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Durrës · Albania

Car hire and driving in Durrës

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Albania traffic drives on the right. Picking up at TIA means 24 km (15 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648800 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648801.

Drives from Durrës

Car rental from Durrës: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Durrës to TiranaAlbania30 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Durrës to ElbasanAlbania58 km (36 mi)about 53 min
Durrës to VlorëAlbania95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 27 min
Durrës to PodgoricaMontenegro125 km (78 mi)about 1 h 55 min
Durrës to SkopjeNorth Macedonia180 km (112 mi)about 2 h 45 min
Durrës to TarantoItaly209 km (130 mi)about 3 h 11 min
Durrës to BariItaly217 km (135 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Durrës to MostarBosnia and Herzegovina262 km (163 mi)about 4 h
Durrës to ČačakSerbia295 km (183 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Durrës to SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina295 km (183 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Durrës to NišSerbia300 km (186 mi)about 4 h 35 min
Durrës to ThessaloníkiGreece302 km (188 mi)about 4 h 36 min
Durrës to IstanbulTurkey795 km (494 mi)about 12 h 8 min
Durrës to AnkaraTurkey1,140 km (709 mi)about 17 h 24 min
Durrës to BerlinGermany1,326 km (824 mi)about 20 h 13 min
Durrës to BursaTurkey818 km (508 mi)about 12 h 29 min
Durrës to KyivUkraine1,326 km (824 mi)about 20 h 13 min
Durrës to İzmirTurkey731 km (454 mi)about 11 h 9 min
Durrës to RomeItaly581 km (361 mi)about 8 h 51 min
Durrës to GaziantepTurkey1,613 km (1,002 mi)about 24 h 36 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Durrës?

The right, as everywhere in Albania.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.