Speed limits by country

The following tables show various jurisdictions' default speed limits (where applicable) that apply to different types of vehicles travelling on three different types of road. Actual speed limits may range beyond these values. Speeds are listed in kilometres per hour unless otherwise stated. The enforcement tolerance is specified in km/h or percentage above the stated limit. For the United Kingdom and the United States, the speed limit is still listed in miles per hour.^{[fn 1]}

Germany is the only country where some motorways do not have a maximum speed limit. The 130 km/h is sign-posted as a general advisory speed limit for motorways in the entry of the country. Due to those Autobahns, Germany is considered a country without a general speed limit on its highways.^[2] The Isle of Man is the only jurisdiction without a general speed limit on rural two-lane roads.

Definitions

Numerous countries have a different general speed limit for urban roads than on remaining roads. Such differences exist since the beginning of the 20th century, in countries such as United Kingdom and France. This concept is formally defined as road within built-up area in various regulations, including Vienna convention, even if UK has re-branded them as street lighted or restricted area. More informally they are known as urban road. In 2017, most of all IRTAD countries have a default speed limit in urban roads of 50 km/h, with various lower speeds, for instance, in the Netherlands, 70% of the urban roads are limited to 30 km/h.^[3]

Some countries, for instance the US, India or China, do not have a specific urban road maximum speed.

Different speed limits exist for heavy goods vehicles (HGV) but the limit for HGV is country dependent: while most Eurasian and American countries might use the Vienna convention's 3.5-tonne limit, other countries in North America, China, India, Australia or Ireland might use different weight limits.

Countries

(Speed limits are indicated in kilometers per hour (km/h), except as noted.)

Country	Within towns	Controlled-access highway/ motorway/freeway/expressway	Interurban roads outside built-up areas/regional highways	Automobiles & motorcycles	Lorries or automobiles with trailer	Enforcement tolerance
Albania[4][5]	40	110	80	80–90	60–70
Argentina	40–60	100–130	80	80–110	80
Australia[6]	40–60	100-110[fn 2]	100-130[fn 3]	100–110[fn 2]	100 [fn 3]	2 km/h in Victoria,[fn 4] 10% over speed limit in other states[citation needed]
Austria[7]	50	130	100	100	70/80
Azerbaijan[8]	40–60	110		90		Up to 10 km/h
Bahrain	50	100–120[9]			70
Belarus	60	120 ( 90) [10]	90	90	70
Belgium[11]	20–50	90–120	90 70 (Flemish Region)	70–90	70–90	6 km/h up to 100 km/h, 6% over
Bosnia and Herzegovina[12]	50[13]	130 (motorways) 100 (expressways)	80	80	80	10 km/h[14]
Brazil	40–70	80–120	80–100	80–110	80 (90 for buses)	7 km/h up to 107 km/h, 7% over, rounded to nearest integer[15]
Brunei	50	100	80	80	80
Bulgaria[16]	50	140 ( 100)	100	90 ( 80)	80
Canada[17]	30-50	100–120[18]	60–100		depends on province	Officially 0 (fines specified for 1 km/h over in Alberta[19]), unofficially 20%–40% depending on officer
Chile	30-50	120 (automobiles & motorcycle) 100 (interurban bus only)	90	90	90	5 km/h
China	30–60	100–120	80	60–80	80–100 (80–110 for buses)[20]	20% of speed limit in highways and 50% of speed limit within towns and outside built up area
—  Hong Kong[21]	50	100–110[22]	70	50–80	50–70	10 km/h
—  Macau	20–60	60–80	N/A	50–80	N/A
—  Taiwan	40–60	100–110	80–90	50–80	60–80	10 km/h
Costa Rica	45	80–100	80	60	60
Croatia	50	130 (motorways) 110 (expressways)	80	90	80	10 km/h up to 100 km/h; 10% over
Cyprus[23]	30–50	100	100	80	80
Czech Republic[24]	50	130 or 150 on some parts(motorways) 110 (expressways) 80 (urban expressways & motorways)	90	90	80	3 km/h up to 100 km/h; 3% over
Denmark[25]	50	130 [fn 5]	80	80	80	3 km/h up to 100 km/h; 3% over (Only for lasers and cameras)
—  Faroe Islands	50			80
—  Greenland	50			80
Estonia	50	110–120[26][27]	90-100	90–120	90
Egypt	60	100-120	90	90–120 (for automobiles) 90-100 (for motorcycles)	60-70 (for trucks) 80-100 (for buses)
Finland[28]	50	80–120[fn 6]	80	80	80
—  Åland	50			70–90
France[29]	50	110 (100 in rain) (expressways) 130 (110 in rain) (motorways)	80–90	80–90	60[fn 7]–90	5 km/h up to 100 km/h; 5% above 100 km/h
Georgia[30]	60 (20 in residential areas)	110	80	90	70
Germany[31]	50	None, recommended speed 130 km/h.[fn 8]	80–100[fn 9]	100	60 (trucks) 80	3 km/h up to 100 km/h; 3% over
Greece[32]	50	110 (expressways) 130 (motorways)	80	90	70
Hungary[33]	50 (in general) 30 (residential areas) 60–70 (main roads)	110 (expressways) 130 (motorways)	90	90–110	70	15 km/h up to (and including) 100 km/h; 20 km/h over
Iceland	50	90[fn 10]	90	90 (paved roads) / 80 (gravel roads)[34]	80
India	50	up to 120, often lower	60	80	65
Indonesia	40-60	80-100	80	50-80	60–80	10% of speed limit within towns 20% of speed limit in toll roads.
Iran	50	70–120	70–110	70–110	70–110
Ireland[35]	30–50	120	90	80–100	80
Israel[36]	50	100–120	90	80–90	80	20 km/h
Italy	50	130 (110 in adverse weather) (motorways) 110 (expressways)	90	90	70	5 km/h
Japan	30–60	100–120 70–80 (single-lane expressways)	80	30 (~50cc), 30–60 (50cc~)	50–80
Jordan	60 or less	120	80	80-120	80-100
Kazakhstan[37]	60	140		110
South Korea	30–60[38]	80–120	80	80–90	40–60
Latvia[39]	50	90–120	80–90	80–90	80
Lebanon	50	100
Liechtenstein[40]	50	N/A	N/A	80	80
Lithuania[41]	50	110–130	90	70–90	70–90
Luxembourg[42]	50	130 (110 in rain)	90	90	75	3 km/h below 100 km/h; 3% above 100 km/h[43]
North Macedonia	50	120		80–100
Malaysia	30–60	90-110	80–90	70–90[fn 11]	70–80 80–90 (in expressway)
Malta[44]	30–50			80	60
Mexico[45]	20–50	100–110	80–95[46]	70–90	80–95
Moldova	50	No such highways	90 (110 in certain areas only)	90–110	70	9
Netherlands[47]	50 (30 in residential areas, in 70% or urban streets[48])	80–130[fn 12][fn 13] (motorways) 100 (expressways)	80	80	80	7 km/h
New Zealand[49]	30–50	100–110	60–100	100 (30–90 when towing, depending on vehicle)[50]	90 (80 school buses)	10 (school zones, 4)[51]
Norway[52]	50	100–110	80	80	80
Pakistan	40	100–120	100	50–80	100
Peru	30–50	80–100	100 (90 buses)	60–100	70–80
Philippines [53][54]	20–60	100 [55]	40–80	40–80	30–50
Poland	50	100 (single-lane expressways) 120 (dual-lane expressways) 140 (motorways)	90	90 (single-lane) 100 (dual-lane)	70 / 80
Portugal	50	120	90	90–100	70–80
Romania[56]	50 (in certain areas as low as 25)	130 (motorways) 120 (expressways) 80 (expressways in mountainous areas)	90 (100 on highways designated as European Roads)	90–100	70–90	9
Russia	60 (20 in residential areas)	110–130	90	90	70–90	20
Saudi Arabia		120–140				4 – 10 km/h on highways [57]
Serbia	50	100 (expressways) 130[58] (motorways)	80	80	80
Singapore	50	90	60	80–90	60	10
Slovakia[59]	50	130 (100 in built-up areas) 100 (Single line expressways)	90	90	90
Slovenia[60]	50	130	80–100	90	80
South Africa	60	120	80–100	80–100	80–100
Spain[61]	30–50	120[fn 14]	80–90	90	80	7 km/h up to 100 km/h; 7% over
Sweden[62]	30–60	110–120	70–90	70–100	70–80
Switzerland[63]	50	100 (expressways) 120 (motorways)	80	80	80	3--14 km/h, depending on measurement method and speed limit[64]
Thailand	60–80	80–120	100	90	80
Turkey	50	110 (expressways)( 90 if L3) 130–140 (motorways) [fn 15][65]	85 (expressways) 90 (motorways)[citation needed]	90 ( 80 if L3)	80	10% over the limit
Ukraine	50 (20 in residential areas)	110–130	90	90	70–90	20
United Arab Emirates	80	140–160	120–140	120	80
United Kingdom[fn 1][67]	Wales: 20 mph (32 km/h) England/ Scotland/ Northern Ireland: 30 mph (48 km/h) default. 20 mph in some urban/residential areas. 40 mph on some major roads.	70 mph (113 km/h) (both motorways and dual-carriageways)[fn 16]	60/70 mph (97/113 km/h)[fn 17] dependent on class (motorways) 50/60/70 mph (80/97/113 km/h), ditto (trunk dual-carriageways)	60 mph (96 km/h)	40/50/60 mph (64/80/97 km/h) dependent on class.[fn 17]	Legally 0 mph. 2–9 mph dependent on limit and jurisdiction.[fn 18] Patrol officers use own discretion.
—  Gibraltar[68]	30–50	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
—  Isle of Man[fn 1]	30 mph (48 km/h)	N/A		No limit[69]	N/A
United States[fn 19]	25–35 miles per hour (40–56 km/h) (Varies by State)	55–85 miles per hour (89–137 km/h)[fn 20][fn 21]		40–65 miles per hour (64–105 km/h)[fn 22]	Restrictions only in some states, typically 5–15 mph lower.	None formally, though jurisdiction-dependent
Venezuela	40–60 kilometres per hour (25–37 mph)	120[fn 23]	60–120	80	40–60
Vietnam[70]	50–60	120 ( 100)	60–90	60–80	60–80
Zimbabwe	60 kilometres per hour (37 mph)	80–120 kilometres per hour (50–75 mph)		80–120 kilometres per hour (50–75 mph)

Usual interurban (non urban) speed limit in the European Union (except Cyprus), Albania, Kosovo, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, outside of motorways and outside of expressways
Legend:
   = 70 km/h;    = 80 km/h,    = 90 km/h;    = 96 km/h (60 mph);    = 100 km/h
Source Europa.eu^[71]

National speed limits for heavy goods vehicle (HGV) (>3.5 tonnes according to Vienna convention) in the European Union, Kosovo, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, on all roads including motorways
Legend:
   = 60 km/h;    = 70 km/h,    = 80 km/h,    = 90 km/h;    = 100 km/h;    = 110 km/h;    = 112 km/h (70 mph)
source Europa.eu^[71]

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