<P> Transportation in Albania has undergone significant changes and improvements in the past two decades . Improvements to the public transport, road and rail infrastructure, water and air travel have all led to a vast improvement in transportation . </P> <P> The international airport of Tirana serves as the premier gateway to the country carrying almost 2 million passengers per year with connections to many destinations around Europe . The country plans to increase the number of airports especially in the south with possible locations in Sarandë, Gjirokastër and Vlorë . </P> <P> The roads of Albania are well maintained and still under construction . The A1 is the longest motorway of the country and represents a major transportation corridor in Albania . It will prospectively link Durrës on the Adriatic Sea across Pristina in Kosovo with the Pan-European Corridor X in Serbia . The A2 is part of the Adriatic--Ionian Corridor as well as the Pan-European Corridor VIII and connects Fier with Vlorë . The A3 is currently under construction and will connect, after its completion, Tirana and Elbasan with the Pan-European Corridor VIII . When all three corridors are completed, Albania will have an estimated 759 kilometres (472 mi) of highway linking it with all of its neighboring countries . </P> <P> The Durrës is the busiest and largest seaport in the country followed by Vlorë, Shëngjin and Sarandë . As of 2014, it is as one of the largest passenger ports on the Adriatic Sea with annual passenger volume of approximately 1.5 million . The ports serve a system of ferries connecting numerous islands and coastal cities in Croatia, Greece and Italy . </P>

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