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Albania
Fuel dearer than its neighbours; the roads in the south-east are rough and the SH8 coast road is a classic. Green card now included by most UK insurers.
Drives on the right · ALL · reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Fuel this week
Per litre, with tax. Diesel is 3p cheaper than at home. Indicative national average, checked 19 Oct 2026. Albania: dearer than its neighbours; fill in North Macedonia or Montenegro. Figure: globalpetrolprices.com weekly survey, converted at the ECB dollar rate.
- Montenegro → Albania +32p
- Greece → Albania +19p
What to know
Tolls and vignettes
The Rruga e Kombit motorway to Kosovo charges €5 for a van.
Clean air zones
None.
Sleeping in the van
Tolerated and friendly almost everywhere; many beach restaurants let you stay for the price of dinner.
Kit you must carry
Warning triangle, hi-vis vest, first-aid kit, spare bulbs.
Speed limits, van under 3.5 t
110 / 80 / 40
When to go
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Balkans and Adriatic | 9° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 20° | 14° | 10° |
A dot marks the months we would pick: warm enough, dry enough, not yet crowded. Rounded from 1991–2020 normals. Coasts and mountains differ from their region.
Fuel: European Commission, Weekly Oil Bulletin (prices with taxes); Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Weekly road fuel prices (OGL v3); European Central Bank reference rate. EU figures are the week of 26 Oct 2026; UK the week of 26 Oct 2026; † marks hand-checked indicative figures for countries outside both series. Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Climate: rounded 1991–2020 normals from national meteorological services. Crossings and country notes are our own and dated. Something here is out of date already, so check before you go.