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Country driving guide · 2026

Driving in Norway

Everything UK and EU drivers need before crossing the border into Norway: 1 legal requirements + 2 other things worth knowing.

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Required

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Recommended

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Good to know

Tick before you go

Pre-departure checklist for Norway

1 legal must-haves. Print it, tick them off, throw it in the glovebox.

  • Winter tyres Nov–Mar

    Studded or non-studded winter tyres are required when conditions warrant. Minimum 3mm tread.

Tolls

AutoPASS toll network

Good to know

Hundreds of automated tolls across Norway, especially in/around cities. Register your plate with AutoPASS or your car-hire's tag: otherwise you'll be billed by post with extra fees.

AutoPASS

Emissions / low-emission zones

Oslo LEZ

Good to know

Diesel cars older than Euro 6 are restricted in central Oslo during bad-air days.

Environment

Winter tyres Nov–Mar

Required

Studded or non-studded winter tyres are required when conditions warrant. Minimum 3mm tread.

Plan your Norway road trip

We'll build the itinerary, estimate fuel + tolls, and show EV chargers along the route, and this checklist appears automatically on every trip that crosses into Norway.

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Driving in Norway: the facts at a glance

You drive on the right. Figures checked against each country's own road authority and toll operators, last updated Sept 2026.

Speed limits for cars

Motorway110 km/h (70 mph)
Dual carriageway90 km/h (55 mph)
Other roads outside towns80 km/h (50 mph)
Towns50 km/h (30 mph)

National defaults for cars; signs on the road always win. Source: Statens vegvesen / Vegtrafikkloven framework.

Tolls

AutoPASS / bomringer.

  • Oslo toll ring (Fjellinjen), light vehicles up to 3,500 kg38 NOK

Low-emission zones

  • Oslo temporary diesel ban

Fuel

Petrol about €2.56 a litre, diesel about €2.46 (Aug 2026).

Mountain roads that close

  • Trollstigen (Rv63): usually closed November - mid May
  • Sognefjellet (Rv55): usually closed November - May
  • Valdresflye (Fv51): usually closed November - April/May
  • Aurlandsfjellet (Fv243, the 'Snow Road'): usually closed November - May
  • Gamle Strynefjellsvegen (Rv258): usually closed October - mid June
  • Hardangervidda (Rv7)

Famous road trips in Norway

Drive times in Norway

Popular destinations in Norway

Places to add to your Norway road trip.