Driving abroad
Driving in Belgium means driving on the right, with a drink drive limit of 0.05 percent and motorway speeds of 120 km/h. Everything below is the practical version, the things that actually cost visitors money or time.
Priority to the right still applies on many unmarked junctions, including inside towns.
Once the paperwork is sorted, this is what you came for. Spa Francorchamps Ridge Road, Semois Valley Road, Hautes Fagnes Ridge Road are among the highest scoring roads we hold in Belgium, and all of them are open to any road legal car.
Motorway limit
120 km/h
Outside towns
70 km/h in Flanders, 90 in Wallonia
Built up areas
50 km/h, 30 in Brussels
Drink drive limit
0.05 percent
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. A planning summary, not legal advice. Check the national road authority before you travel. How we score roads.
Last reviewed 25 May 2026
The detail
Free for cars apart from the Liefkenshoek tunnel.
No tyre law, though winter tyres are allowed year round.
Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent run low emission zones with automatic plate registration for foreign cars.
UK and EU licences are accepted.
Reflective jacket, Warning triangle, First aid kit, Fire extinguisher
112
Now the good part
Spa area, Belgium
Following the Spa Francorchamps ridge line, the road mimics the famous Raidillon esses.
Ardennes, Belgium
The road tracks the looping Semois river through steep wooded meanders and riverside villages.
Ardennes, Belgium
An open moorland ridge road crosses Belgium's highest plateau through the Hautes Fagnes.
Ardennes, Belgium
Rolling forested curves link the river town of La Roche to the historic Bastogne plateau.
Common questions
Motorways 120 km/h, main roads outside towns 70 km/h in flanders, 90 in wallonia, and built up areas 50 km/h, 30 in brussels. Lower limits are posted and always take priority.
Free for cars apart from the Liefkenshoek tunnel.
0.05 percent. Roadside testing is routine and the safest approach on a driving tour is nothing at all before you drive.
No tyre law, though winter tyres are allowed year round.
Reflective jacket, Warning triangle, First aid kit, Fire extinguisher. Emergency number is 112.
UK and EU licences are accepted.