Buses - standard speed limits in Europe

Found: 31
CountryBuses - urban roadsBuses - non-urban roadsBuses - expresswaysBuses - motorways
Austria50 km/h80 km/h100 km/h100 km/h
Belgium50 km/h
20 km/h in residential areas.
30 km/h near schools and in streets with cycle paths
75 km/h90 km/h90 km/h
Bulgaria50 km/h80 km/h
70 km/h Vehicle with trailer
90 km/h100 km/h
Croatia50 km/h80 km/h100 km/h100 km/h
Cyprus50 km/h80 km/h100 km/h100 km/h
Czech Republic50 km/h90 km/h130 km/h130 km/h
Denmark50 km/h80 km/h80 km/h80 km/h
Estonia50 km/h90 km/h90 km/h90 km/h
Finland50 km/h80 km/h80 km/h100 km/h
France50 km/h90 km/h
70 km/h for buses and coaches with standing passengers
90 km/h
100 km/h for buses below 10 t
70 km/h for buses and coaches with standing passengers
100 km/h
100 km/h for buses below 10 t
70 km/h for buses and coaches with standing passengers
Germany50 km/h80 km/h
60 km/h Buses with standing room for passengers
80 km/h
60 km/h Buses with standing room for passengers
100 km/h Buses with special technical equipment
80 km/h
60 km/h Buses with standing room for passengers
100 km/h Buses with special technical equipment
Greece50 km/h80 km/h90 km/h100 km/h
Hungary50 km/h70 km/h80 km/h80 km/h
Ireland50 km/h80 km/h100 km/h100 km/h
Italy50 km/h80 km/h100 km/h100 km/h
Latvia50 km/h80 km/h--
Liechtenstein50 km/h80 km/h--
Lithuania50 km/h80 km/h
Roads with asphalt and concrete cover – 80 km/h
Other roads – 70 km/h
School buses – 70 km/h
90 km/h
School buses – 80 km/h
100 km/h
School buses – 90 km/h
Luxembourg50 km/h75 km/h90 km/h90 km/h
Malta40 km/h60 km/h60 km/h60 km/h
Netherlands50 km/h80 km/h80 km/h100 km/h
Norway50 km/h80 km/h80 km/h80 km/h
Poland50 km/h (5 a.m. – 11 p.m.)
60 km/h (11 p.m. – 5 a.m.)
70 km/h
80 km/h on dual carriageway
80
100 km/h for buses with special technical equipment
80
100 km/h for buses with special technical equipment
Portugal50 km/h80 km/h90 km/h100 km/h
Romania50 km/h90/80 km/h110 km/h110 km/h
Slovakia50 km/h90 km/h100 km/h
90 km/h in built-up areas
100 km/h
90 km/h in built-up areas
Slovenia50 km/h80 km/h
50 km/h for city public transport buses
60 km/h if there are standing passengers on the bus
70 km/h for articulated buses or coaches
80 km/h for articulated buses or coaches
100 km/h – for buses (without trailer) for which this is the maximum permitted speed
80 km/h for articulated buses or coaches
100 km/h – for buses (without trailer) for which this is the maximum permitted speed
Spain50 km/h80 km/h
Roads with no/narrow hard shoulder (<1.5 m)
80 km/h for buses allowed to carry standing passengers outside urban areas
80 km/h for school buses

90 km/h
roads with hard shoulder (>1.5 m) or dual carriageway
80 km/h for buses allowed to carry standing passengers outside urban areas
80 km/h for school buses
100 km/h
80 km/h for buses allowed to carry standing passengers outside urban areas
90 km/h for school buses
100 km/h
80 km/h for buses allowed to carry standing passengers outside urban areas
90 km/h for school buses
Sweden50 km/h70 km/h90 km/h90 km/h
Switzerland50 km/h80 km/h100 km/h100 km/h
United Kingdom48 km/h80 km/h112 km/h112 km/h
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