Tirana International Bus Terminal

The International and Kosovo Bus Terminal is the capital's departure point for coaches leaving the country, run by the city's parking authority alongside its ca…The International and Kosovo Bus Terminal is the capital's departure point for coaches leaving the country, run by the city's parking authority alongside its car parks. Services from here reach Pristina and the Kosovan towns, and continue to destinations across Europe, carrying the Albanian diaspora as much as travellers.

Its existence is the useful fact. For years international departures scattered across informal stops around the city, and finding the right pavement was half the journey. Concentrating them on one site north-west of the centre means a visitor can compare operators in one place and buy on the spot. Arrive early for a long international run, take something to eat, and expect the border stop to add time no timetable accounts for.