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Driving in Suriname
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Left
40 / 80 / 80 km/h · 25 / 50 / 50 mph
urban / rural / motorway
Recommended
Rental agencies accept EU licences, but police checks go smoother with an IDP; carry both plus your passport.
0.05% commonly cited; checks are rare outside Paramaribo - treat it as don’t-drink-and-drive
No toll roads; the only regular payments are vehicle ferries on river crossings.
Low beams recommended by day on the open east–west road; mandatory at night and in rain.
No meaningfully enforced child-restraint regime - bring your own seat and insist the rental fits it.
Suriname drives on the LEFT - one of only two countries on the continent (with Guyana). There are no motorways; the 80 km/h figure is the open-road limit. Watch for unmarked speed bumps and wandering dogs at village edges.