No visa needed

Do citizens of Albania need a visa for Romania?

Citizens of Albania don’t need a visa for Romania and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Albania: the passport opens 74 countries visa-free; Tirana — Bucharest: ≈ 620 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Romania without a visa on a Albania passport?

Yes, citizens of Albania don’t need a visa for Romania for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Romania visa rules at a glance

With a Albania passport you can visit 74 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 51 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Albania passport ranks 87th of 199.
Albania passport: visa-free access to 74 countries; Romania passport: 120.
Citizens of Albania and Romania can travel together visa-free to 71 countries, for example: Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Hungary, Malta, and Slovakia.
Citizens of Romania, in turn, don’t need a visa for Albania. Albania visa for citizens of Romania

Travelling to Romania: good to know

Tirana — Bucharest: about 620 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Tirana 12:00 — Bucharest 13:00.
Local currency: Romanian Leu.
Languages: Romanian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RON 4.63.
Romania is the 11th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Albania.