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Driving in Djibouti
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
0.05% (0.5 g/l)
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Not enforced or widely available.
The road to Lac Assal is paved; Lac Abbé needs a 4x4 and a guide. Never travel into the desert without water reserves and a second vehicle or a satellite phone. Checkpoints near the Eritrean border are strict.