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Driving in Eritrea
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 · Geneva 1949
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.
The Asmara–Massawa road descends 2,300 metres in hairpins and is spectacular and demanding. Every journey outside Asmara needs a travel permit, and checkpoints check it. Fuel supply is intermittent and rationed.