / 4 reviews
2 locations
£22 - £58
Hertz
Hertz
Average 7.7 / 0 reviews
1 location
£22 - £58
Thrifty
Thrifty
Average 7.7 / 0 reviews
1 location
£22 - £58
U-Save
U-Save
Average 7.6 / 0 reviews
1 location
£11 - £66
North Car Rental
North Car Rental
Average 7.6 / 1 review
1 location
£13 - £222
GreenMotion
GreenMotion
Average 7.6 / 100 reviews
5 locations
£16 - £114
National
National
Average 7.6 / 0 reviews
1 location
£16 - £114
Street Rent A Car
Street Rent A Car
Average 7.5 / 4 reviews
2 locations
£7 - £97
EUROCAR Rentals
EUROCAR Rentals
Average 7.5 / 226 reviews
2 locations
£10 - £76
NoktAutos
NoktAutos
Average 7.5 / 1 review
2 locations
£10 - £76
MEX RENT A CAR
MEX RENT A CAR
Average 7.4 / 15 reviews
2 locations
£11
ACARENT
ACARENT
Average 7.3 / 142 reviews
1 location
£20 - £82
Yours Car Rental
Yours Car Rental
Average 7.3 / 4 reviews
1 location
£13 - £50
Ecorent
Ecorent
Average 7.2 / 290 reviews
2 locations
£12 - £89
MOVIS Car Rental
MOVIS Car Rental
Below average 6.9 / 91 reviews
1 location
£6 - £133
Rental24
Rental24
Below average 6.9 / 41 reviews
2 locations
£4 - £54
Autovia
Autovia
Below average 6.8 / 40 reviews
2 locations
£19 - £21
RightCars
RightCars
Below average 6.7 / 106 reviews
1 location
£13 - £49
Ace Rent a car
Ace Rent a car
Below average 6.7 / 295 reviews
1 location
£8 - £48
EXER
EXER
Below average 6.7 / 90 reviews
2 locations
£9 - £21
Routes Car Rental
Routes Car Rental
Below average 6.6 / 31 reviews
2 locations
£13 - £89
AddCar
AddCar
Below average 6.5 / 96 reviews
5 locations
£13 - £48
ABBYCAR
ABBYCAR
Below average 6.5 / 461 reviews
1 location
£9 - £60
Carwiz
Carwiz
Below average 6.2 / 215 reviews
2 locations
£7 - £43
Surprice
Surprice
Below average 6 / 470 reviews
14 locations
£4 - £179
United Rent A Car
United Rent A Car
Poor 5.9 / 23 reviews
2 locations
£11 - £62
CITY Rent a Car
CITY Rent a Car
Poor 5.9 / 206 reviews
8 locations
£18 - £68
Zezgo
Zezgo
Poor 5.7 / 209 reviews
1 location
£8 - £50
Ecovia
Ecovia
Poor 5.6 / 47 reviews
2 locations
£20 - £22
Finalrentals
Finalrentals
Poor 5.5 / 158 reviews
2 locations
£7 - £56
Cargini
Cargini
Poor 5.4 / 115 reviews
1 location
£19 - £92
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