Albania: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 63
- Consulates
- 20
- missions abroad
- 67
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 92
Live & travel in Albania
Monthly budget
$2,450/mo
Prices vs USA: 54%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 81.41 ALL
Internet access
86%
of people online
Air quality
15.5
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Albanian
Emergency
112 · 128 · 127
Plug types
Schuko, Europlug
Calling code
+355
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Aug 25, 2026
3.6
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost3.4
- Safety4.3
- Internet access4.3
- Air quality3.0
- Climate3.1
SOS · Albania112Restaurants, cafés and dishes in AlbaniaTavë kosi · İmam bayıldı · Fërgesë · Tarhana · albanian stew
Government consensus
Normal precautions· 2 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Nov 28, 2026 · Independence Day
- Nov 29, 2026 · Liberation Day
- Nov 30, 2026 · Independence Day (substitute day)
- Dec 8, 2026 · Youth Day
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 2, 2027 · New Year Holiday
- Jan 4, 2027 · New Year Holiday (substitute day)
Cities in Albania
Traveller essentials · Albania
- Emergency
- 112 · 128 · 127 · 129
- Calling code
- +355
- Currency
- ALL
- Plug types
- Schuko, Europlug
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Tirana
Foreign missions in Albania
AlgeriaTirana1ArmeniaTirana1AustriaTirana2AzerbaijanTirana1BelgiumTirana1Bosnia and HerzegovinaTirana1BrazilTirana1BulgariaTirana1CanadaTirana1ChinaTirana1CroatiaTirana1CzechiaTirana1DenmarkTirana2EgyptTirana1EstoniaTirana1FranceTirana1GermanyTirana1GreeceTirana3HungaryTirana, Shkodër2IcelandTirana1IndiaTirana1IranTirana1IsraelTirana1ItalyTirana, Shkodër3JapanTirana1KosovoTirana1KuwaitTirana1LibyaTirana1MontenegroTirana1NetherlandsTirana1North MacedoniaTirana1PalestineTirana1PolandTirana1QatarTirana1RomaniaTirana, Korçë2RussiaTirana1San MarinoTirana1Saudi ArabiaTirana1SerbiaTirana1SlovakiaTirana1SloveniaTirana3South Africa1South KoreaTirana1SpainTirana1Sri LankaTirana1SwedenTirana1SwitzerlandTirana1TürkiyeTirana, Shkodër2UkraineTirana1United KingdomTirana1United StatesTirana1Vatican CityTirana1
Albania missions abroad
AlgeriaAlgiers1AustraliaCanberra1AustriaVienna1AzerbaijanBaku1BelgiumBrussels1Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo1BrazilBrasília1BulgariaSofia1CanadaOttawa1ChileSantiago1ChinaBeijing1CroatiaZagreb, Dubrovnik, Osijek3CzechiaPrague1DenmarkCopenhagen1EgyptCairo1FranceParis, Toulouse, 6th arrondissement of Lyon4GermanyBerlin, Munich, Düsseldorf4GreeceAthens1HungaryBudapest2IsraelTel Aviv1ItalyRome, Bari, Milan4JapanTokyo1KosovoPristina1KuwaitKuwait City1MonacoMonaco1MontenegroPodgorica1NetherlandsThe Hague1North MacedoniaSkopje1PakistanKarachi1PolandWarsaw, Poznań2QatarDoha1RomaniaBucharest1RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SerbiaBelgrade1SlovakiaBratislava1SloveniaLjubljana1SpainMadrid, Málaga, Barcelona3SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandBern, Geneva2ThailandBangkok1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul, İzmir3UkraineKyiv, Kharkiv2United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi1United KingdomLondon2United StatesWashington, D.C., New York City2
Who can enter Albania without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Albania?
63 missions, 52 countries.
Emergency: Albania?
112, 128 (fire department), 127 (emergency medical services), 129 (police)
Who can enter Albania without a visa?
92: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Brazil…