Speed limits in Europe

Every European country enforces speed limits on its roads. The one exception is Germany, where on stretches of the Autobahn without a posted sign, there’s no general speed limit at all.

Limits are generally set depending on the type of road you’re driving on:

Within a city or built-up area (urban roads)
Outside built-up areas (rural roads)
Motorways
In some countries, there’s also a separate category for expressways — a step between a regular road and a full motorway.

Speeding fines in Europe can be steep — often several hundred euros for exceeding the limit outside a city, and issued automatically by radar with no warning.

We strongly recommend using Waze or a similar navigation app alongside your GPS for live speed camera and limit alerts, and simply not rushing — the time you save is rarely worth the risk or the fine.

Country	Within city	Outside the city	Motorway	Highway
🇦🇹 Austria	50	100	—	130
🇧🇪 Belgium	50	90	120	120
🇬🇧 United Kingdom	48	96	112	112
🇭🇺 Hungary	50	90	110	130
🇩🇪 Germany	50	100	—	130recommended, no fixed limit
🇩🇰 Denmark	50	80	110	130
🇪🇸 Spain	50	90	100	120
🇮🇹 Italy	50	90	110	130
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein	50	80	—	—
🇱🇺 Luxembourg	50	90	—	130
🇳🇱 Netherlands	50	80	100	130
🇳🇴 Norway	50	80	—	110only on 8 road sections
🇸🇰 Slovakia	50	90	90	130
🇸🇮 Slovenia	50	90	110	130
🇫🇷 France	50	90	110	130
🇭🇷 Croatia	50	90	110	130
🇨🇿 Czech Republic	50	90	80within city limits	130
🇨🇭 Switzerland	50	80	100	120
🇸🇪 Sweden	50	90	—	120only on 7 road sections

All figures are in km/h and provided for general reference — always follow posted road signs, as limits can change and vary by specific road section.