We are considering driving through Albania from Dubrovnik. We will follow the coast as much as possible, and we have plenty of time, no rush.
We have a couple of questions:
Is it madness to travel in your own car through Albania? We do not have 4WD. I hope the answer is no.
Will we be able to get the correct grade of petrol (95 unleaded) easily?
Where does one stay over night? In western Europe and Kroatia we tend to camp on well run camp sites. Is it possible to that in Albania?
Is it possible to follow the coast all the way down to Sarande? On our maps the road looks little better than a mule track.
Is it possible to cross by car ferry to Corfu and enter Greece that way?
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it shouldn%26#39;t be a problem most of the roads are near coast line and manageable, no need of 4WD. one thing i%26#39;m not 100% sure is about car ferry to Corfu but logically there should be one from Sarande.(as i%26#39;m from Kosova). People here are very helpful compare to Croatians so ask some youngsters in english about camp sites near the place you intend to camp. Good idea and safe and pleasant trip.
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You can drive the coastal road from Montenegro to Greece without a 4WD. Its bad in places where construction is currently going on. Primarily between Lushje and Vlora and again from Dhermi to Saranda. I drove it a few weeks ago and it is definitely passable in a normal car and getting better every day.
Camping is possible, but there are no organized campsites. You%26#39;d be better off staying in small hotels or asking a villager if you can camp out in his garden/olive grove.
Petrol is easy to get and generally reliable. Can%26#39;t guarantee the correct octane level, but I%26#39;ve had a petrol vehicle here for 2 years with no problems so far.
Crossing from Corfu with a car would be much more expensive than just driving into Greece. You can cross the border at several places. Qafe Bota is directly south of Saranda. Kakavije is south of Gjirokaster. Tre Urat is south of Permet. Kapshtice is southeast of Korce.
If you have other questions, e-mail me at sksintirana@hotmail.com.
Good luck.
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Thanks guys, wonderful, precisely the info we were looking for ;)
The border at Konsipol is not yet on our Hallwag map, but I could confirm that it is open for cars by googling and see that there really is a half decent road on Google Earth!
We will drive slowly, take our time, no hurry and expect that 100 km on the coast road may take as long time as 500 km on Autobahn, and we intend to enjoy every meter of the ride.
As for petrol I have two more questions:
— IS UNLEADED PETROL AVAILABLE?
— WHAT IS UNLEADED PETROL IN ALBANIAN?
I like to be able to read the signage for it. Figure the octane grade is not really important, but leaded petrol will ruin the catalyst.
As for a ferry to Corfu, we will take it if it is availabe and the cost is reasonable and it leaves at a convenient hour, if not we will simply cross the border at Konispol.
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Unleaded is available and the albanian way to ask for it is:
Benzine pa plumb
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We did drive through Albania, and can report that we had a good time. No problems at all. Drove in from Montenegro and came out into Greece, just north of Igoumenitsa. Some roads were a bit rough but no major problem for a normal car. People were nice and friendly all the way.
Lots of radar controls, never seen so many, apparently the police supplements their income with fines.
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