Speed limitSlovenia
4. Speed limit
A speed limit is the maximum legal speed permitted on a road, lane or within a designated area. It may be established by general traffic law or indicated by fixed, variable or temporary traffic signs.
A speed limit is a maximum, not a target speed. Drivers must travel more slowly whenever traffic, visibility, weather, road conditions, vulnerable road users or the condition of the vehicle make the maximum permitted speed unsafe.
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Which general speed limits should car drivers know in Slovenia?
For an ordinary passenger car, the general maxima are 50 km/h in built-up areas, 90 km/h on ordinary rural roads, 110 km/h on expressways and 130 km/h on motorways, subject to applicable signs. A road’s appearance alone does not establish its category. Special urban areas and other vehicle classes have lower limits.
🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, ZPrCP — articles 31–31a, 46
🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, current Signs Regulation — relevant national signs and markings
Start of a speed limit.
English • Traffic sign 2232 • Speed limit. A road or section where vehicle speed is limited to the maximum shown on the sign in km/h.
Slovenščina • Prometni znak 2232 • Omejitev hitrosti. Cesta ali njen del, kjer je hitrost vozil omejena na najvišjo dovoljeno hitrost, označeno na znaku (v km/h).
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Pisrs.si • Pravilnik o prometni signalizaciji in prometni opremi na cestah • 16. člen • preglednica 10 • 2232 • NPB 2
🔗 Uradni-list.si • Uradni list RS, št. 26/2024 • 2232
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Original revision 2014-05-13. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Slovenian government PISRS catalogue, published consolidation NPB 2 applicable from 28 February 2026: Pisrs.si • Signal 2232, PDF page 29. Catalogue-equivalent illustration; intentional update from the previous PNG. This is an educational illustration, not a manufacturing specification.
End of the speed limit.
English • Traffic sign 2233 • End of the speed limit. The place where the maximum speed restriction imposed by sign 2232 (Speed limit) ends.
Slovenščina • Prometni znak 2233 • Prenehanje omejitve hitrosti. Mesto, kjer preneha omejitev najvišje dovoljene hitrosti, ki je bila označena z znakom 2232 (omejitev hitrosti).
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Pisrs.si • Pravilnik o prometni signalizaciji in prometni opremi na cestah • 16. člen • preglednica 10 • 2233 • NPB 2
🔗 Uradni-list.si • Uradni list RS, št. 26/2024 • 2233
SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Original SVG
Government of Slovenia • Public domain • Original revision 2014-05-16. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Artwork reviewed against the Slovenian government PISRS catalogue, published consolidation NPB 2 applicable from 28 February 2026: Pisrs.si • Signal 2233, PDF page 29. Catalogue-equivalent illustration; intentional update from the previous PNG. This is an educational illustration, not a manufacturing specification.
Does every Slovenian urban road have a 50 km/h maximum?
No. Slovenia distinguishes restricted-speed areas at 30 km/h, residential areas and pedestrian areas at 10 km/h, and a separate shared traffic area normally at 20 km/h. In the latter category, prescribed signs may permit 30 km/h under the statutory conditions. Ordinary built-up-area roads generally have a 50 km/h maximum, subject to lawful signs and restrictions. Identify the actual category rather than applying one urban limit everywhere.
🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, ZPrCP — articles 31–31a, 46
🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, current Signs Regulation — relevant national signs and markings
Can I use the Slovenian motorway limit on a road that merely looks similar?
No. The 130 km/h general car maximum belongs to a designated motorway; an expressway generally has 110 km/h. Use the official road-category signs and actual speed restrictions, rather than estimating the legal category from the number of lanes.
🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, ZPrCP — articles 31–31a, 46
🔗 pisrs.si • Slovenia, current Signs Regulation — relevant national signs and markings

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