What is the highest motorway speed limit in the world?

The highest posted limits are 140 km/h, used in the UAE, on some Polish expressways and on Bulgarian motorways. Parts of the German Autobahn have no enforced limit, only an advisory 130 km/h.

Which countries use miles per hour instead of km/h?

The United Kingdom, the United States, Myanmar and Liberia post speed limits in miles per hour. Most other countries use kilometres per hour.

What is the motorway speed limit in most of Europe?

130 km/h is the most common motorway limit in Europe. It is used in France, Italy, Austria and Croatia, and it is Germany's advisory figure. Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Ireland and Switzerland use 120 km/h, Sweden and Norway 110 km/h, the Netherlands and Cyprus 100 km/h, and Poland and Bulgaria 140 km/h. The UK limit is 70 mph, about 112 km/h.

Do speed limits change in bad weather?

Yes, in several countries. France lowers its motorway limit from 130 to 110 km/h in rain, and variable signs on many motorways change the limit in real time.

Can a foreign speeding fine reach me at home?

Yes. Camera notices can be sent to a foreign address. With a hire car, the rental company gets the ticket first, passes on your name and usually charges an admin fee. The [driving fines comparison](/guides/driving-fines-comparison/) shows how penalties differ between countries.

Speed Limit Map 2026: 130 km/h Is Europe's Norm, 140 the Top

Poland and Bulgaria allow 140 km/h, most of Europe 130. This speed limit map shades every country by its urban, rural or motorway default, Autobahn included.

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Motorway Speed Color Scale (km/h)

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Country ▲▼	Continent ▲▼	Urban ▲▼	Rural ▲▼	Motorway ▲▼	Side
Afghanistan	Asia	50	80	100	Right
Åland Islands	Europe	50	70	—	Right
Albania	Europe	40	80	130	Right
Algeria	Africa	50	80	120	Right
American Samoa	Oceania	—	48	—	Right
Andorra	Europe	50	90	—	Right
Angola	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Anguilla	North America	32	48	—	Left
Antarctica	Antarctica	—	—	—	Right
Antigua and Barbuda	North America	—	—	—	Left
Argentina	South America	40	110	130	Right
Armenia	Asia	—	—	—	Right
Aruba	North America	50	80	—	Right
Australia	Oceania	50	100	110	Left
Austria	Europe	50	100	130	Right
Azerbaijan	Europe	—	—	—	Right
Bahamas	North America	—	—	—	Left
Bahrain	Asia	50	80	120	Right
Bangladesh	Asia	25	35	—	Left
Barbados	North America	—	—	—	Left
Belarus	Europe	60	90	110	Right
Belgium	Europe	50	70	120	Right
Belize	North America	—	—	—	Right
Benin	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Bermuda	North America	35	35	—	Left
Bhutan	Asia	50	80	—	Left
Bolivia	South America	40	80	—	Right
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Europe	50	80	130	Right
Botswana	Africa	50	80	100	Left
Bouvet Island	Antarctica	—	—	—	Right
Brazil	South America	60	100	110	Right
British Indian Ocean Territory	Asia	—	—	—	Right
British Virgin Islands	North America	—	64	—	Left
Brunei	Asia	50	80	100	Left
Bulgaria	Europe	50	90	140	Right
Burkina Faso	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Burundi	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Cambodia	Asia	40	60	100	Right
Cameroon	Africa	60	110	—	Right
Canada	North America	50	80	100	Right
Cape Verde	Africa	—	—	—	Right
Caribbean Netherlands	North America	40	60	—	Right
Cayman Islands	North America	40	—	—	Left
Central African Republic	Africa	50	80	—	Right
Chad	Africa	60	110	—	Right
Chile	South America	50	100	120	Right
China	Asia	50	70	120	Right
Christmas Island	Asia	40	70	—	Left
Cocos (Keeling) Islands	Asia	—	—	—	Left
Colombia	South America	50	90	120	Right
Comoros	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Cook Islands	Oceania	—	—	—	Left
Costa Rica	North America	50	60	100	Right
Croatia	Europe	50	90	130	Right
Cuba	North America	50	60	100	Right
Curaçao	North America	40	60	80	Right
Cyprus	Europe	50	80	100	Left
Czechia	Europe	50	90	130	Right
Denmark	Europe	50	80	130	Right
Djibouti	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Dominica	North America	—	—	—	Left
Dominican Republic	North America	40	60	80	Right
DR Congo	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Ecuador	South America	50	90	120	Right
Egypt	Africa	60	90	100	Right
El Salvador	North America	40	60	90	Right
Equatorial Guinea	Africa	60	110	—	Right
Eritrea	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Estonia	Europe	50	90	110	Right
Eswatini	Africa	50	80	100	Left
Ethiopia	Africa	30	70	—	Right
Falkland Islands	South America	40	64	—	Left
Faroe Islands	Europe	—	—	—	Right
Fiji	Oceania	50	70	80	Left
Finland	Europe	50	80	120	Right
France	Europe	50	80	130	Right
French Guiana	South America	50	80	—	Right
French Polynesia	Oceania	—	—	—	Right
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Antarctica	—	—	—	Right
Gabon	Africa	—	—	—	Right
Gambia	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Georgia	Asia	50	80	120	Right
Germany	Europe	50	100	130	Right
Ghana	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Gibraltar	Europe	50	—	—	Right
Greece	Europe	30	90	130	Right
Greenland	North America	—	—	—	Right
Grenada	North America	—	—	—	Left
Guadeloupe	North America	50	80	—	Right
Guam	Oceania	—	—	—	Right
Guatemala	North America	40	60	100	Right
Guernsey	Europe	—	56	—	Left
Guinea	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Guinea-Bissau	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Guyana	South America	40	80	100	Left
Haiti	North America	40	60	80	Right
Heard Island and McDonald Islands	Antarctica	—	—	—	Right
Honduras	North America	40	60	90	Right
Hong Kong	Asia	50	—	110	Left
Hungary	Europe	50	90	130	Right
Iceland	Europe	50	90	—	Right
India	Asia	70	80	120	Left
Indonesia	Asia	50	80	100	Left
Iran	Asia	50	85	120	Right
Iraq	Asia	50	80	120	Right
Ireland	Europe	50	60	120	Left
Isle of Man	Europe	48	—	—	Left
Israel	Asia	50	80	110	Right
Italy	Europe	50	90	130	Right
Ivory Coast	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Jamaica	North America	50	80	80	Left
Japan	Asia	60	60	100	Left
Jersey	Europe	48	64	—	Left
Jordan	Asia	40	80	110	Right
Kazakhstan	Asia	60	110	140	Right
Kenya	Africa	50	100	110	Left
Kiribati	Oceania	—	—	—	Left
Kosovo	Europe	50	80	130	Right
Kuwait	Asia	45	80	120	Right
Kyrgyzstan	Asia	60	90	110	Right
Laos	Asia	40	90	—	Right
Latvia	Europe	50	90	90	Right
Lebanon	Asia	50	70	100	Right
Lesotho	Africa	50	80	100	Left
Liberia	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Libya	Africa	50	85	100	Right
Liechtenstein	Europe	50	80	—	Right
Lithuania	Europe	50	90	130	Right
Luxembourg	Europe	50	90	130	Right
Macau	Asia	60	60	—	Left
Madagascar	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Malawi	Africa	50	80	100	Left
Malaysia	Asia	—	90	110	Left
Maldives	Asia	50	80	—	Left
Mali	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Malta	Europe	50	80	—	Left
Marshall Islands	Oceania	40	40	—	Right
Martinique	North America	50	80	—	Right
Mauritania	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Mauritius	Africa	—	—	—	Left
Mayotte	Africa	50	80	—	Right
Mexico	North America	50	100	110	Right
Micronesia	Oceania	40	40	—	Right
Moldova	Europe	50	90	110	Right
Monaco	Europe	50	—	—	Right
Mongolia	Asia	40	80	—	Right
Montenegro	Europe	50	80	130	Right
Montserrat	North America	32	64	—	Left
Morocco	Africa	60	80	120	Right
Mozambique	Africa	60	120	120	Left
Myanmar	Asia	48	80	100	Right
Namibia	Africa	50	80	100	Left
Nauru	Oceania	—	—	—	Left
Nepal	Asia	40	80	—	Left
Netherlands	Europe	50	80	100	Right
New Caledonia	Oceania	50	110	—	Right
New Zealand	Oceania	50	100	100	Left
Nicaragua	North America	40	60	90	Right
Niger	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Nigeria	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Niue	Oceania	—	—	—	Left
Norfolk Island	Oceania	50	50	—	Left
North Korea	Asia	40	60	80	Right
North Macedonia	Europe	50	80	130	Right
Northern Mariana Islands	Oceania	—	—	—	Right
Norway	Europe	50	80	110	Right
Oman	Asia	60	100	120	Right
Pakistan	Asia	50	80	120	Left
Palau	Oceania	40	40	—	Right
Palestine	Asia	50	80	120	Right
Panama	North America	40	60	100	Right
Papua New Guinea	Oceania	50	70	80	Left
Paraguay	South America	40	80	110	Right
Peru	South America	35	80	100	Right
Philippines	Asia	30	80	100	Right
Pitcairn Islands	Oceania	—	—	—	Left
Poland	Europe	50	90	140	Right
Portugal	Europe	50	90	120	Right
Puerto Rico	North America	40	72	105	Right
Qatar	Asia	60	120	120	Right
Republic of the Congo	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Réunion	Africa	50	80	—	Right
Romania	Europe	50	90	130	Right
Russia	Europe	60	90	110	Right
Rwanda	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Saint Barthélemy	North America	—	—	—	Right
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Africa	32	48	—	Left
Saint Kitts and Nevis	North America	—	—	—	Left
Saint Lucia	North America	—	—	—	Left
Saint Martin	North America	—	—	—	Right
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	North America	—	—	—	Right
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	North America	—	—	—	Left
Samoa	Oceania	40	56	—	Left
San Marino	Europe	50	70	—	Right
São Tomé and Príncipe	Africa	50	90	120	Right
Saudi Arabia	Asia	50	80	120	Right
Senegal	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Serbia	Europe	50	80	130	Right
Seychelles	Africa	—	—	—	Left
Sierra Leone	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Singapore	Asia	50	70	90	Left
Sint Maarten	North America	30	50	—	Right
Slovakia	Europe	50	90	130	Right
Slovenia	Europe	50	90	130	Right
Solomon Islands	Oceania	50	70	80	Left
Somalia	Africa	50	80	100	Right
South Africa	Africa	60	100	120	Left
South Georgia	Antarctica	—	—	—	Right
South Korea	Asia	50	60	100	Right
South Sudan	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Spain	Europe	50	90	120	Right
Sri Lanka	Asia	50	70	100	Left
Sudan	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Suriname	South America	40	80	100	Left
Svalbard and Jan Mayen	Europe	—	—	—	Right
Sweden	Europe	50	70	110	Right
Switzerland	Europe	50	80	120	Right
Syria	Asia	50	80	110	Right
Taiwan	Asia	50	70	110	Right
Tajikistan	Asia	60	90	110	Right
Tanzania	Africa	50	80	—	Left
Thailand	Asia	80	90	120	Left
Timor-Leste	Oceania	50	70	—	Left
Togo	Africa	50	80	100	Right
Tokelau	Oceania	—	—	—	Left
Tonga	Oceania	50	70	80	Left
Trinidad and Tobago	North America	40	60	80	Left
Tunisia	Africa	50	90	110	Right
Turkey	Europe	50	90	130	Right
Turkmenistan	Asia	60	90	110	Right
Turks and Caicos Islands	North America	32	64	—	Left
Tuvalu	Oceania	—	—	—	Left
Uganda	Africa	50	80	100	Left
Ukraine	Europe	50	90	130	Right
United Arab Emirates	Asia	60	100	120	Right
United Kingdom	Europe	48	96	112	Left
United States	North America	40	88	—	Right
United States Minor Outlying Islands	Oceania	—	—	—	Right
United States Virgin Islands	North America	—	—	—	Left
Uruguay	South America	45	90	110	Right
Uzbekistan	Asia	60	100	100	Right
Vanuatu	Oceania	50	70	80	Right
Vatican City	Europe	—	—	—	Right
Venezuela	South America	40	80	120	Right
Vietnam	Asia	50	80	120	Right
Wallis and Futuna	Oceania	50	70	—	Right
Western Sahara	Africa	—	—	—	Right
Yemen	Asia	50	80	120	Right
Zambia	Africa	50	80	100	Left
Zimbabwe	Africa	60	80	120	Left

Motorway limits are posted in km/h in most countries, and the highest ones are set in the UAE, in Poland and in Bulgaria, while parts of the German Autobahn enforce no limit at all and merely advise a speed. Weather moves the line too: France lowers its motorway limit in rain, and variable signs override the default elsewhere. This speed limit map colours every country by its urban, rural or motorway default, with a toggle between the three and a link from each country to its full rules. Four countries post in miles per hour rather than km/h: the UK, the US, Myanmar and Liberia.

Speed limits by country, colour-coded by road type

Explore default speed limits for every country on an interactive map. See urban, rural, and motorway limits at a glance, colour-coded by speed range. Click any country to view its full driving guide.

What This Tool Does

The map shows the default speed limits for passenger cars in each country, for urban, rural and motorway roads, as published by government transport authorities. The motorway view shows the pattern most clearly. Most of Europe sits at the upper end of the scale, Poland and Bulgaria go higher, and the Netherlands and Cyprus are lower. Germany is shaded by its advisory speed, because parts of the Autobahn have no enforced limit. Many Asian and African countries set lower motorway defaults. Countries that post limits in mph (the UK, the US, Myanmar and Liberia) are converted to km/h so that every country uses the same colour scale.

How to Use It

Select the road type: Urban, Rural, or Motorway.
Hover over any country to see its speed limit.
Click a country to open its detailed driving guide with full speed limit breakdowns, penalty information, and equipment requirements.
Use the legend to understand the colour scale.

Speeding tickets abroad: what passing the motorway speed limit costs

The number on the map is only half of it; the fine for exceeding it varies far more than the limit does. Fine bands differ by country and are set by each national authority, so check the official source for the country you are driving in. Camera notices can still reach a foreign address, and with a hire car the rental company receives the ticket first, passes on your name and usually charges its own admin fee. Estimate a penalty with the speeding fine calculator, and see how to pay or contest one in our guide to a speeding ticket abroad.

Data Sources

The limits come from government transport authorities and apply to standard passenger cars. Trucks, buses, cars towing trailers and, in some countries, new drivers have lower limits. Some limits change with conditions. France, for example, cuts its motorway limit in rain, and variable signs override the default on many motorways. The sign at the roadside always takes priority over the national figure.

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Speed limits shown in km/h. Values represent default limits for standard passenger vehicles. Always verify with official local sources. Countries without data shown with —.

Speed Limit Map 2026: 130 km/h Is Europe's Norm, 140 the Top

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