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A1 Rruga e Kombit is the only toll highway in Albania. Albania has only one toll gate near Kalimash tunnel, other roads are toll-free. A1 Rruga e Kombit is a 128 km long motorway that runs eastwards from the west of the country to the border with Kosovo.
 
  
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;">System:</strong> Single toll highway (A1 only) with manual toll gates<br>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;">Coverage:</strong> A1 Rruga e Kombit (Durrës-Kosovo border) - 114 km tolled section<br>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;">Currency:</strong> Albanian Lek (ALL) and Euro (EUR)<br>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;">Technology:</strong> Manual toll gates, Digitalpass OBU available<br>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold;">Operators:</strong> Albanian Highway Concession shpk
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== Toll price in Albania A1 Rruga e Kombit Milot - Morinë 2021<ref>[http://atrako.gov.al/?p=1076 Kombit Milot - Morinë 2021]</ref> ==
 
  
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<caption>Toll price in Albania A1 Rruga e Kombit Milot - Morinë 2021</caption>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">Yes, you need to pay tolls on Albania's A1 motorway (Rruga e Kombit) - but only on this single highway. Albania has just one toll road with one toll gate near the Kalimash tunnel, while all other roads in the country are completely free.</p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Key Reality:</strong> The A1 is Albania's only toll highway, featuring the spectacular 5.5-kilometer Thirrë-Kalimash tunnel through the Albanian Alps. At €5 for cars, it's considered one of Europe's most expensive per-kilometer toll rates.</p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">2025 Update:</strong> Toll collection continues at the single Kalimash tunnel toll gate, with plans to expand tolling to A2 (Fier-Vlorë) and A3 (Tirana-Elbasan) motorways in the near future.</p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">Albania operates a simple toll system with a single payment point on the A1 motorway near the Kalimash tunnel, approximately 34 km from the Kosovo border.</p>
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<h3 style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 20px 0 10px 0;">Current Toll Rates by Vehicle Class (2025)</h3>
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<th style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff !important; background: #555555 !important;">Description</th>
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<th style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; text-align: left; font-weight: bold; color: #ffffff !important; background: #555555 !important;">Toll Rate (EUR)</th>
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<td>Motorcycles, motorcycles and three-wheeled vehicles</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">Category 1</td>
<td>€ 2.50</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">Passenger cars, motorcycles</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">€5.00</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">613 ALL</td>
 
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<td>Passenger vehicles (2 axles - 4 wheels)</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">Category 2</td>
<td>€ 5.00</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">Small commercial vehicles (2 axles, height 1.9-2.7m)</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">€12.18</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">1,411 ALL</td>
 
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<td>Commercial light vehicles and microbuses</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">Category 3</td>
<td>€ 5.00</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">Medium trucks, heavy buses (3 axles, height >2.7m)</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">€11.92</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">1,381 ALL</td>
 
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<td>(2 axles - 4 wheels) with height up to 1.90m</td>
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<td>€ 5.00</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">Heavy trucks (4+ axles)</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">€23.85</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">2,762 ALL</td>
 
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<h3 style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 20px 0 10px 0;">Where You Pay Tolls (2025)</h3>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Toll Roads:</strong> A1 Rruga e Kombit (Durrës-Kosovo) - Single toll gate near Kalimash tunnel</p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Toll-Free Roads:</strong> A2 (Fier-Vlorë), A3 (Tirana-Elbasan), all national roads, all local roads</p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">You can use the following toll payment methods at Albania's Kalimash tunnel toll gate:</p>
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<li>Cash (Albanian Lek): Preferred currency at official exchange rates</li>
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<li>Cash (Euro): Accepted but at fixed rates (typically 10-15% higher cost)</li>
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<li>Credit/Debit cards: Visa, Mastercard accepted at toll booth</li>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">2. Electronic Payment (Limited):</strong></p>
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<li>Digitalpass OBU: Up to 40% discount for regular users</li>
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<li>Available for purchase at toll gate or select locations</li>
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<li>No nationwide electronic toll system currently in operation</li>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0;">To calculate toll costs for cars, trucks, motorcycles and all vehicle types across Albanian toll roads, use TollGuru Albania toll calculator</p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">A1 Motorway Status:</strong></p>
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<li>Toll collection continues at single Kalimash tunnel location since March 2018</li>
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<li>Managed by Albanian Highway Concession shpk with ongoing safety improvements</li>
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<li>Speed limit increased to 130 km/h on completed sections</li>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Network Expansion Plans:</strong></p>
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<li>A2 Fier-Vlorë motorway planned to become toll highway shortly</li>
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<li>A3 Tirana-Elbasan sections planned for toll implementation</li>
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<li>Thumanë-Kashar highway opened June 2024 as part of Adriatic-Ionian motorway</li>
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<li>New interchanges and pedestrian overpasses completed</li>
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<li>Electronic signage and improved fencing installed</li>
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<li>Viaducts expanded and bridge construction ongoing</li>
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<li>A1 Rruga e Kombit: Only operational toll highway connecting Durrës port to Kosovo border</li>
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<li>Kalimash tunnel section: 5.5 km twin-bore tunnel through Albanian Alps at 1,858m altitude</li>
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<li>Travel time reduction: Cut journey from Tirana to Kosovo border from 8 hours to 3 hours</li>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 10px 0;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;">Free Motorway Network:</strong></p>
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<li>A2 Fier-Vlorë: 24.2 km currently toll-free (tolling planned)</li>
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<li>A3 Tirana-Elbasan: Partially complete, currently toll-free</li>
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<li>All national roads and local roads: Completely free throughout Albania</li>
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<li>A1 toll costs: €5 for cars, €12-24 for commercial vehicles</li>
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<li>Alternative routes: Free national roads available but significantly longer journey times</li>
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<li>One-time payment: Single toll gate covers entire A1 motorway usage</li>
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<li>A1 advantages: Modern highway with dramatic mountain scenery, 5-hour time savings</li>
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<li>Speed limits: 130 km/h on A1, 110 km/h on other motorways, 90 km/h on expressways</li>
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<li>Tunnel considerations: 5.5 km Kalimash tunnel is longest in Albania</li>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">Yes, by using alternative national roads, but journey time increases significantly (from 3 hours to 8+ hours between Tirana and Kosovo). The A1 saves approximately 5 hours but costs €5.</p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">You cannot enter the A1 motorway without paying at the Kalimash toll gate. The system requires payment before passage, making non-payment impossible.</p>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">Yes, motorcycles pay the same €5 toll as passenger cars on the A1 motorway.</p>
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<h3 style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 15px 0 8px 0;">Will Albania expand its toll network?</h3>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">Yes, A2 (Fier-Vlorë) and A3 (Tirana-Elbasan) motorways are planned to introduce tolling shortly, expanding Albania's toll network beyond the current single A1 highway.</p>
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<h3 style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 15px 0 8px 0;">Do tourists get different rates?</h3>
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<p style="font-size: 16px; color: #202122; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 8px 0;">No, all users pay identical rates regardless of residency. However, tourists may pay slightly more when using euros due to fixed exchange rates at the toll gate.</p>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">Albania</td>
<td>€ 5.00</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">Single toll highway</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">€5.00 fixed rate</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">A1 only (114 km)</td>
 
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">[[montenegro-toll-roads-sozina-tunnel|Montenegro]]</td>
<td>€ 11.25</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">Limited tolls</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">€3.50-5.00</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #ffffff;">Sozina tunnel only</td>
 
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<td>€ 5.00</td>
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<td style="padding: 12px; outline: 1px solid #dee2e6; background: #f5f7fa;">€0.45-4.00/section</td>
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Albania Toll Roads Complete Guide

System: Single toll highway (A1 only) with manual toll gates
Coverage: A1 Rruga e Kombit (Durrës-Kosovo border) - 114 km tolled section
Currency: Albanian Lek (ALL) and Euro (EUR)
Technology: Manual toll gates, Digitalpass OBU available
Operators: Albanian Highway Concession shpk

Do I Need to Pay Tolls for Albania? 2025 Update

Yes, you need to pay tolls on Albania's A1 motorway (Rruga e Kombit) - but only on this single highway. Albania has just one toll road with one toll gate near the Kalimash tunnel, while all other roads in the country are completely free.

Key Reality: The A1 is Albania's only toll highway, featuring the spectacular 5.5-kilometer Thirrë-Kalimash tunnel through the Albanian Alps. At €5 for cars, it's considered one of Europe's most expensive per-kilometer toll rates.

2025 Update: Toll collection continues at the single Kalimash tunnel toll gate, with plans to expand tolling to A2 (Fier-Vlorë) and A3 (Tirana-Elbasan) motorways in the near future.

Albania Toll Costs: Current Rates

Albania operates a simple toll system with a single payment point on the A1 motorway near the Kalimash tunnel, approximately 34 km from the Kosovo border.

Current Toll Rates by Vehicle Class (2025)

Vehicle Category Description Toll Rate (EUR) Toll Rate (ALL)
Category 1 Passenger cars, motorcycles €5.00 613 ALL
Category 2 Small commercial vehicles (2 axles, height 1.9-2.7m) €12.18 1,411 ALL
Category 3 Medium trucks, heavy buses (3 axles, height >2.7m) €11.92 1,381 ALL
Category 4 Heavy trucks (4+ axles) €23.85 2,762 ALL

Where You Pay Tolls (2025)

Toll Roads: A1 Rruga e Kombit (Durrës-Kosovo) - Single toll gate near Kalimash tunnel

Toll-Free Roads: A2 (Fier-Vlorë), A3 (Tirana-Elbasan), all national roads, all local roads

How to Pay Albanian Tolls

You can use the following toll payment methods at Albania's Kalimash tunnel toll gate:

1. Manual Payment Options:

  • Cash (Albanian Lek): Preferred currency at official exchange rates
  • Cash (Euro): Accepted but at fixed rates (typically 10-15% higher cost)
  • Credit/Debit cards: Visa, Mastercard accepted at toll booth

2. Electronic Payment (Limited):

  • Digitalpass OBU: Up to 40% discount for regular users
  • Available for purchase at toll gate or select locations
  • No nationwide electronic toll system currently in operation

To calculate toll costs for cars, trucks, motorcycles and all vehicle types across Albanian toll roads, use TollGuru Albania toll calculator

Recent Changes (2025)

A1 Motorway Status:

  • Toll collection continues at single Kalimash tunnel location since March 2018
  • Managed by Albanian Highway Concession shpk with ongoing safety improvements
  • Speed limit increased to 130 km/h on completed sections

Network Expansion Plans:

  • A2 Fier-Vlorë motorway planned to become toll highway shortly
  • A3 Tirana-Elbasan sections planned for toll implementation
  • Thumanë-Kashar highway opened June 2024 as part of Adriatic-Ionian motorway

Infrastructure Improvements:

  • New interchanges and pedestrian overpasses completed
  • Electronic signage and improved fencing installed
  • Viaducts expanded and bridge construction ongoing

State/Regional Toll Information

Albania - Limited Toll Network:

  • A1 Rruga e Kombit: Only operational toll highway connecting Durrës port to Kosovo border
  • Kalimash tunnel section: 5.5 km twin-bore tunnel through Albanian Alps at 1,858m altitude
  • Travel time reduction: Cut journey from Tirana to Kosovo border from 8 hours to 3 hours

Free Motorway Network:

  • A2 Fier-Vlorë: 24.2 km currently toll-free (tolling planned)
  • A3 Tirana-Elbasan: Partially complete, currently toll-free
  • All national roads and local roads: Completely free throughout Albania

Planning Your Journey

Cost Considerations:

  • A1 toll costs: €5 for cars, €12-24 for commercial vehicles
  • Alternative routes: Free national roads available but significantly longer journey times
  • One-time payment: Single toll gate covers entire A1 motorway usage

Route Planning:

  • A1 advantages: Modern highway with dramatic mountain scenery, 5-hour time savings
  • Speed limits: 130 km/h on A1, 110 km/h on other motorways, 90 km/h on expressways
  • Tunnel considerations: 5.5 km Kalimash tunnel is longest in Albania

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I avoid Albanian tolls completely?

Yes, by using alternative national roads, but journey time increases significantly (from 3 hours to 8+ hours between Tirana and Kosovo). The A1 saves approximately 5 hours but costs €5.

What happens if I don't pay Albanian tolls?

You cannot enter the A1 motorway without paying at the Kalimash toll gate. The system requires payment before passage, making non-payment impossible.

Do motorcycles pay tolls in Albania?

Yes, motorcycles pay the same €5 toll as passenger cars on the A1 motorway.

Will Albania expand its toll network?

Yes, A2 (Fier-Vlorë) and A3 (Tirana-Elbasan) motorways are planned to introduce tolling shortly, expanding Albania's toll network beyond the current single A1 highway.

Do tourists get different rates?

No, all users pay identical rates regardless of residency. However, tourists may pay slightly more when using euros due to fixed exchange rates at the toll gate.

Albania vs. Regional Countries

Country System Type Typical Cost Coverage
Albania Single toll highway €5.00 fixed rate A1 only (114 km)
Montenegro Limited tolls €3.50-5.00 Sozina tunnel only
Greece Distance-based tolls €0.45-4.00/section 6 major motorways
North Macedonia Open toll system €1.50-5.50/section A1, A2, A4 motorways

Useful Links & Resources

Internal Navigation:

Official Resources:

  • Albanian Road Authority (ARRSH): Road network information and updates
  • Albanian Highway Concession shpk: A1 motorway operations and toll information
  • Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure: Policy and development plans

Emergency Information:

  • Emergency Services: 112 (European standard)
  • Police: 129
  • Highway Patrol: Contact through emergency services

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