Tirana Airport to Vlorë by hire car
The routed drive from Tirana Airport to Vlorë is 152 km and about 2 hours and 5 minutes in free-flowing traffic. A hire car collected at the airport can be kept for the return north, or handed back in Vlorë on a one-way hire to the coast.
Which roads does the drive to Vlorë follow?
From the airport the routed drive joins the SH2 towards Durrës, turns south on the SH85 and follows the SH4 for about 66 km. The last 46 km into Vlorë run on the A2.
Fier is 109 km and about 1 hour and 35 minutes from the airport pick-up. For Berat the routed drive leaves the SH4 for the SH72 and takes about 1 hour and 55 minutes.
How far is Himarë from Tirana Airport?
The routed drive from the airport to Himarë continues through Vlorë onto the SH8 and the Llogara tunnel road, 213 km and about 3 hours and 40 minutes in total. Himarë is also a one-way drop-off city from Tirana.
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Search cars for your datesCan I drop the hire car in Vlorë?
Yes, on cars that accept Vlorë as a drop-off. Search with Tirana as the pick-up and Vlorë as the drop-off; each car's total includes its one-way charge, set by its rental company.
The search lists one drop-off option in Vlorë, City delivery, where the car is handed back at an address. It has no airport or port point in Vlorë.
Can I collect a hire car in Vlorë?
Vlorë is listed as a pick-up city with City delivery only: the car is brought to an address in the city, and a delivery charge can be part of the car's total.
What do I pay and bring?
An advance of 15 to 20% is paid online; the balance is paid to the rental company at pick-up. A booking cancels without penalty up to 7 days before the rental (30 days for luxury cars and convertibles), or 24 hours before on cars with Free cancellation, less the 6% payment service fee.
Bring a valid national licence with its details in Latin script, valid to the end of the rental, and, if the licence is valid only in its own country, the International Driving Permit the terms strongly recommend. A car that needs a credit card needs a physical embossed one in the main driver's name at pick-up.
Which rules apply on the drive?
Hire cars stay on paved public roads, and unpaved exits to beaches are prohibited under the terms. No insurance is valid on a prohibited route.
Fuel, parking, fines and toll roads are paid by the renter, and the car goes back with the fuel level it had at pick-up.