Speed limits in Slovakia vary by type of vehicle. The common national speed limits are in built-up areas, on country roads that are not in a settlement, and on motorways. From 2020, all expressways that have an R (rýchlostná cesta) number are considered as a motorway. Amendment No. 455/2021, which came into force on July 6, 2022, abolished the speed limit of on motorways in built-up areas. 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 an expressway intersection. Headlights are also required 24 hours a day for all types of vehicles.
Current speed limits +National speed limits by vehicle type and road type as of September 1, 2026.Pedestrian zonesResidential and school zonesBuilt-up areasRoads outside built-up areasMotorwaysVehicles under 3.5 tonnes (without or with a trailer under 750 kg)Buses (without or with a trailer under 750 kg)Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes.Vehicles (including buses) with a trailer over 750 kg Minimum speed limits Vehicles incapable of achieving are forbidden from entering motorways . On roads for motor vehicles , the minimum speed limit is set to 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. Enforcement Speed limits are predominantly enforced by mobile speed cameras found in law enforcement vehicles. While Act No. 8/2009 does not specify any tolerance for exceeding the speed limits, the mobile speed cameras have a tolerance of 3 km/h up to 100 km/h and 3% over 100 km/h. As of 2026, there are no operational stationary speed cameras in Slovakia; however, there is an ongoing public procurement to introduce them in the future. The use of devices that detect or interfere with speed cameras is illegal, but there is no law that prohibits the use of navigation applications that warn about police and speed cameras as of 2025. Traffic signs The national speed limits can be altered by traffic signs. The traffic signs also have the ability to set higher limits, but such limits only apply to vehicles under 3.5 tonnes without a trailer. Circular speed limit signs apply until the next intersection, unless they are ended earlier by another speed limit sign, a sign indicating a built-up area or repeated after the intersection. This is subject to change in 2029. + See also Highways in Slovakia References
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