Speed limits in Slovakia

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Speed limits in Slovakia vary by type of vehicle. The common national speed limits are 50 km/h (31 mph) in built-up areas, 90 km/h (56 mph) on roads for motor vehicles and country roads that are not in a settlement, and 130 km/h (81 mph) on motorways. From 2020, all expressways that have an R (Rychlostna cesta) number are considered as a motorway. Amendment No. 455/2021, which came into force on July 6, 2022, abolished the speed limit of 90 km/h (56 mph) on motorways in built-up areas.[1][2] Trucks on motorways, expressways or dual carriageways are not allowed to overtake vehicles except for avoiding obstacles or if switching lanes, to exit, or to get into the right lane at a motorway or expressway intersection. Headlights are also required 24 hours a day for all types of vehicles.

Current speed limits

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National speed limits sign in Slovakia
National speed limits by vehicle type and road type[3]
Residential, school and pedestrian zones Built-up areas Roads outside built-up areas Roads for motor vehicles Motorways
Cars, motorcycles and vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes 20 km/h (12 mph) 50 km/h (31 mph) 90 km/h (56 mph) 90 km/h (56 mph) 130 km/h (81 mph)
Buses (does not apply if towing a trailer) 100 km/h (62 mph)
Cars, motorcycles, vans or buses towing a trailer. Vehicles signed as carrying e.g. dangerous, fragile articles. Trucks or vans over 3.5 tonnes 90 km/h (56 mph)

Minimum speed limits

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Vehicles incapable of achieving 80 km/h (50 mph) on motorways are forbidden from entering. On roads for motor vehicles , the minimum speed limit is set to 60 km/h (37 mph) and vehicles that are unable to reach the limit are prohibited. There is no specified minimum speed limit on roads within and outside built-up areas.[3]

Road signs

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Maximum permitted speed (in this case 130 km/h). This sign ends at a junction unless it is ended earlier by another speed limit or the end of prohibitions sign.
End of maximum permitted speed (in this case 130 km/h). The national speed applies.
End of all prohibitions (similar to the previous sign, but it also ends no overtaking and minimum distance between vehicles signs.
Built-up area (50 km/h)
End of built-up area (90 km/h)
Motorway (130 km/h)
Road for motor vehicles (90 km/h)
Zone 30. Unlike the maximum permitted speed sign, this zone's speed limit can only be ended by the end of zone sign (in this case the end of zone 30 sign).
End of zone 30.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Amendment No. 455/2021" (in Slovak).
  2. ^ "Od júla bude jednotná rýchlosť na všetkých úsekoch diaľnic". Správy STVR (in Slovak). 2022-06-25. Retrieved 2025-11-01.
  3. ^ a b "Act No. 8/2009" (in Slovak).