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[2018] The bus also starts from the centre, it doesn't have a number, but it's a white urban bus that writes "Kamez". Do not give up to the offers of the private taxis, someone will stop for you rather fast.
Since there is a brand new highway to Prizren beginning 40km after Tirana, the best way to hitchhike to [[Skopje ]] ([[North Macedonia]]) is to go through Kosovo and not through Struga. Watch out, this highway is not mentioned on most of the maps and on google maps only part of it is marked.
Update: as of october 2017, the highway is completely marked on Google Maps. It is a very comfortable road for hitchhiking, and due to the low amount of traffic one can even hitchhike on the highway itself (but take extra care if you're doing so).
If you want to go to Vlore without taking again public transport from Durres than is better if you go through the old road and not through the highway going to Durres: From the city center take a bus going to Sharrë which will bring you to the end of the city. The last stop is already a good spot for hitchhiking, but you can even walk further if you want, cars can stop everywhere. From there can find cars going to Durres which will drop you to a roundabout where all cars going further south will pass.
=== East towards [[Republic of Macedonia|North Macedonia]] ===
* ''[[User:Rozwal|Rozwal]] while hitchhiking to Tirana from Skopje through Struga in November 2011 entered the city from the East next to a to-be-opened East Gate Tirana (TEG) enormous shopping mall (the biggest in Albania). There was a new very big roundabout next to it. It seemed like a very good spot to start hitchhiking as it is at the outskirts of the city. One could try asking people in Tirana or at the tourist information for a bus to this mall. Before someone reported that it is good to take a bus to [[Elbasan]], from where you can start hitching. Personally, I believe there is no reason to go so far with a bus. Good luck!'' -YES, the roundabout is the best spot to start HH toward Elbasan and North Macedonia.
*''[[User:tiani-tolkay|tiani-tolkay]] can confirm what Rozwal told. Opposite to the Clocktower (albanian: Kulla e Sahatit) there is a bus stop from where a free bus to Tirana East Gate leaves every 20 minutes, from 9.00 to 21.00. There is also a paid bus for 40 lek from the same place to TEG. At that roundabout, i got a ride to Elbasan very fast, waiting time was less than 5 minutes. (July 2013)''
== Public Transport ==
=== Overland Bus ===
From the central bus station you will find a bus to [[Tetovo]], [[Republic of Macedonia|North Macedonia]]. It will pass [[Durrës]], [[Elbasan]], [[Qafë-Thanës-Struga border crossing]], [[Struga]], [[Tetovo]]. You will have to pay €10 for a ticket to Struga. There is one departing early in the morning.
== Places to Visit ==
