These fast buses threaten: Driving too fast abroad costs money

The maximum speed of our northern neighbors is 100 km/h outside the city and 50 km/h in the city. If you are caught driving at 10 km per hour, the cost varies between 19 and 29 francs. There is a point in Flensburg when 16 km/h is too fast. Above 30 km/h things get really expensive: a fine of between 143 and 766 francs must be paid, and in addition to one or two points, there is also a driving ban for one or three months, depending on the level of the infringement. By the way: If you score eight points in Flensburg, your identity is lost for now.

If you drive too fast in a city in Austria where the speed limit is between 50 km/h and 20 km/h and you are caught speeding, it costs up to 58 Francs. Practical: In Austria, express buses can usually be paid directly on the spot at the checkpoint and are therefore slightly cheaper. If you travel at 40 km per hour you should expect 143 francs or more. Outside the city, fines range from 29 to 287 francs, depending on the amount of excess. On motorways, it starts from 43 francs and goes up to 57 francs. However, if you speed more than 50 kilometers per hour, you may face a fine of up to 4,787 francs.

Points are deducted from drivers for certain penalties; If the score is zero, the driver’s license must be surrendered for six months. Your account balance starts with six points; If you have not committed any offenses for three years you will receive a maximum of twelve points. In France, even a small amount of excessive speed can cause negative consequences. Those who drive too fast, between 50 and 20 kilometers per hour in urban areas, will receive a points deduction and a fine of 129 francs. Outside the towns it is just under 67 francs. No matter how fast you drive, the penalties generally remain the same. What changes is the amount of negative points. Going too fast at 50 km/h will result in minus six points, a fine of 1,436 francs and the possibility of losing your ID card for three years. For repeat offenders, this punishment will be very severe: a fine of 3,590 francs or even imprisonment.

In the land of pizza and pasta, the maximum speed limit is 110 km/h on highways and 130 km/h on motorways. In urban areas the speed limit is 50, as here. Similar to mobile phones while driving, Italy is strict on speeding violations: exceeding the speed limit by up to 10 km/h costs 32 to 142 francs. If you exceed 21 km/h too quickly, two points will be deducted from the first 20 points from your Italian points account and you will have to expect a penalty of at least 148 francs. If you exceed the speed limit by 41 km/h or more, you will receive a heavy fine of between 329 and 1,317 francs, 10 points and a driving ban of one to three months. Attention: From 2024, a new fine catalog with additional fees will appear.

In Croatia, the cost of a speed limit of up to 30 km/h is around 134 francs in urban areas and 67 francs outside cities. With a lot of readings on the speedometer, up to 50 km/h, it goes up to 957 francs in urban areas, but up to 258 francs outside urban areas. If you speed too much, over 50 km/h on the speedometer, things get even more expensive: you’ll face a fine of over 1,915 francs; In urban areas, you may even face a few days in jail. Drivers under 25 must obey lower speed limits; For them, the 100 km/h limit applies on intercity roads instead of 110 km/h. 120 km/h instead of 130 km/h on motorways.

The speed limit is 50 km/h inside Slovenian cities, 90 km/h outside, 110 km/h on motorways and 130 km/h on motorways. We do not know exact information about the amount of fines imposed on various streets. One thing is clear: if you exceed the limit by 20 km/h you will have to pay 76 francs, and if you exceed 50 km/h you will have to pay up to 478 francs.

The maximum speed in Albania is 40 km/h in cities, 80 km/h outside cities and 110 km/h on highways. There is no exact information about bus schedules in Albania. But Albanian buses are relatively cheap by Swiss standards: you only have to pay around 38 francs when using a mobile phone while driving, for example.

In Greece, exceeding the 20 km/h speed limit results in a fine of 95 francs. If you drive too fast in Greek traffic, over 30 km per hour, you will pay at least 335 francs and will also be banned from driving for 60 days. However, those who pay quickly will be rewarded: Those who pay the penalty within ten days will receive a 50 percent discount! By the way, the following speed limits apply in Greece: 50 km/h in urban areas, 90 km/h outside cities and 130 km/h on motorways.

The same speed limits apply in Spain as in our country: 50 km/h in urban areas, 80 km/h on country roads and 120 km/h on motorways. However, Spain is the first country in the world to set a general speed limit of 30 km/h on single-lane urban streets. In general: If you exceed the speed limit by up to 20 km/h, you will be charged 95 CHF. Going faster becomes more expensive: going more than 30 km/h costs at least 287 francs, and going more than 50 km/h costs at least 574 francs.

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On Portuguese roads – similar to Croatia – drivers who have held their ID card for less than a year are considered new drivers. Therefore, you are not allowed to drive faster than 90 km/h outside the city, even if the speed limit is higher. There is a fine starting from 57 francs for speeds up to 20 km/h. Anyone driving faster will face a fine of 115 francs or more. It matters less whether you are on rural roads or on the highway.

In England, cars drive on the “wrong” left side of the road and speed is measured in miles (mph), not kilometers per hour as here. During a holiday trip, it is difficult to change the display on the speedometer to miles per hour and you can quickly get on the bus. The maximum speed limit in built-up areas is 30 mph (48 km/h), 60 mph (96 km/h) on rural roads and 70 mph (112 km/h) on highways. If you go at a speed of 20 km/h, you pay a penalty of at least 111 francs, and if you go too fast at 50 km/h, you pay a fine of 2,779 francs.

Although the Netherlands is a flat country with many straight sections of motorway, you can only drive at 100 km/h during the day and 130 km/h at night. The speed on Dutch roads is already very high, 1 km/h, and on motorways it is 4 km/h. Exceeding the speed limit by 4 km/h in the city costs 32 Euros. If you go too fast at 10 km per hour, you pay between 69 and 78 francs, depending on the type of road, and if you go too fast at around 30 km per hour, you pay between 319 and 366 francs. Above 50 km/h the speed increases: at least 632 francs.

Speed ​​limits in Denmark are the same as here, but here you can reach speeds of up to 130 km/h on motorways. Exceeding the speed limit can be expensive: up to 565 francs is possible. The fine increases by 64 francs for every 10 km per hour exceeded. It doesn’t matter if you get caught in the city, countryside or on the highway.

In Norway, speeds exceeding 5 km per hour are very high and in this case a fine of approximately 76 francs is imposed. Exceeding the speed limit by more than 20 km/h carries a fine of 459 francs; If the speed exceeds 50 km/h, the fine can go up to 957 francs.

The speed limit is 50 km/h in Swedish cities and 80 km/h on intercity roads. However, this is often mitigated by appropriate signage, as deer often cross the road and are also watched by many police officers. Swedish motorways generally have a speed limit of 110 km/h. In general, exceeding the speed limit of 20 km/h or more will result in a fine of over 220 francs. If you exceed the speed limit by more than 50 km/h, you can get away with less than 378 francs.