Category: Balkan Road Trip & Border Crossing Guides

Planning to leave Albania with a rental? You need to know the rules before hitting the border. This section covers Montenegro, Kosovo, and North Macedonia. But rules change fast.

Start here: My complete manual on Albania Cross-Border Car Rental covers every fee, Green Card rule, and paperwork requirement you’ll actually face at the checkpoint. I’ve tested these routes personally so you don’t have to guess.

Explore the specific country guides below to plan your trip.

Driving a Rental Car from Albania to Montenegro: Border FAQ

Queue of cars at the Muriqan–Sukobin border crossing on the Albania–Montenegro route when driving an Albanian rental car (permit and Green Card required).

TL;DR: Permit + Green Card required. Budget ~€70–110. Use Hani i Hotit or Muriqan. Print the Green Card. This is the quick companion to our full Albania Cross-Border Car Rental article (fees, maps, and every neighbouring country in one place). If you only need fast, Montenegro-specific answers (Green Card, permit, documents, and the best border […]

Albania Cross-Border Car Rental: Montenegro, Greece, Kosovo, and North Macedonia — Fees, Green Cards, and Which Companies Actually Allow It

Panoramic drone shot of the Hani i Hotit border crossing infrastructure between Albania and Montenegro, showing vehicle lanes and the modern terminal buildings.

Rental companies in Albania will tell you cross-border travel is “allowed with authorisation.” What they won’t tell you: which borders actually work, what the Green Card costs, and why rental car Albania border crossing to Greece is a bureaucratic nightmare that’ll cost you €200 in fees alone. I’ve driven rental cars from Albania to Montenegro […]