Speed-Limits

Höchstgeschwindigkeiten in unterschiedlichen Gebieten

	In towns	Outside towns	Expressways	Motorways
Mopeds Motorised bicycles Moped cars	~ 28 mph [45 km/h]	~ 28 mph [45 km/h]	–	–
Motor bikes Motor vehicles with a permissible maximum weight of up to 3.500 kg	~ 31 mph [50 km/h]	~ 62 mph [100 km/h]	~ 62 mph [100 km/h]	~ 80 mph [130 km/h]
Motor vehicles with a permissible maximum weight of up to 3.500 kg with a light trailer  (category B driving licence)	~ 31 mph [50 km/h]	~ 62 mph [100 km/h]	~ 62 mph [100 km/h]	~ 62 mph [100 km/h]
Motor vehicles with a permissible maximum weight of up to 3.500 kg with all trailers if the total weight of both vehicles does not exceed 3.500 kg (category B driving licence)	~ 31 mph [50 km/h]	~ 50 mph [80 km/h]	~ 62 mph [100 km/h]	~ 62 mph [100 km/h]
Motor vehicles with a permissible maximum weight of up to 3.500 kg with all trailers which correspond with those mentioned in the data sheet of the vehicle (category BE driving licence)	~ 31 mph [50 km/h]	~ 44 mph [70 km/h]	~ 50 mph [80 km/h]	~ 50 mph [80 km/h]
Motor vehicles with a permissible maximum weight exceeding 3.500 kg – also when using a trailer  (category C driving licence)	~ 31 mph [50 km/h]	~ 44 mph [70 km/h]	~ 50 mph [80 km/h]	~ 50 mph [80 km/h]
Omnibuses (except articulated buses)	~ 31 mph [50 km/h]	~ 50 mph [80 km/h]	~ 62 mph [100 km/h]	~ 62 mph [100 km/h]
Motor vehicles and trailers with spike tyres	~ 31 mph [50 km/h]	~ 50 mph [80 km/h]	~ 62 mph [100 km/h]	~ 62 mph [100 km/h]
Motor vehicles and trailers with snow chains	~ 31 mph [50 km/h] recommended	~ 31 mph [50 km/h] recommended	~ 31 mph [50 km/h] recommended	~ 31 mph [50 km/h] recommended
Towing with a rope, a bar, a towing dolly or a salvage crane	~ 25 mph [40 km/h]	~ 25 mph [40 km/h]	~ 25 mph [40 km/h] to the next junction	~ 25 mph [40 km/h] to the next exit

There are several other regulations concerning speed-limits in addition to the ones aforementioned, for example a limit of ~ 37 mph [60 km/h] for drivers of certain trucks during the night or the Verordnung über Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkungen auf bestimmten Autobahnen zur Nachtzeit.

Legal Basis

• Section 20 of the Straßenverkehrsordnung (StVO)
• Section 58 of the Kraftfahrgesetz-Durchführungsverordnung (KDV)
• Verordnung über Geschwindigkeitsbeschränkungen auf bestimmten Autobahnen zur Nachtzeit