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The '''Qafë-Thanës-Struga border crossing''' connects [[Albania]] with [[Macedonia]]. One can walk across the border.
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{{Border Crossing
 
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|country = Albania
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|country2 = Macedonia
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|map = <map lat='41.093325' lng='20.615845' zoom='11' view='0' float='right' />
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|type = Road
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|motorway = {{European Route Number|852}}
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}}
 
The border can be reached from the Albanian city of [[Elbasan]] in a shared taxi for 600 lekë (July 2009).
 
The border can be reached from the Albanian city of [[Elbasan]] in a shared taxi for 600 lekë (July 2009).
  
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Position yourself a hundred meters down from the border and put your thumb out. Alternatively, ask the parked truck drivers. Plenty of trucks pass through this border crossing, and you may even get a lift as far as [[Bulgaria]].
 
Position yourself a hundred meters down from the border and put your thumb out. Alternatively, ask the parked truck drivers. Plenty of trucks pass through this border crossing, and you may even get a lift as far as [[Bulgaria]].
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==Experiences==
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* [[User:Quarim|Quarim]] had major problems crossing this border with the autobus from [[Tirana]] in May 2008, because they found cocaine in the bus. After he gave a bribe (which could have been dangerous), they let him go.
  
 
[[Category:Border crossings]]
 
[[Category:Border crossings]]
 
[[Category:Albania]]
 
[[Category:Albania]]
 
[[Category:Macedonia]]
 
[[Category:Macedonia]]

Revision as of 10:58, 4 February 2010

Qafë-Thanës-Struga border crossing
<map lat='41.093325' lng='20.615845' zoom='11' view='0' float='right' />
Information
Countries: Flag of Albania Albania | Flag of Macedonia Macedonia
Type: Road
Motorway: E 852

The border can be reached from the Albanian city of Elbasan in a shared taxi for 600 lekë (July 2009).

Hitching out

East into Macedonia

Position yourself a hundred meters down from the border and put your thumb out. Alternatively, ask the parked truck drivers. Plenty of trucks pass through this border crossing, and you may even get a lift as far as Bulgaria.

Experiences

  • Quarim had major problems crossing this border with the autobus from Tirana in May 2008, because they found cocaine in the bus. After he gave a bribe (which could have been dangerous), they let him go.