Vërmicë / Morinë
Albania → Kosovo · Statistical analysis
Today
Wait time heatmap — by day and hour (local time Albania)
Numbers show the usual wait · small number = how many reports
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | |
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| Mon | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=17 | 10 n=8 | 5 n=11 | 8 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=9 | 5 n=9 | 5 n=9 | 5 n=9 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=10 |
| Tue | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=20 | 10 n=8 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 |
| Wed | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=23 | 13 n=8 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=14 |
| Thu | 5 n=14 | 5 n=14 | 5 n=26 | 13 n=8 | 5 n=14 | 5 n=14 | 5 n=14 | 5 n=14 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 |
| Fri | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=16 | 10 n=7 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=10 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 |
| Sat | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=20 | 7 n=8 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=12 |
| Sun | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=23 | 10 n=8 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=13 | 5 n=12 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 8 n=10 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 | 5 n=11 |
Best individual hours across all days
Best times per weekday
Values are in minutes · Based on 1987 readings · 2026.07.03 – 2026.08.27
About the Vërmicë / Morinë crossing
The Vërmicë–Morinë crossing is the main border point between Kosovo and Albania, sitting on the R7 motorway from Prizren in Kosovo and the A1 "Nation's Highway" (Rruga e Kombit) toward Kukës and on to the Albanian coast. As the principal link between the two countries, it is one of the busiest crossings in the region, carrying heavy volumes of cars, buses and freight along a modern motorway corridor.
Traffic here is driven strongly by the Kosovo–Albania diaspora and by summer holiday travel toward the Adriatic beaches, so queues can grow substantially in July and August and around major holidays and long weekends. Outside those peaks it flows more freely thanks to the high-capacity highway on both sides.
Practical tips
- Carry a valid passport or accepted ID, along with vehicle documents and insurance where required. Kosovo and Albania are both outside the EU and the Schengen area, so both countries' passport and customs checks apply.
- Tunnels and mountain sections on the Nation's Highway may carry tolls, so keep a means of payment to hand.
- Peaks here are pronounced, so check the heatmap above for the quietest hours to cross and plan around the busiest periods.
How to read this page
Each square is one day and hour. Green is a short wait (30 min or less), yellow is medium (up to 90), red is long. Grey squares have no reports yet. The big number is the usual wait in minutes; the small number is how many reports it is based on. Faded squares have very few reports, so treat them with caution.
We show two numbers. The usual wait (‘Typically’) is the middle of what people report — a normal day. The busy-day number (‘up to’) is how bad it can get. If you can’t be late, plan for the busy-day number.
The 2-hour window when waits are usually shortest. Arrive near its start for the best chance of a quick crossing. The per-day cards show the same for each weekday.
Reports come in through the day. The Last reporting card at the top shows the latest one. Recent reports count a little more than old ones, and anything based on very few reports is faded — treat it with caution.
Wait times for Albania → Kosovo and the opposite direction are tracked separately and often differ significantly. Use the link at the top of the page to switch to the reverse crossing.
Public holidays, seasonal traffic, and road works can shift wait times well outside historical norms. These statistics reflect past patterns — always check current conditions before you travel.
Tap the filter header to expand or collapse the filter panel. Use the period presets — 30 days, 90 days, seasons, All time, or a custom date range — for quick access to different windows. Select specific days of the week or times of day to further narrow your analysis. Default is the current season, all days, all hours.