How fast may a motorhome drive in Austria?

Up to 3.5 t: Built-up areas 50 km/h, Outside built-up areas 100 km/h, Motorway 130 km/h. Over 3.5 t: Built-up areas 50 km/h, Outside built-up areas 70 km/h, Motorway 80 km/h. The signs have the final say.

Driving a motorhome in Austria

What applies to motorhomes in Austria, up to and over 3.5 tonnes. The planner shows you the same fact sheet at every border on the way to Austria, 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	100 km/h	70 km/h
Motorway	130 km/h	80 km/h

Over 3.5 t motorhomes are limited to 70 km/h on rural roads and 80 km/h on motorways and expressways.

Lights during the day

No daytime lights required.

Alcohol

0.5 per mille

From 0.8 per mille your driving licence can be withdrawn.

Required on board

Warning triangle
High-visibility vest
Put it on when setting up the warning triangle or whenever you are outside the vehicle on a motorway or expressway.
First aid kit
Other equipment, over 3.5 t only
Wheel chock: required over 3.5 t unless your motorhome is registered as vehicle class M1.
Snow chains, over 3.5 t only
1 Nov to 15 Apr carry snow chains for two drive wheels if your motorhome is classed as N2 or N3 or derived from such a vehicle.

Winter

Winter tyres in wintry conditions from 1 November to 15 April

Over 3.5 t: If classed N2 or N3: winter tyres on one drive axle are always required 1 Nov to 15 Apr. As M1 the car rule applies.

On snow, slush or ice use winter tyres on all wheels, at least 4 mm tread. Chains instead only on continuous snow or ice cover.

Low emission zones

Each city has its own rules

Applies to motorhomes only in part.

The bans apply to trucks. If your motorhome is registered as a truck, you need an Austrian emission sticker in the restricted areas.

Sticker zones exist in Burgenland, Vienna, Lower Austria, Styria, Upper Austria and Tyrol. Foreign stickers are not valid.

The open data records no low emission zone in Austria.

Good to know

When motorway traffic slows, form an emergency corridor at once: in the middle on two lanes, otherwise right of the far left lane.

Sources

As of 23 September 2026

Frequently asked questions

How fast may a motorhome drive in Austria?: Up to 3.5 t: Built-up areas 50 km/h, Outside built-up areas 100 km/h, Motorway 130 km/h. Over 3.5 t: Built-up areas 50 km/h, Outside built-up areas 70 km/h, Motorway 80 km/h. The signs have the final say.
Does a motorhome need a sticker or registration for low emission zones in Austria?: Each city has its own rules. Applies to motorhomes only in part. The bans apply to trucks. If your motorhome is registered as a truck, you need an Austrian emission sticker in the restricted areas.

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