The small Balkan country of Albania is best explored by car hire, and you can enter it by driving from neighbouring countries such as Greece and Montenegro.

Car Hire Albania is a cheap and safe way to get around this mountainous country which is full of beautiful rivers and historic towns.

Budget travel through Albania is possible and Rhino’s bargain car hire prices will make your journey manageable.

Our low cost car hire comes with fully comprehensive insurance including collision damage and vehicle theft waivers as well as liability insurance. Now a new insurance option lets you avoid paying excess charges. All you have to do is pay a small fee up front. Cheap car hire Albania comes with no hidden charges or costs.

Car Rental Albania lets you drive between Albania’s capital Tirana and other towns and cities such as Berat, Durres and Fier. Our rates are guaranteed to be the lowest around and we search all the major car rental companies such as Enterprise, Alamo and Thrifty rent a car for the cheapest deals.

If you are travelling to the mountains in Albania you may wish to rent one of our four by four vehicles such as a Jeep or a Range Rover, while skiers can request a ski rack, snow chains and snow tires with their rental. The Albanian Alps have some wonderful ski resorts and national parks which can only be accessed by driving.

You can choose from a range of manual and automatic vehicles and we offer both left and right hand drive vehicles depending on which part of the world you are in.
Many people enter Albania through the Mother Theresa international airport and car rental is a safe and cheap way to make the short journey to Tirana. Check before you travel whether you need a visa. European Union members do not need a visa but may have to pay a small entry fee – keep the receipt for this.

Car rental Albania is best booked ahead of time to get the cheapest deals. Keep an eye on our easy to use website for all the latest car rental discount offers.

Albania Mini Guide

The people of Albania have always been physically isolated in their mountainous country, but since the Second World War they have been virtually cut off from all contact with the outside world. Foreign news and books are restricted, foreign travel is forbidden, and although there are tourists, the Albanians are not encouraged to talk to them. Since 1944 the country has been a Stalinist-Communist state run until 1985 by Enver Hoxha (pronounced Hodja) and now by his successor as head of state, Ramiz Alia.



The land rises to 2694 m (8838 ft) in the north ALBANIAN ALPS, with broad grassy valleys running southwards into Greece and marshy plains on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Its population is 97 per cent Albanian, with small groups of Greeks, Serbs and Gypsies. The Albanian language is of Indo-European origin and divides into two dialects - Gheg in the north and Tosk in the south.

After 400 years of Turkish rule, Albania became independent in 1912. Ahmed Zogu, who was prime minister from 1922, declared himself King Zog, and was supported by a fellow dictator, Mussolini of Italy. Germany and Italy invaded during the Second World War; the country was retaken by native Communist guerrillas led by Hoxha and helped by Britain and the USA. This led to the establishment of the new state.
All relations with Western nation were broken off after the war, and although Albania has diplomatic connections with 100 other countries, Britain and the USA are not among them. Relations with neighbouring Yugoslavia have also deteriorated, and there is a continuing dispute over the Yugoslav province of KOSOVO, which has a large Albanian population.