Transportation in Slovakia

Below you can find information about transportation in Slovakia including Slovakia highways and highway fees, traffic regularities, speed limits and city distances.

Highways and Highway Fees

The longest highway in Slovakia, D1 connects Bratislava – Trnava – Hlohovec - Piešťany – Nové Mesto nad Váhom - Trenčín – Považská Bystrica.

At Trnava city, you can take R1 motor way to Nitra. R1 motorway, though few  times interrupted, goes up to Banska Bystrica city. D1 highway goes from Ružomberok up to Poprad, then from Prešov to Košice. D2 highway connects Bratislava and Brno in Czech Republic. Recently opened highway connects Bratislava and Vienna in Austria.

Highway services in Slovakia are paid and when using highways in Slovakia, please make sure you purchase a highway vignette. You can buy highway vignettes on every petrol station in Slovakia and some post offices. There are the following highways vignettes for cars up to 3.5 t available in Slovakia: weekly, monthly and yearly highway vignettes. There is highway vignette for tracks from 3.5 tons. After purchasing a Slovak highway vignette, please place it on the front window of your car.

Slovakia highway vignettes prices for 2008:

Vehicles up to 3.5 tons:

Annual highway vignette – 1 100 SKK /36,51 EUR
One Month highway vignette – 300 SKK /9,95 EUR
One Week highway vignette – 150 SKK /4,97 EUR

Traffic Regularities and Speed Limits in Slovakia

Traffic in Slovakia moves on the right and all cars are left hand drive. Cars are obliged to give way to pedestrians on the pedestrian crossing. Alcohol allowance is 0,00 ‰. While driving in Slovakia, drivers are not allowed to drink, eat, smoke or make phone calls. It is compulsory to have lights on when driving also during the day in Slovakia. Child seats are compulsory in Slovakia for children until the age of 12 or up to 150 cm. Reflex vest mandatory part of the car appurtenance.

Speed Limits in Slovakia

Within towns: 50 km per hour
Highways: 130 km per hour
Outside built-up areas: 90 km per hour