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Driving in Algeria
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 80 / 120 km/h · 31 / 50 / 75 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Geneva 1949
An IDP is required alongside your national licence.
Blood alcohol limit
0.01% (0.1 g/l)
Tolls
The East–West Highway is currently toll-free.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Under-10s must not travel in the front seat.
Self-drive in the north is possible but rental supply is thin. In the south it is not permitted without an authorised guide. Checkpoints are constant on inter-wilaya roads.