Speed limits in Norway for motorhomes

Default limits: 50 and 80 km/h

Without a sign, the limit is 50 km/h in built-up areas and 80 km/h outside them (vegtrafikkloven section 6). Higher limits apply only where they are signposted.

The 80 km/h rule for heavy vehicles and trailers

On roads with a signposted limit above 80 km/h, the traffic rules (section 13 no. 4) set a maximum of 80 km/h for:

• motor vehicles with a maximum authorised mass over 3,500 kg
• motor vehicles towing a trailer, including a car with a caravan

Two exceptions matter for travellers:

• Category M1 vehicles without a trailer and with a maximum authorised mass up to 7,500 kg, fitted with tyres rated for the speed limit. Your registration document shows which category your motorhome is registered in.
• A vehicle and trailer that both meet the requirements of the Norwegian vehicle use regulations (sections 4-4 and 4-5). Such a combination may drive at up to 100 km/h.

Whether your combination meets the second exception is a technical question. If in doubt, plan for 80 km/h.

Your driving licence

A valid driving licence from another EU/EEA country lets you drive in Norway, but purely national categories from other countries are not valid here (Statens vegvesen). If your licence is from outside the EU/EEA, read Statens vegvesen’s page on foreign licences before you travel.

Norway’s Category C1 covers motorhomes between 3,500 and 7,500 kg maximum authorised mass, with a trailer of up to 750 kg. What counts is always the maximum authorised mass in the vehicle papers, not how heavy the vehicle is loaded today.

Checklist

1. Find the maximum authorised mass and vehicle category in your papers.
2. Does your licence cover it?
3. Over 3,500 kg or towing: plan for 80 km/h as your top speed.
4. Watch the signs: 50 in built-up areas, 80 outside, higher only where signposted.

Where you may stay the night is covered in overnight stays in a motorhome in Norway.