ExpresswayGreece
Traffic rules
Greece
1. Expressway
An expressway is a road intended to carry through traffic efficiently, usually at higher speeds than ordinary roads. Expressways often have limited access, multiple lanes, separated carriageways or grade-separated junctions, but their design and legal status vary between countries.
An expressway is not always a motorway. It may have intersections, traffic lights or direct access, and the permitted road users, speed limits and special rules depend on local signs and regulations.
How do people refer to an expressway in Greece?
The Greek term is οδός ταχείας κυκλοφορίας, meaning road for fast traffic. It is distinct from the motorway category in the national code.
🔗 aade.gr • Greece, Road Traffic Code 5209/2025 — articles 24, 33
Start of an expressway.
English • Traffic sign Π-26 • Expressway.
Ελληνικά • Π-26 • Οδός ταχείας κυκλοφορίας.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Aade.gr • Ν. 5209/2025 • ΚΟΚ • άρθρο 7 παρ. 4 περ. λδ
🔗 Aade.gr • Παράρτημα Α΄ • Π-26
SVG source: Peeperman • Public domain • Original revision 2022-01-23. Wikimedia original unmodified.
End of the expressway.
English • Traffic sign Π-26α • End of expressway.
Ελληνικά • Π-26α • Τέλος οδού ταχείας κυκλοφορίας.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Aade.gr • Ν. 5209/2025 • ΚΟΚ • άρθρο 7 παρ. 4 περ. λε
🔗 Aade.gr • Παράρτημα Α΄ • Π-26α
SVG source: Peeperman • Public domain • Original revision 2022-01-23. Wikimedia original unmodified.
What speed limit applies to cars on an expressway in Greece?
For an ordinary passenger car without a trailer, the general maximum is 110 km/h. Obey lower posted limits and slow down when traffic, weather or visibility requires it. Other vehicle classes can have lower limits.
🔗 aade.gr • Greece, Road Traffic Code 5209/2025 — articles 24, 33
Who may use an expressway in Greece?
The special high-speed-road rules exclude pedestrians, bicycles, animals and non-motorised vehicles. Ordinary motor vehicles must be able to travel faster than 70 km/h on a level road, subject to statutory exceptions. Slow traffic still requires a safe lower speed.
🔗 aade.gr • Greece, Road Traffic Code 5209/2025 — articles 24, 33
What should I do if I miss an expressway exit in Greece?
Continue to the next exit and choose a safe onward route. Do not reverse, make a U-turn or cross the central reservation to reach a missed exit.
🔗 aade.gr • Greece, Road Traffic Code 5209/2025 — articles 24, 33
