All our Albania guides tagged budget.
Albanian rules reserve part of the coast as public beach. What that means in practice, why it varies by municipality, and what sunbeds cost in peak season.
How to book an Albania trip without overpaying: when to lock in flights, why location beats stars in Tirana, and what to pay for on a hire car.
Albania or Greece? Both share the same Ionian Sea, but they are different holidays. See where each wins, how similar they are and how to do both by ferry.
Planning your first trip to Albania? Here is when to go, how to get around, visa and money basics, where to base yourself, and rookie mistakes to skip.
A furgon is a shared minibus that leaves when full, with no timetable. How to find it, pay in cash and get around Albania by furgon, bus and taxi.
Is Albania expensive? See daily budgets in lek for backpackers, mid-range and comfort travellers, plus what rooms, food and furgons cost and when to save.
Which Albanian ATMs charge least, why the yellow machines cost more than they look, when you actually need cash, and how tipping works in Albania.
Albania is cheap, but not evenly: the coast in August behaves like a different country from June, and a few decisions explain most of the difference.