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Albania international travel guide in 2024

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Albania ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

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Albania is part of Europe with main city at Tirana. It's usually ๐ŸŒค๏ธ 6.02 ยฐC in Albania with a rainfall of ๐ŸŒง 79.25 mm. Internet speed in Albania is on average 5.8 Mbps. In Albania you drive on the right side. Its Developed country with a population of 3M people. The main currency is Lek. The languages spoken are Albanian. Automatic teller machines are common in Albania. Current travel safety advice is Exercise a high degree of caution. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
๐Ÿ‘ Developed ย  ๐ŸŒค๏ธ ~6.02 ยฐC ย  ๐ŸŒง ~79.25 mmย  ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ 3M people

Albania Travel Advice

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Travel safety

Exercise a high degree of caution
We've reviewed our advice for Albania. We haven't changed the level of our advice, exercise a high degree of caution. COVID-19 measures have been lifted but you must follow the advice of local authorities. We advise: Exercise a high degree of caution in Albania due to limited healthcare options.
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Albania Weather

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Albania Essential travel details

๐Ÿ”Œ Plugs

Albania uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type F.

๐ŸŒ Languages

The languages that are typically spoken are Albanian

Money in Albania

๐Ÿ’ฑ Currencies Used

Albania uses the Albanian lek (symbol: L), code ALL.Banknotes come in denominations of 5000, 2000, 1000, 500 and 200 lekรซ. Lek is subdivided into 100 qindarkรซs. Coins come in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 lekรซ.

๐Ÿง ATMs

Automatic teller machines are common in Albania. You can usually find them in both large & small cities.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM โ€” your standard magnetic card will work fine.

Calling in Albania

๐Ÿ“ก Internet

Internet speed in Albania is on average 5.8 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Albania is low. It is not as easy to find one.

๐Ÿ“ฑ Phones

You can buy a SIM card for about 1,017.91 ALL, which includes 4 GB of data plan. You can choose from 3 telecoms: ALBtelecom, Telekom or Vodafone. Albania uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Albania upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.

๐Ÿ“ž Calling

To call Albania, dial +, then 355 (the country code for Albania), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Albania, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 22 .

Driving in Albania

๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ Road rules

In Albania you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 110 km/h (68 mph) on motorways, 110 km/h (68 mph) on expressways, 40 km/h (24 mph) in all built-up areas and 80-90 km/h (49-55 mph) on undivided highways.

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Albania travel details

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