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Driving in San Marino
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Right
Speed limits
50 / 70 / 70 km/h · 31 / 43 / 43 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Not required
EU, UK and US licences are valid for visits.
Blood alcohol limit
0.05%
Tolls
None.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
Mandatory under 150 cm, following Italian practice.
The historic centre is closed to non-resident traffic - park in the terraced car parks below and take the lift or the cable car up. The approach road is a series of tight switchbacks that ice over in winter. There is no border check, so you may not notice you have left Italy.