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 highway stamp. You can buy highway stamps on every petrol station in Slovakia and some post offices. There are the following highways stamps for cars up to 3.5 t available in Slovakia: weekly, monthly and yearly highway stamps. There is highway stamp for tracks from 3.5 tons. After purchasing a Slovak highway stamp, please place it on the front window of your car.

Slovakia highway stamps prices:

Vehicles up to 3.5 tons:
Yearly – 1 100 SKK /32.8 euro
Monthly – 300 SKK /9 euro
Weekly – 150 SKK / 4.5 euro

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. From 15th October till 15th March, it is compulsory to have lights on when driving also during the day. 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.

Within towns: 60 km/hour
Highways: 130 km/hour
Outside built-up areas: 90 km/h