How fast may a motorhome drive in Spain?

Up to 3.5 t: Built-up areas 30 km/h, Outside built-up areas 90 km/h, Motorway 120 km/h. Over 3.5 t: Built-up areas 30 km/h, Outside built-up areas 80 km/h, Motorway 90 km/h. The signs have the final say.

Driving a motorhome in Spain

What applies to motorhomes in Spain, up to and over 3.5 tonnes. The planner shows you the same fact sheet at every border on the way to Spain, 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	30 km/h	30 km/h
Outside built-up areas	90 km/h	80 km/h
Motorway	120 km/h	90 km/h

In towns 30, on roads with two or more lanes per direction 50, on shared surfaces without a separate pavement 20.

Lights during the day

No daytime lights required.

Headlights by day are only required in tunnels and in poor visibility.

Alcohol

0.5 per mille
Novice drivers 0.3 per mille

0.3 applies in the first two years after getting your licence.

Required on board

Warning triangle
With German plates your warning triangle is enough. The V-16 beacon is only mandatory for vehicles registered in Spain.
High-visibility vest
Wear it when you get out outside towns and stand on the road or hard shoulder.
Warning sign for projecting loads
Load sticking out at the rear, e.g. bikes on a rear rack: V-20 panel, red and white, 50 x 50 cm. Full width needs two panels.

Winter

Winter tyres in wintry conditions

No general winter tyre requirement, but snow chains are mandatory in heavy snow.

Low emission zones

Registration before entering

Check the city's rules before entering a low emission zone (ZBE). Barcelona: register your motorhome online in advance; checks take up to 15 days.

Towns over 50,000 inhabitants must set up low emission zones. For central Madrid, submit your vehicle documents in advance.

Official website

The planner knows 44 low emission zones in Spain:

Emisio Gutxiko Ermua
Zona d'Ultra Baixes Emissions de Badalona
Zona de Baixas Emisións
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Badalona
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Castelldefels
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Cerdanyola del Vallès
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Gavà
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Girona
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Granollers
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Lleida
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Manlleu
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Mataró
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Reus
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Rubí
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Sabadell
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Sant Boi de Llobregat
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Sant Cugat del Vallès
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Sant Joan Despí
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Sant Vicenç dels Horts
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Tarragona
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Terrassa
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Viladecans
Zona de Baixes Emissions de Vilanova i la Geltrú
Zona de Baixes Emissions del Prat de Llobregat
Zona de Baixes Emissions Rondes de Barcelona
Zona de Bajas Emisiones 1
Zona de Bajas Emisiones Alcarabaneras
Zona de Bajas Emisiones Casco Histórico
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Ávila
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Burgos
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Cartuja Norte
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Cartuja Sur
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Especial Protección Distrito Centro
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Especial Protección Plaza Elíptica
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Getafe
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Granada
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de la Ciudad de Málaga
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de León
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Motril
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Ponferrada
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Santander
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Torrelavega
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Valladolid
Zona de Bajas Emisiones Linares

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

From 1 October 2026: parking is fine, but extend nothing (awning, jacks, chairs), stand only on the wheels (chocks allowed) and discharge nothing. Towns may ban camping.
From 1 October 2026 form an emergency corridor in motorway jams: in the middle with two lanes, with three or more between the leftmost and the next lane.

Sources

As of 23 September 2026

Frequently asked questions

How fast may a motorhome drive in Spain?: Up to 3.5 t: Built-up areas 30 km/h, Outside built-up areas 90 km/h, Motorway 120 km/h. Over 3.5 t: Built-up areas 30 km/h, Outside built-up areas 80 km/h, Motorway 90 km/h. The signs have the final say.
Does a motorhome need a sticker or registration for low emission zones in Spain?: Registration before entering. Check the city's rules before entering a low emission zone (ZBE). Barcelona: register your motorhome online in advance; checks take up to 15 days.

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