Driving Rules by Country
Find traffic rules, speed limits, license requirements, road signs, and practical car rental tips across 86 destinations.
Europe 45
Albania
Plan Albania around right-side traffic, a 1968 IDP for many rental desks, 40–110 km/h road classes, the tolled A1, mountain weather, parking, EV range and 112.
Andorra
A practical Andorra driving guide for foreign visitors: licence and border paperwork, right-hand mountain roads, winter equipment, Andorra la Vella parking, the CG-2 and Envalira Tunnel, EV and fuel planning, and three route choices.
Austria
Austria combines orderly city streets, fast transit corridors and seasonal Alpine roads. Plan the motorway vignette separately from section tolls, and check winter conditions before committing to a high pass.
Belgium
Belgium is compact and well connected, but regional speed limits, multilingual place names, Brussels traffic and low-emission zones make a little route planning worthwhile.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Plan Bosnia and Herzegovina by road class, entity and weather: prepare the licence and IDP, separate FBiH and RS tolls, park legally, and leave daylight for mountain routes.
Bulgaria
Plan Bulgaria by road type: Sofia parking and low-emission checks, BG Toll e-vignettes, Rila and Rhodope mountain stages, Black Sea routes, winter equipment and rental border permissions.
Croatia
Plan Croatia as two different drives: the tolled A1 for predictable inter-city mileage and the slower D8 for coastal towns, bends and sea views. A valid foreign licence is generally usable under reciprocity, but an IDP or translation can still be requested by a rental branch or insurer.
Cyprus
Plan a Cyprus drive around left-side traffic, Nicosia and Paphos parking, Troodos weather, fuel and charging gaps, and the separate Green Line and rental-insurance rules.
Czech Republic
A practical Czech driving guide covering convention-based licence recognition, the 2026 e-vignette, tram streets, Prague parking, winter tyres and rural route planning.
Denmark
Denmark is easy to cross by car, but Copenhagen's cycle lanes, paid parking, bridge tolls and urban low-emission zones reward careful planning.
Estonia
A practical Estonia driving guide for foreign visitors: licence and IDP checks, right-hand traffic, winter tyres, Tallinn and regional parking, heavy-vehicle road user charge, island ferries, forest and coastal roads, EV planning, border permissions, emergency recovery and three realistic road-trip routes.
Finland
Finland is easy to navigate in the south but demands a different plan in Lapland: long gaps between services, seasonal speed limits, winter tyres when conditions require them, and wildlife on the road.
France
Plan a French road trip around autoroute tolls, ZFE and Crit’Air checks, priority-to-the-right junctions, city parking and mountain weather.
Georgia
Georgia is a right-side, mountain-sensitive driving destination. Check the foreign licence and rental contract first, then plan Tbilisi parking, the weather-dependent Georgian Military Road to Kazbegi, Kakheti access and the high-clearance boundary of Tusheti.
Germany
Plan a German road trip around Autobahn limits, right-lane discipline, Umweltzone stickers, city parking and weather-sensitive winter rules.
Greece
Greece is easiest to plan as separate driving jobs: mainland motorways for fixed arrivals, local mountain roads for slower exploration, and island ferries that need a vehicle ticket and rental-contract permission. The 2025 Road Traffic Code now makes 30 km/h the built-up-area default, with defined 50 km/h exceptions.
Hungary
Hungary is straightforward outside the cities, but a motorway e-vignette, Budapest parking zones and winter route conditions need separate checks.
Iceland
Iceland is straightforward when each day is planned around the road surface, wind and vehicle permission. The Ring Road is mostly paved, while gravel roads, F-roads, single-lane bridges, winter conditions and unbridged rivers need separate decisions.
Ireland
A practical Ireland driving guide covering licence and IDP conditions, left-side roundabouts, the 60 km/h rural-local default, M50 tolls, coastal lanes and weather planning.
Italy
Plan an Italian road trip around ZTL signs, foreign-licence documents, motorway toll lanes, city parking, Amalfi traffic and Dolomites weather.
Kosovo
A practical Kosovo driving guide for travellers who need to separate the 2026 foreign-vehicle rules from rental-company permission, plan border insurance and parking, use the R7 and R6 corridors, and leave daylight for Rugova and Sharri mountain roads.
Latvia
A Latvia road trip is easy to connect on a map, but the practical plan changes between Riga and Jūrmala parking, winter roads, forest access, coastal weather and written cross-border permission.
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein is easy to cross but not a motorway destination: plan Vaduz parking, the Triesenberg–Malbun climb, Swiss and Austrian toll boundaries, and your rental contract as separate checks.
Lithuania
Plan Lithuania by separating the A1 and A16 road decisions from Vilnius parking, the Klaipėda–Neringa ferry, seasonal road conditions and written permission for any border crossing.
Luxembourg
Plan a Luxembourg road trip with current licence, speed, winter-tyre, parking, toll, EV, border and emergency guidance, plus three practical scenic routes.
Malta
Malta drives on the left and uses compact, often busy roads rather than a motorway network. Check the exact foreign-licence documents with the rental company, plan Valletta's CVA charge, queue for the Gozo car ferry, and allow extra time for narrow streets, strong wind and sudden rain.
Moldova
A practical Moldova driving guide for visitors who need to separate Chisinau parking from the rural road network, plan foreign-vehicle documents and e-Vinieta, book wine-cellar visits, and reach Orheiul Vechi without treating a walking trail as a drive-through road.
Monaco
A practical Monaco driving guide for the French approach: separate the France–Monaco rental boundary, confirm additional-driver and cross-border permission, choose a guarded car park before entering the dense centre, and treat Monaco-Ville and Monte Carlo as walk-first destinations.
Montenegro
Montenegro rewards a route built around road width, weather and parking rather than straight-line distance. Prepare the foreign licence and IDP, choose the right coastal or mountain line, and leave margins for Kotor traffic, Durmitor weather, tolls and border rules.
Netherlands
A practical Netherlands driving guide covering foreign licences, cyclist and tram checks, time-based motorway limits, diesel zones, electronic tolls, P+R and Delta Works route planning.
North Macedonia
Plan a North Macedonia drive around conditional licence and IDP checks, Skopje and Ohrid parking, toll receipts, mountain weather and cross-border rental permission.
Norway
Norway is a route-planning country: tolls, car ferries, tunnels, weather and pass status can all change a day’s timing. Use a car for the fjords and mountains, and plan city parking as carefully as the road itself.
Poland
A practical Poland driving guide covering foreign licences and IDPs, the 50/90/100/120/140 km/h speed structure, A/S roads, operator tolls, city parking, trams and winter route checks.
Portugal
A practical Portugal driving guide covering licence recognition, foreign-plate toll payment, Lisbon and Porto access rules, and slower routes through the Douro, N2 and Serra da Estrela.
Romania
Plan a Romania drive around licence recognition, the e-Rovinieta and bridge peaj, 130 km/h motorways, village traffic and weather-sensitive Carpathian roads.
San Marino
A practical San Marino driving guide for visitors arriving from Rimini: border and rental paperwork, right-side mountain roads, the current speed structure, parking and cable-car choices, restricted streets, EV charging, and three route decisions around Monte Titano.
Serbia
Plan a Serbia road trip around foreign-licence checks, segment tolls, city parking and weather-aware routes from Belgrade to Tara, Djerdap and Pirot.
Slovakia
Plan Slovakia by separating e-vignette motorways, Bratislava and Košice parking, and High Tatras weather and access checks before committing to a mountain route.
Slovenia
Slovenia is easy to cross but not uniform to drive: buy the right DARS e-vignette, check the pass and road status, and leave the car in a signed lot at Bled, Ljubljana and the alpine valleys.
Spain
Plan a Spain road trip around the road class, licence documents, city ZBE checks, route tolls, V16 breakdown rules and changing mountain weather.
Sweden
Prepare a Swedish rental-car trip with current licence and IDP conditions, posted speed bands, winter-tyre triggers, city and bridge charges, parking, wildlife reporting and live road checks.
Switzerland
A Swiss road trip is easier when you separate the motorway vignette, city parking, live pass status and winter equipment into four different checks. The rail network can cover the city days; a car is most useful for valleys and timed mountain stages.
Turkey
Plan Turkey by road class, licence documents, HGS tolls, Istanbul parking, regional weather and the route checks that matter beyond the main tourist corridors.
United Kingdom
A practical United Kingdom driving guide covering foreign-licence checks, left-side road position, roundabouts, London charges, single-track roads and rental-car planning.
Vatican City
A practical Vatican City driving guide for visitors arriving by rental car: understand the city-state boundary, separate the Vatican Museums from St Peter's Basilica, avoid Rome ZTL mistakes, choose legal parking, and walk the last stretch.
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Armenia
Plan an Armenia road trip around Yerevan parking, Lake Sevan and Dilijan, the Garni-Geghard detour, Tatev and Vardenyats Pass, with conditional licence documents, live road checks and rental border permissions.
Cambodia
Cambodia is a right-side-driving destination where the document check matters as much as the route. Confirm the licence path with MPWT, allow for motorcycles and pedestrians, and treat Angkor access roads and wet-season provincial routes as separate driving environments.
China
A practical China driving guide for visitors: an IDP alone is not enough, the temporary PRC permit is local, and city restrictions, toll settlement and mountain access need route-by-route checks.
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong's left-driving roads connect dense urban districts, free-flow toll tunnels and steep New Territories routes. Most visitors use public transport; a rental makes sense only when the itinerary depends on rural roads, Lantau access or several outlying stops.
India
India is a left-driving country where the sensible route can matter more than the nominal distance. Carry the right licence documents, verify the rental car's FASTag, and choose city, highway, mountain and monsoon stages separately.
Indonesia
Indonesia's left-side roads change character from Jakarta junctions and Java toll roads to Bali village lanes and remote island routes. Match the licence documents, vehicle class, toll card and weather check to the island you will actually drive.
Japan
Japan drives on the left. Most visitors need a paper 1949 Geneva Convention IDP, while six licence jurisdictions use a designated Japanese translation. Urban parking, tolls and winter routes need planning.
Jordan
Jordan is easiest to drive when the day is planned around the road as well as the attraction: city traffic in Amman, a fast Desert Highway stage, a slower King's Highway day and a local 4x4 transfer inside Wadi Rum are different jobs. Carry the original licence, check whether your nationality and rental desk require an IDP, and leave a daylight buffer for desert and mountain roads.
Macau, China
Macau drives on the left across a 33.4 km² territory where narrow peninsula streets, bridge crossings and paid parking matter more than long distances. A qualifying foreign licence or IDP may be usable, but stays beyond 14 days can require registration.
Malaysia
Malaysia's left-side roads range from Kuala Lumpur junctions and cashless PLUS toll plazas to narrow highland routes and long Pan-Borneo work zones. Match the licence documents, payment method and weather check to the region you will drive.
Oman
Plan an Oman road trip around the visitor-licence window, Muscat parking, steep Hajar roads, wadi flood warnings, desert access and Dhofar's seasonal fog.
Philippines
A practical Philippines driving guide covering the 90-day foreign-licence rule, Metro Manila coding, RFID expressways, mountain roads, monsoon flooding and roll-on/roll-off ferries.
Saudi Arabia
A practical Saudi Arabia driving guide covering foreign licences, city interchanges, posted speeds, desert-route planning, rental contracts and weather alerts.
Singapore
A practical Singapore driving guide covering foreign licences and translations, left-side junctions, ERP 2.0, HDB and city parking, Malaysia checkpoints, and heavy-rain route checks.
South Korea
A practical South Korea driving guide covering foreign licences, right-turn signals, Hi-Pass lanes, Seoul parking, Jeju roads, winter conditions and emergency calls.
Sri Lanka
Plan a Sri Lanka rental-car trip around the three accepted foreign-driver permit routes, left-side traffic, expressway tolls, hill-road weather, wildlife corridors and the daylight needed for a careful handover.
Taiwan, China
Taiwan, China drives on the right. A qualifying foreign licence and IDP are used together, while city scooters, electronic freeway tolls and weather-sensitive mountain roads shape the practical driving plan.
Thailand
Thailand is a left-driving country where the right rental plan matters more than the longest itinerary: skip a car in central Bangkok, prepare for motorcycles and rain outside the city, and confirm the licence and toll arrangement before pickup.
United Arab Emirates
A practical UAE road guide covering visitor licences, Dubai Salik, Abu Dhabi Darb and Mawaqif, highway signs, mountain and desert boundaries, heat planning and rental-car handover checks.
Vietnam
A practical Vietnam road guide covering the 1968 Vienna IDP route, motorbike-heavy cities, electronic toll accounts, mountain roads, monsoon hazards and accident procedures.
North America 4
Canada
A practical Canada driving guide for visitors: provincial licence rules, posted speeds, winter equipment, mountain corridors, tolls, Parks Canada access and long gaps between services.
Costa Rica
Plan Costa Rica around the foreign-licence window, route-specific tolls, rain and landslide checks, park reservations and the last kilometre to each lodge.
Mexico
A practical Mexico driving guide covering foreign licences, federal speed limits, autopista and libre choices, topes, toll payment, regional route planning and emergency contacts.
United States
Plan a US road trip around state-by-state licence rules, posted speeds, toll systems, school buses, national-park reservations and long distances between services.
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Argentina
Argentina rewards a staged road plan: Buenos Aires traffic, TelePASE corridors, long fuel gaps and Patagonian wind or gravel each need a different decision. Use the official route report before every remote stage.
Bolivia
Bolivia is a high-altitude, operator-dependent driving destination: La Paz streets, paved altiplano highways, rainy-season blockades, Uyuni's 4x4 salt-flat access and the North Yungas road each require a different vehicle and turn-back decision.
Brazil
Brazil rewards a route-by-route plan: posted speeds vary by road class, tolls mix plazas, tags and Free Flow, and the 180-day foreign-licence rule depends on your convention status and documents.
Chile
Chile is not one road trip: Santiago's TAG gantries, Ruta 5, high-altitude Atacama roads and the ferry-linked, gravel sections of Carretera Austral need different vehicles, budgets and weather margins.
Colombia
Plan Colombia by road around valid foreign licences, Bogotá's changing plate restriction, toll operators, mountain weather and secure parking in the coffee region and Caribbean cities.
Ecuador
Ecuador is a route-planning country: a valid foreign licence is not the same as a rental approval, Quito has plate-based Pico y Placa, and the Andes, coast and Amazon need different weather, road and service margins.
Guyana
Guyana rewards a flexible driving plan: keep left, separate a valid foreign licence from rental approval, and treat Georgetown drainage, the Demerara Harbour Bridge and the Linden-Lethem corridor as live route decisions.
Paraguay
A source-led Paraguay driving guide for separating Asunción parking from PY01, PY02, PY03 and PY09 decisions, checking rental and border permission, and treating Chaco weather, tolls, fuel and charging as live planning inputs.
Peru
Peru combines dense Lima junctions, a paved coastal highway and highland roads where altitude, weather and road alerts change the plan. Confirm the foreign-licence route, check SUTRAN before every long stage and keep mountain driving within daylight.
Suriname
A source-led Suriname driving guide for Paramaribo parking, left-side traffic, river crossings, Avobakaweg, rain, remote roads, rental documents and border permission.
Uruguay
A practical Uruguay driving guide for separating Montevideo parking from the coastal routes, checking foreign-licence and rental boundaries, planning tolls and fuel, and reaching Colonia or Rocha without assuming every beach access is a normal road.
Oceania 2
Australia
A practical Australia driving guide covering left-side road position, state-based licence rules, city tolls, wildlife and the preparation needed for long remote routes.
New Zealand
A practical New Zealand driving guide covering conditional translation and IDP rules, left-side road decisions, variable school limits, tolls, freedom camping, ferries and alpine weather.
Africa 4
Egypt
Egypt is a country for deliberate route planning: Cairo needs a calm decision about whether to drive, while Nile Valley, Red Sea and desert legs need fuel, daylight, documents and current security advice.
Kenya
Plan a Kenya drive around the 90-day foreign-licence rule, Nairobi traffic and tolls, left-side roads, park speed limits, wildlife crossings and rain-sensitive daylight stages.
Morocco
Morocco is straightforward on the main autoroutes and much more deliberate around medinas, the High Atlas and the long approach to the Sahara. Check the licence format, toll method, weather and rental exclusions before you leave the city.
South Africa
A practical South Africa driving guide covering foreign licences, left-side junctions, toll plazas, city security, the Garden Route and Kruger road rules.