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Driving in Switzerland - Traffic rules and Road signs
Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in Switzerland. Also, you may take a look for road signs of Switzerland. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to Switzerland. Make your trip safer!
Switzerland
Quick reference
Driving side
Right
Speed (urban / rural / highway)
50 km/h / 80 km/h / 120 km/h
Blood alcohol limit
0.05%
Emergency
112
Min. rental age
20
Pre-trip checklist
Buy motorway vignette before using motorways
Winter: fit winter tires; carry chains for passes
Carry triangle, vest, first aid kit
0% alcohol if you are a new driver
Save 112, 117 (police), 144 (ambulance)
Tolls & practical
Buy vignette before entering motorway; valid calendar year. Expensive if you only need a few days.
Vignette (annual only) required for motorways. Buy at border, post office, petrol stations. No daily option.
Common fines
No vignette
CHF 200+
Speeding
CHF 20–260+ (can be very high)
Phone while driving
CHF 100
No seatbelt
CHF 60
Drink driving
CHF 600+ and criminal record
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Parking & fuel
Parking
Paid parking in cities (blue zone disc or paid). Mountain resorts often limited parking.
Tip: Display disc or pay; fines are high. In ski areas use designated parking.
Fuel
Common types: Unleaded 95/98, Diesel, LPG.
Cards widely accepted; CHF.
Approx. price: ~CHF 1.70 (approximate)
Things that might surprise you
Vignette is annual only
No short-term vignette. You pay for the full year even for a short visit. Must be displayed on windscreen.
0% for new drivers
Drivers with license under 3 years (and under 20): 0.00% alcohol. Strictly enforced.
Snow chains when signposted
On mountain passes, when the chain sign is shown you must fit chains or have winter tires. Police can turn you back.
Strict speeding
Heavy fines, including income-based in some cantons. Cameras common.
Priority for buses
Buses pulling out from bus stops have priority. Yield to them.
Guide last verified: 2026-02
General rules
Traffic Direction
Right Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h
For business inquiries: contact@accudriver.io
Speed limits rules
Urban Area
50
Speed road
80
100 on limited-access roads
Express road
120
Where to rent a car in Switzerland?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
Required car kit
Triangle
Yes
First aid
Recommended
Fire extinguisher
Recommended
Spare bulb
No
Tow Rope
No
Other differences in rules
Maximum promille alcohole
0.05
Toll roads
Yes
Minimum driver age
18
Where to rent a car in Switzerland?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
Switzerland road signs
Built-up Area Limits signs
Entrance to built up area
Leaving built up area
Checkpoints signs
Customs
Police
End of prohibition signs
End of all restrictions
End of no overtaking
Indication signs
Bus stop
Escape lane
First aid
Hospital
No through road
Parking
Tunnel
Mandatory signs
Bicycles and pedestrians only
Bicycles only
Equestrians only
Pass on either side
Pass on this side
Pedestrians only
Proceed right only
Proceed straight or turn right only
Roundabout
Route for vehicles carrying dangerous goods
Straight ahead only
Turn right ahead only
Priority signs
End of priority road
Give Way Yield
Give way to oncoming traffic
Priority over oncoming vehicles
Priority road
Stop
Prohibitory signs
Maximum height
Maximum vehicle length
Maximum weight per axle
Maximum weight per tandem axle
Maximum weight
Maximum width
Minimum safe following distance between vehicles
No U-turns
No bicycles
No buses
No entry
No heavy goods vehicles
No left turn
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motor vehicles
No motorcycles
No overtaking by heavy goods vehicles
No overtaking
No parking or waiting
No parking zone
No pedestrians
No right turn
No stopping
No trailers
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods
No vehicles carrying dangerous water pollutants
No vehicles carrying explosives
No vehicles
Special regulations signs
Bus lane
Expressway ends
Expressway
Lane ends
Motorway ends
Motorway
One-way street
Pedestrian crossing
Pedestrian zone
Residential area living street
Speed limit signs
End of maximum speed limit
End of speed limit zone
Maximum speed limit
Minimum speed limit ends
Minimum speed limit
Speed limit zone
Warning signs
Accident area accident ahead
Bend ahead
Children
Crossroads with a minor road
Crossroads with priority to the right
Cyclists ahead
Dangerous crosswinds
Domestic animals
Double bend ahead
Falling rocks or debris
Fog likely
Give Way ahead
Level crossing (multiple tracks)
Level crossing (one track)
Level crossing with barriers ahead
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Loose road surface
Low-flying aircraft
Other danger
Pedestrian crossing ahead
Road hump ahead
Road narrows on both sides
Road narrows on one side
Roadworks ahead
Slippery road surface
Snow or ice
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Stop ahead
Traffic queues likely ahead
Traffic signals ahead
Tram crossing
Two-way traffic ahead
Uneven road ahead
Wild animals
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About
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Rules
Driving in Switzerland - Traffic rules and Road signs
Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in Switzerland. Also, you may take a look for road signs of Switzerland. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to Switzerland. Make your trip safer!
Switzerland
Quick reference
Driving side
Right
Speed (urban / rural / highway)
50 km/h / 80 km/h / 120 km/h
Blood alcohol limit
0.05%
Emergency
112
Min. rental age
20
Pre-trip checklist
Buy motorway vignette before using motorways
Winter: fit winter tires; carry chains for passes
Carry triangle, vest, first aid kit
0% alcohol if you are a new driver
Save 112, 117 (police), 144 (ambulance)
Tolls & practical
Buy vignette before entering motorway; valid calendar year. Expensive if you only need a few days.
Vignette (annual only) required for motorways. Buy at border, post office, petrol stations. No daily option.
Common fines
No vignette
CHF 200+
Speeding
CHF 20–260+ (can be very high)
Phone while driving
CHF 100
No seatbelt
CHF 60
Drink driving
CHF 600+ and criminal record
🔥 Download our mobile app!
Works fully offline
Rules of more than 60 countries in your pocket
Comparing traffic rules and road signs between countries
Regular updates
Parking & fuel
Parking
Paid parking in cities (blue zone disc or paid). Mountain resorts often limited parking.
Tip: Display disc or pay; fines are high. In ski areas use designated parking.
Fuel
Common types: Unleaded 95/98, Diesel, LPG.
Cards widely accepted; CHF.
Approx. price: ~CHF 1.70 (approximate)
Things that might surprise you
Vignette is annual only
No short-term vignette. You pay for the full year even for a short visit. Must be displayed on windscreen.
0% for new drivers
Drivers with license under 3 years (and under 20): 0.00% alcohol. Strictly enforced.
Snow chains when signposted
On mountain passes, when the chain sign is shown you must fit chains or have winter tires. Police can turn you back.
Strict speeding
Heavy fines, including income-based in some cantons. Cameras common.
Priority for buses
Buses pulling out from bus stops have priority. Yield to them.
Guide last verified: 2026-02
General rules
Traffic Direction
Right Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h
For business inquiries: contact@accudriver.io
Speed limits rules
Urban Area
50
Speed road
80
100 on limited-access roads