At the Port of Vlore, around 2,700 passengers were expected to arrive on three ferries operating on the Brindisi-Vlore route, along with about 700 vehicles.

A significant number of Italian tourists were among those arriving in Vlore, with some staying in the coastal city while others continued towards destinations in southern Albania.

Heavy traffic was also reported at the Port of Durres. Four ferries arrived during the morning carrying 5,359 passengers and 1,564 vehicles, while two more ferries were expected to arrive in the evening.

At the Morine border crossing with Kosovo, more than 19,000 passengers and around 4,000 vehicles were recorded in the early morning hours alone.

The Kakavije crossing with Greece also saw heavy traffic, with 12,273 crossings recorded over the previous 24 hours – 8,523 arrivals and 3,750 departures – along with 3,735 vehicles.

Increased traffic into Albania from Greece caused long queues on the Greek side of the border, with the average waiting time at Kakavije reaching about two hours.

At Kapshtice, authorities recorded 8,630 arrivals and 3,769 departures, while at Qafe Thane there were 6,174 arrivals and 5,070 departures.

Together, Kapshtice and Qafe Thane recorded 23,643 passenger movements in both directions.

Border authorities have increased staffing and the number of control counters at the busiest crossings to speed up processing and ease traffic during the peak tourism season.

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Airports Council International (ACI) has recently ranked Albania among the countries outperforming  the European average for the passenger traffic in first quarter of the year.

According to ACI, Albania has recorded a 9.1% increase in its passenger traffic compared to the same period of the previous year.

“Airports outside the EU+ market1 outperformed the European average in Q1 2025, with their passenger traffic increasing by +5.7% compared to the same period last year. This was driven by the recovery of airports in Israel (+60.4%) as well as the impressive results in the fast‑growing markets of Moldova (+56%), Bosnia & Herzegovina (+41.7%), Kosovo (+15.6%), Uzbekistan (+15.5%), Albania (+9.1%) and Georgia (+8.5%). Meanwhile, passenger traffic remained flat at airports in Türkiye (0%) and kept decreasing in Russia,” ACI said in its latest report.

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