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A straight road running between bare winter vineyard rows on the flat floor of the Rhine valley in Liechtenstein, with a grey limestone cliff rising abruptly behind.

Liechtenstein

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LAST VERIFIED 2026-09-13

Driving in Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein takes minutes to cross, and for driving purposes it behaves as an extension of Switzerland: the franc is the currency, and traffic law closely follows Swiss rules. There are no motorways and no tolls, so the Swiss vignette is not needed to drive within Liechtenstein itself. It is needed the moment you continue onto a Swiss motorway — and an Austrian vignette for the equivalent there — so the useful question is not what Liechtenstein charges, but where you are going next. Winter tyres are not mandated by date, but as in Switzerland, driving without appropriate equipment in wintry conditions can count against you if it contributes to an incident. Limits are 50 in towns and 80 outside, with a 0.5‰ alcohol limit dropping to 0.1 for novice drivers.

Speed limits

Urban
50 km/h
Rural / outside built-up areas
80 km/h
Motorway
No general limit

Alcohol limits

General limit
0.5‰
Novice drivers
0.1‰

Mandatory equipment

  • •Warning triangle

Winter tires & snow chains

Not mandated by a fixed calendar date, but strongly recommended and can affect fault/liability in wintry conditions, similar to Swiss practice.

Tolls

System
No general toll

No road tolls; Liechtenstein has no motorways of its own, so the Swiss vignette isn't needed here, but a vehicle transiting into Switzerland or Austria will need the relevant vignette for those countries.

More things to know before you drive

Seatbelts
Mandatory front and rear for all occupants.
Mobile phone use
Hands-free only; holding a phone while driving is prohibited.
Child seats
Children under 12 and shorter than 150 cm must use an approved child restraint.
Headlights
Dipped headlights recommended at all times; required in tunnels and poor visibility.
Low-emission & restricted zones
No low-emission zone network.
Right of way & roundabouts
Priority to the right at unmarked intersections; roundabouts give way to traffic already circulating.
Parking
Paid parking is limited and mostly found in Vaduz, typically via meter or disc.
Speed cameras
Fixed and mobile cameras are used on main roads.

Good to know

One of the smallest countries in Europe — most of it can be crossed in minutes. Currency is the Swiss franc (CHF), and traffic law closely follows Swiss rules.