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Driving in Burundi
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 80 / 100 km/h · 31 / 50 / 62 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Vienna 1968
An IDP is required alongside your national licence.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08% (0.8 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or available.
Mountain roads are winding and busy with pedestrians and cyclists carrying loads downhill at speed. Do not drive at night. Checkpoints are frequent and routine.