How fast may a motorhome drive in France?

Up to 3.5 t: Built-up areas 50 km/h, Outside built-up areas 80 km/h, Expressway 110 km/h, Motorway 130 km/h. Over 3.5 t: Built-up areas 50 km/h, Outside built-up areas 80 km/h, Expressway 100 km/h, Motorway 110 km/h. The signs have the final say.

Driving a motorhome in France

What applies to motorhomes in France, up to and over 3.5 tonnes. The planner shows you the same fact sheet at every border on the way to France, together with the low emission zones your route touches.

Created with AI (disclosure under Art. 50 EU AI Act). Carefully researched, but without guarantee: rules change. What counts are the signs on the road and the linked sources.

Speed limits

Speed limits	Up to 3.5 t	Over 3.5 t
Built-up areas	50 km/h	50 km/h
Outside built-up areas	80 km/h	80 km/h
Expressway	110 km/h	100 km/h
Motorway	130 km/h	110 km/h

In rain and with a licence held under 3 years: motorway 110, expressway 100 km/h. Over 3.5 t always 50 in towns.

Lights during the day

No daytime lights required.

Alcohol

0.5 per mille
Novice drivers 0.2 per mille

0.2 applies if you have held your licence for less than 3 years.

Required on board

Warning triangle
High-visibility vest
Keep a CE-marked hi-vis vest within reach in the vehicle and put it on before leaving it after a breakdown.
Other equipment, over 3.5 t only
Blind spot stickers (angles morts) on both sides and the rear, also for foreign motorhomes. Otherwise a 135 € fine.

Winter

Winter equipment on signposted roads from 1 November to 31 March

In signposted mountain areas: 4 winter tyres with the alpine symbol (3PMSF), or snow chains or snow socks on board.

Low emission zones

Crit'Air sticker

Order the Crit'Air sticker online before the trip. Without it, do not enter a ZFE.

Only certificat-air.gouv.fr is the official order site. Each city sets which stickers its ZFE admits.

Official website

The planner knows 25 low emission zones in France:

ZFE
ZFE Angers Loire Métropole
ZFE Annemasse agglo
ZFE Bordeaux Métropole
ZFE Caen
ZFE Clermont Auvergne métropole
ZFE Dijon Métropole
ZFE Eurométropole de Strasbourg
ZFE Grand Reims
ZFE Grenoble
ZFE Lille Métropole
ZFE Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence
ZFE Métropole de Lyon
ZFE Métropole du Grand Nancy
ZFE Métropole Nantes Métropole
ZFE Métropole Rouen Normandie
ZFE Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
ZFE Rennes métropole
ZFE Saint-Étienne Métropole
ZFE Toulouse Métropole
ZFE Ville de Paris
ZFEm Toulouse métropole
Zone à Faibles Émissions – mobilités de Tours Métropole Val de Loire
Zone à trafic limité de la Presqu'ile
Zone Environnementale Grand Paris

These are their names in the open data. The list is not complete: what is missing there is missing here too. If one of them is on your route, the planner shows it on the map and adds what to sort out beforehand to your checklist.

Good to know

Radar detectors and sat navs with speed camera alerts are banned, even carrying one ready for use.
Earphones and headsets are banned while driving, also for calls. Only a hands-free system is allowed.

Sources

As of 23 September 2026

Frequently asked questions

How fast may a motorhome drive in France?: Up to 3.5 t: Built-up areas 50 km/h, Outside built-up areas 80 km/h, Expressway 110 km/h, Motorway 130 km/h. Over 3.5 t: Built-up areas 50 km/h, Outside built-up areas 80 km/h, Expressway 100 km/h, Motorway 110 km/h. The signs have the final say.
Does a motorhome need a sticker or registration for low emission zones in France?: Crit'Air sticker. Order the Crit'Air sticker online before the trip. Without it, do not enter a ZFE.

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