Car Hire at Durrës Downtown Office

For more on driving and getting around the city, see our guide to car hire in Durrës, or for country-wide rules and insurance information, our guide to car hire in Albania.

How to Find the Durrës Downtown Office

• Book through eCarBookers first: Your booking confirmation from eCarBookers locks in your price and your vehicle class before you arrive. You pay the balance at the desk on collection, and the terms confirmed at booking are the terms you receive. Always confirm your hire in advance to guarantee your price from the moment you collect the keys.
• Address: Rruga Durma 2, Durrës, in the Qarku i Durrësit region — a genuinely central location, sitting close to landmarks such as the Venetian Tower and the Fatih Mosque in the historic centre, and within easy walking distance of the port itself for anyone arriving by ferry without much luggage to carry.
• Getting there: the office sits inside the compact downtown core of Durrës, so whether you're staying centrally, arriving by ferry, or driving in from Tirana via the SH2, you won't need a long transfer to reach it — this is a walk-in city-centre office rather than an airport-style desk requiring a shuttle. If you're driving yourself to collect the car, treat the historic centre's narrower streets and occasional pedestrian zones as worth checking on a live map before you set off, rather than assuming a direct route in from the main road.
• Confirm opening hours before you travel: we don't currently have verified opening hours for this specific office to publish here — confirm your exact collection window with your supplier once booked, particularly if you're arriving outside typical daytime hours or straight off an early or late ferry.
• Nearby landmarks for orientation: the office falls within easy reach of several of Durrës's best-known sights, including the 16th-century Venetian Tower and the Fatih Mosque, both useful reference points if you're navigating on foot before or after collecting your car.

Pick-Up, Drop-Off, and Refuelling at the Durrës Downtown Office

As a city-centre office rather than a 24-hour transport hub, collection and return outside normal opening hours is worth confirming directly with your supplier rather than assuming it's available. Albania has no nationwide roadside recovery service, so if your travel plans shift at short notice, contact your supplier as early as possible rather than arriving and hoping to find someone on-site. This matters slightly more for a downtown office than an airport desk, since footfall outside business hours is lower and there's no shared terminal staff to fall back on if timings slip.

For refuelling before you return your hire car, petrol stations are available across central Durrës, though we don't have a single verified station name and distance from this specific office to publish with confidence — confirm the closest recommended station with your supplier at collection, and return the car with the agreed fuel level to avoid a separate refuelling charge. As with any city-centre pick-up, it's worth topping up before you're back in the busier streets close to the office itself, rather than searching for a station at the last minute.

What to Expect at Collection

Every booking through eCarBookers at the Durrës Downtown Office shows the excess amount and full price before you confirm, and the balance is paid on arrival at the desk. Optional extras — such as additional drivers, supplemental tyre and glass cover, child seats, or out-of-hours fees — may be available at the desk if required.

Have your booking confirmation, driving licence, passport, and a payment card in the main driver's name ready before you arrive, to keep collection straightforward. Since this is a smaller, city-centre location rather than a high-volume airport desk, having your documents in order in advance also helps keep things moving quickly for whoever's collecting after you.

Getting from the Durrës Downtown Office to Key Destinations

• Tirana — Albania's capital, reachable via the SH2. From this central location, allow roughly the same 33–38 km, 34–40 minute drive as from the rest of central Durrës, depending on traffic through both cities' outskirts and the time of day you set off.
• Golem and Kavajë beaches — the resort strip immediately south of the city, around a 12 km drive, about 15 minutes away along the coastal road, and an easy half-day trip if you're collecting your car hire here before heading straight for the sand.
• Durrës Port — within easy walking distance for anyone without luggage, and only a few minutes' drive otherwise, making this office a practical pick-up point either before or after a ferry crossing to Italy. It's also a sensible choice if you'd rather collect your car in the city centre and drive yourself to the port at your own pace, instead of picking up right at the terminal.