Albania is known to be the most mysterious country in Europe. The country is considered to be known as ‘Land of Eagles’. The country was under the rule of Stalinist in 1946 who were known to be the dictators. Albania was completely disintegrated from rest of the world from many last decades and was able to get rid of dictators successfully inspite of continous troubles faced by Albanians at the threshold of 20th century.
People can visit Albania from any part of Europe without any need to avail visa. There is need to pay the token fees in order to enter the domestic territory of Albania.
Albania is very easily accessible through trains from various parts of Europe. Various cities are located in Albania, which are safe to visit. Some fascinating tourist spots are available in Albania which creates positive impact in the mind of the people touring the country.
Albania is not provided with the direct services of international passenger trains which ply between the country and other parts of Europe. The best way to reach Albania is to book the train ticket upto Bari which is located in Italy. There is a regular ferry service to Durres using Tirrenia line ferry.
Train network in Albania:
Train network in Albania is considered to be very wide. All the cities such as Durres, Tirana, Shkodra, Fier, Ballsh, Vlora and Pogradec.Most of the trains terminates or originates at Tirana railway station. The train service is not much frequent as compared to other countries in Europe.
The speed of train is quite slow and most of the coaches in trains are dirty. The windows often seems to be broken. Buses are considered to have much faster speed than trains. Passengers are advised to make a small trip for Albania as per the train service is concerned.
Passengers can gain experience by travelling in Albania by train from city to another. Second hand train n coaches are imported from Italy and Austria. Train Engines are imported from Czech Republic, which runs in different cities of country at the speed of 35 km/hr.
Trains between Durres and Tirane:
The trains usually ply to and fro between Durres and Tirane.The train departs in early morning from Durres to Tirane at 06:10 hrs and reach Tirane at 07:10 hrs while the first train from Tirane departs for Durres in early morning at 05:55 hrs and reach its destination at 6:58 hrs .
It takes approximately one hour to travel from Durres to Tirrane.The last train departs from Duress is in evening at 18:40 hrs and reach Tirane after 1 hour from the scheduled departure from Durres.Passengers need to book their train tickets in advance in order to travel from Durress to Tirane or vice versa.
Departure from London to Albania:
- The passengers need to travel to Paris from London by Eurostar rail services which leaves from St Pancras train station located in London. The departure time for the train is 12:30 pm. The train arrives at Paris around 15:56 pm at Gare du Nord.There is a metro train services in Paris which takes the passenger to Gare de Bercy.
- Passenger need to travel from Paris to Bologna in overnight journey using the services of train operator named as Palatino. The train leaves Paris at 18:59 hrs and arrives at Bologna train station early morning around 05:58 hrs. Palatino has sleeping coaches with berth facility along with bedrooms for comfortable journey.
- Passenger need to travel from Bologona to Bari availing the services of Eurostar city Italia which leaves Bologona at 08:56 hrs in the morning and reach Bari at 14:52 hrs. Bari is a city which is located in Italy. The city is very famous due to the birth place of St.Nicholas.
- Passenger can avail the taxi services from Bari for Duress in Albania or use the regular passenger ship at Bari Ferry terminal at 23:00 hrs in the overnight journey and reach Durres at 08:00 hrs next morning.
How to book tickets for Albania :
- People who planning to visit Albania need to make a call to Tirrenia line passenger ship agents for booking their tickets in advance for the particular date they want to travel Duress from Bari.Make the payment for reservation in passenger ship using online services by logging on to their websites. The passengers can check the different sailing price of the passenger ship before make their reservation arrangements.
- Book the trains in advance from London to Paris and from Paris to Bologna 2-3 weeks in advance before scheduled date of travel. Online booking can be considered as more cheaper for train ticket booking for scheduled train stations in order to Duress city in Albania. The fare need to be paid in euro currency by the passengers at the time of online train ticket booking for Paris and Bologna.
- Book the train ticket from Bologna to Bari train station located in Italy which involves day journey by train. Before making any train reservation, read all the rules and regulation for booking the train tickets online available at different train ticket reservation websites.