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Driving in Uruguay - Traffic rules and Road signs
Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in Uruguay. Also, you may take a look for road signs of Uruguay. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to Uruguay. Make your trip safer!
Uruguay
Quick reference
Driving side
Right
Speed (urban / rural / highway)
45–50 km/h / 90 km/h / 90–110 km/h
Blood alcohol limit
0.00%
Emergency
911
Min. rental age
21
Pre-trip checklist
0% alcohol
IDP
Save 911
Tolls & practical
0% alcohol. Keep UYU or USD.
Some routes tolled. Pay in UYU or USD.
Common fines
Drink driving
Heavy
Speeding
UYU fines
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Parking & fuel
Parking
Paid in Montevideo.
Tip: Secure valuables.
Fuel
Common types: Super, Premium, Diesel.
UYU, USD, cards.
Approx. price: Varies
Things that might surprise you
Zero alcohol
0.00%. Strict.
Guide last verified: 2026-02
General rules
Traffic Direction
Right Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h
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Speed limits rules
Urban Area
50
Speed road
75–90
Express road
90–110
Where to rent a car in Uruguay?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
Other differences in rules
Maximum promille alcohole
0
Toll roads
Yes
Minimum driver age
18
Where to rent a car in Uruguay?
The best site to book your car rental is Discovered Cars. They will find the best prices from all big rental companies 👍
Uruguay road signs
Checkpoints signs
Customs
Indication signs
Parking
Mandatory signs
Bicycles only
Pass on either side
Pass on this side
Proceed right only
Roundabout
Straight ahead only
Turn right ahead only
Priority signs
Give Way Yield
Stop
Prohibitory signs
Driving straight ahead prohibited
Maximum height
Maximum weight per axle
Maximum weight
Maximum width
No U-turns
No bicycles
No heavy goods vehicles
No left turn
No motor vehicles except motorcycles
No motorcycles
No overtaking
No parking or waiting
No pedestrians
No right turn
No stopping
No vehicles
Special regulations signs
Motorway ends
Motorway
One-way street
Pedestrian crossing
Speed limit signs
Maximum speed limit
Warning signs
Bend ahead
Children
Cyclists ahead
Domestic animals
Double bend ahead
Falling rocks or debris
Junction with a minor road
Level crossing (one track)
Level crossing with barriers ahead
Level crossing without barriers ahead
Loose road surface
Low-flying aircraft
Merging traffic
Opening or swing bridge
Road hump ahead
Road narrows on both sides
Road narrows on one side
Roadworks ahead
Roundabout ahead
Slippery road surface
Steep ascent
Steep descent
Stop ahead
Traffic signals ahead
Tram crossing
Two-way traffic ahead
Uneven road ahead
Uneven road ahead
Warning for a dip in the road
Warning for a sharp curve to the right
Warning for an unpaved road surface
Wild animals
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About
News
Rules
Driving in Uruguay - Traffic rules and Road signs
Welcome to Accudriver! Here you can read and learn road rules in Uruguay. Also, you may take a look for road signs of Uruguay. It would be really useful to check the traffic rules before going to Uruguay. Make your trip safer!
Uruguay
Quick reference
Driving side
Right
Speed (urban / rural / highway)
45–50 km/h / 90 km/h / 90–110 km/h
Blood alcohol limit
0.00%
Emergency
911
Min. rental age
21
Pre-trip checklist
0% alcohol
IDP
Save 911
Tolls & practical
0% alcohol. Keep UYU or USD.
Some routes tolled. Pay in UYU or USD.
Common fines
Drink driving
Heavy
Speeding
UYU fines
🔥 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 in Montevideo.
Tip: Secure valuables.
Fuel
Common types: Super, Premium, Diesel.
UYU, USD, cards.
Approx. price: Varies
Things that might surprise you
Zero alcohol
0.00%. Strict.
Guide last verified: 2026-02
General rules
Traffic Direction
Right Hand
Km/h or Mp/h
km/h
For business inquiries: contact@accudriver.io