Getting around
Buses, Roads and One Airport
Kosovo is compact: its main towns lie within about two hours of one another, and buses run between them through the day. A car or a driver opens up the monasteries, the wine country and the mountain valleys, and Pristina's airport is the one way in by air.
Updated 2026-10-09
Pristina International Airport
Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari (PRN), about 15 kilometres south-west of the capital, is Kosovo's only commercial airport. It has direct flights from many European cities, and travellers from farther away connect through a European hub or Istanbul. A taxi into Pristina takes about twenty minutes.
Buses Between the Towns
Buses run frequently through the day between Pristina, Prizren, Peja, Gjakova, Ferizaj, Gjilan and Mitrovica, from the bus station of each town. Pristina to Prizren takes about an hour and a half on the motorway, and Pristina to Peja a little longer. Smaller places such as Deçan, Malisheva and Rahovec are served from the nearest town.
Driving
Traffic drives on the right, and an International Driving Permit alongside the home licence is recommended. The roads between Pristina, Prizren, Peja and the airport are good, with motorways from Pristina to Prizren and towards Skopje, while mountain roads in Rugova and the Šar are narrow and winding. Petrol stations are frequent on the main routes and fewer in the mountains, so the tank is filled before heading up.
Taxis and Drivers
Taxis wait at the bus stations and in the town centres. For the places buses do not reach — the monastery of Dečani from Deçan, the upper Rugova valley, the Mirusha canyon — a taxi or a driver hired for the day is the simple way, and the week's route works with a mix of buses and drivers.
Crossing to the Neighbours
Buses run from Pristina to Skopje in North Macedonia and to Tirana in Albania, and Montenegro is reached over the mountains from Peja. Travel on to Serbia follows the order of borders in the entry rules.
Staying Connected
Mobile coverage is good across the country, the mountain valleys included, on two main networks, and a local prepaid SIM card gives data for the length of a trip.