Albania Travel Vaccines — What You Need in 2026

Recommended Vaccines

• Hepatitis A

  Allow 2 weeks before travel

Routine Vaccines to Keep Up to Date

Other Health Risks

No significant additional health risks identified for typical travellers.

Travel Health Summary

Albania is a low-risk European destination with no malaria and no yellow fever requirement, so preparation is mostly about routine vaccines and practical logistics rather than tropical disease. Hepatitis A is the most commonly recommended addition given regional food and water standards, particularly outside Tirana and the main Riviera resorts, and hepatitis B and rabies are worth discussing for longer stays, adventure travel or anyone likely to encounter stray dogs, which are common in rural areas and on hiking routes. Tick-borne encephalitis is not a significant risk here, but tick bites while trekking in the Accursed Mountains and Valbona can transmit other infections, so use repellent and check for ticks after hikes. Tap water is treated in cities but travellers commonly stick to bottled water outside them. Healthcare is the real consideration: public hospitals are under-resourced, Tirana has reasonable private clinics such as Hygeia and the American Hospital, and mountain and remote coastal areas are far from definitive care, so travel insurance covering evacuation to Italy or Greece is sensible for active itineraries.

Related destinations

Nearby countries with a comparable vaccine and disease-risk profile to Albania.