Does National require an IDP in Albania?
National in Albania: the policy in plain terms
Requires an IDP for non-Latin-alphabet licences and where local regulations require it. Business-traveller brand known for Emerald Aisle.
Albania drives on the right and signs the 1968 Vienna Convention, but desks expect non-EU visitors to pair an IDP with their home licence given mountainous, fast-changing roads.
In Albania specifically, albania legally requires foreign drivers to carry an International Driving Permit with their national licence, so National will ask for it at the counter. Tirana airport desks ask for an IDP alongside a non-EU licence.
National runs a global network; at its Albania desks, foreign renters are asked for the 1968 Vienna-format International Driving Permit alongside the original licence. Albania drives on the right, uses the ALL, and sets a minimum driving age of 18, so an IDP is the document that removes any doubt at the counter.
What to bring to the National counter in Albania
- Your original national driving licence (the IDP never replaces it).
- Your International Driving Permit in the 1968 Vienna format.
- Your passport and a payment card in the main driver's name.
- Local payment for the ALL deposit; Albania drives on the right with a young-driver surcharge under 25.
Driving rules in Albania National renters should know
- Drive on the right; overtake on the left.
- Headlights on at all times, day and night.
- 0.01% alcohol limit — effectively zero tolerance.
- Seatbelts mandatory for all occupants.