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Albania tops Europe camping ranking, beats Germany

29.07.2026 12:14 1 min 2 sources РУС
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Albania is named Europe's most camper-friendly country in a TUI analysis of 15 nations. Average night cost is under 20 euros, but infrastructure lags behind leaders.

Albania has been named the most camper-friendly country in Europe according to a TUI analysis comparing 15 countries across five categories. Albania leads due to low costs: the average overnight stay costs less than 20 euros. Germany ranked third, behind Poland, thanks to good infrastructure and campsite density.

Spain surprised by taking first place in motorway length (15,886 km) and fuel prices. However, according to sources, Albania's infrastructure still trails the top-ranked countries.

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AL Albania — fuel prices

Updated: 12.09.2026

Super 95

$2.58 /l

ALL204.95 · €2.23/l

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pricier than 95% of countries

RON 100

$2.70 /l

ALL214.99 · €2.34/l

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pricier than 92% of countries

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$2.75 /l

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160 of 167

pricier than 95% of countries

Premium Diesel

$2.82 /l

ALL224.51 · €2.45/l

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pricier than 87% of countries

LPG Auto

$0.87 /l

ALL69.00 · €0.75/l

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cheaper than 55% of countries

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