Speed Limits Around the World: Albania

Poland and Bulgaria share the highest default motorway speed limit in Europe at 140 km/h. The UAE allows up to 140 km/h on some highways. Germany famously has no general speed limit on the Autobahn, with an advisory speed of 130 km/h.

Bangladesh has one of the lowest urban speed limits at 25 km/h. The Philippines has 30 km/h in residential areas. Japan also has relatively low limits with 40 km/h in urban areas.

On certain sections of the Autobahn, there is no enforced speed limit. However, there is an advisory speed of 130 km/h, and many sections do have posted limits. Urban and rural roads have standard limits of 50 and 100 km/h respectively.

Urban (built-up) limits apply in towns and cities, usually 30–50 km/h. Rural (open-road) limits apply between towns, typically 80–100 km/h. Motorway (highway) limits apply on express roads, usually 100–130 km/h. These are the defaults that apply when no sign says otherwise.

Most of the world posts limits in kilometres per hour (km/h), while the United States and United Kingdom use miles per hour (mph). The table shows km/h with the mph equivalent in brackets so the limits are clear wherever you drive. To convert, multiply km/h by 0.621 — for example, 100 km/h is about 62 mph.

In several countries, yes. France lowers its motorway limit from 130 to 110 km/h in the rain, and variable electronic signs can change limits by time of day or traffic. Posted and conditional signs always take priority over the national default.

Not always. The United States, Australia, Canada and Germany set limits at the state, province or road-operator level, so they vary within the country. The values here are the typical national defaults; local signage is the final authority.