Driving rules by country
Find out which side of the road a country drives on and which road-traffic conventions it has signed. That tells you which kind of IDP it recognises. Detailed guides cover the most visited destinations.
Detailed destination guides
- AustraliaTranslation useful
- CanadaTranslation useful
- FranceOfficial IDP expected
- GermanyOfficial IDP expected
- GreeceOfficial IDP expected
- IndonesiaOfficial IDP expected
- ItalyOfficial IDP expected
- JapanTranslation not accepted
- MalaysiaTranslation useful
- MexicoTranslation useful
- PhilippinesTranslation useful
- PortugalTranslation useful
- South KoreaTranslation not accepted
- SpainOfficial IDP expected
- ThailandOfficial IDP expected
- TurkeyTranslation useful
- United Arab EmiratesOfficial IDP expected
- United KingdomTranslation useful
- United StatesTranslation useful
- VietnamTranslation not accepted
1949 = Geneva Convention, 1968 = Vienna Convention. A country recognises IDPs issued under the convention(s) it signed.
| Country | Drives on the | Conventions | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | right | Neither | |
| Albania | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Algeria | right | 1949 | |
| Andorra | right | Neither | |
| Angola | right | Neither | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | left | Neither | |
| Argentina | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Armenia | right | 1968 | |
| Australia | left | 1949 | Guide |
| Austria | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Azerbaijan | right | 1968 | |
| Bahamas | left | 1968 | |
| Bahrain | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Bangladesh | left | 1949 | |
| Barbados | left | 1949 | |
| Belarus | right | 1968 | |
| Belgium | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Belize | right | Neither | |
| Benin | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Bhutan | left | Neither | |
| Bolivia | right | Neither | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | right | 1968 | |
| Botswana | left | 1949 | |
| Brazil | right | 1968 | |
| Brunei | left | 1949 | |
| Bulgaria | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Burkina Faso | right | 1949 | |
| Burundi | right | Neither | |
| Cambodia | right | 1949 | |
| Cameroon | right | Neither | |
| Canada | right | 1949 | Guide |
| Cape Verde | right | 1968 | |
| Central African Republic | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Chad | right | Neither | |
| Chile | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| China | right | Neither | |
| Colombia | right | Neither | |
| Comoros | right | Neither | |
| Congo – Brazzaville | right | 1949 | |
| Costa Rica | right | 1968 | |
| Côte d’Ivoire | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Croatia | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Cuba | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Cyprus | left | 1949 | |
| Czechia | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Denmark | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Djibouti | right | Neither | |
| Dominica | left | Neither | |
| Dominican Republic | right | 1949 | |
| DR Congo | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Ecuador | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Egypt | right | 1949 | |
| El Salvador | right | Neither | |
| Equatorial Guinea | right | Neither | |
| Eritrea | right | Neither | |
| Estonia | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Eswatini | left | Neither | |
| Ethiopia | right | 1949 | |
| Fiji | left | 1949 | |
| Finland | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| France | right | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| Gabon | right | Neither | |
| Gambia | right | Neither | |
| Georgia | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Germany | right | 1968 | Guide |
| Ghana | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Greece | right | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| Grenada | left | Neither | |
| Guatemala | right | 1949 | |
| Guinea | right | Neither | |
| Guinea-Bissau | right | Neither | |
| Guyana | left | 1968 | |
| Haiti | right | 1949 | |
| Honduras | right | 1968 | |
| Hong Kong | left | 1949 | |
| Hungary | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Iceland | right | 1949 | |
| India | left | 1949 | |
| Indonesia | left | 1968 | Guide |
| Iran | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Iraq | right | 1968 | |
| Ireland | left | 1949 | |
| Israel | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Italy | right | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| Jamaica | left | 1949 | |
| Japan | left | 1949 | Guide |
| Jordan | right | 1949 | |
| Kazakhstan | right | 1968 | |
| Kenya | left | 1968 | |
| Kiribati | left | Neither | |
| Kuwait | right | 1968 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Laos | right | 1949 | |
| Latvia | right | 1968 | |
| Lebanon | right | 1949 | |
| Lesotho | left | 1949 | |
| Liberia | right | 1968 | |
| Libya | right | Neither | |
| Liechtenstein | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Lithuania | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Luxembourg | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Macau | left | 1949 | |
| Madagascar | right | 1949 | |
| Malawi | left | 1949 | |
| Malaysia | left | 1949 | Guide |
| Maldives | left | Neither | |
| Mali | right | 1949 | |
| Malta | left | 1949 | |
| Marshall Islands | right | Neither | |
| Mauritania | right | Neither | |
| Mauritius | left | Neither | |
| Mexico | right | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| Micronesia | right | Neither | |
| Moldova | right | 1968 | |
| Monaco | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Mongolia | right | 1968 | |
| Montenegro | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Morocco | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Mozambique | left | Neither | |
| Myanmar (Burma) | right | 1968 | |
| Namibia | left | 1949 | |
| Nauru | left | Neither | |
| Nepal | left | Neither | |
| Netherlands | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| New Zealand | left | 1949 | |
| Nicaragua | right | Neither | |
| Niger | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Nigeria | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| North Korea | right | Neither | |
| North Macedonia | right | 1968 | |
| Norway | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Oman | right | 1968 | |
| Pakistan | left | 1968 | |
| Palau | right | Neither | |
| Palestinian Territories | right | Neither | |
| Panama | right | Neither | |
| Papua New Guinea | left | 1949 | |
| Paraguay | right | 1949 | |
| Peru | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Philippines | right | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| Poland | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Portugal | right | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| Qatar | right | 1968 | |
| Romania | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Russia | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Rwanda | right | 1949 | |
| Samoa | left | Neither | |
| San Marino | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | right | Neither | |
| Saudi Arabia | right | 1968 | |
| Senegal | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Serbia | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Seychelles | left | 1968 | |
| Sierra Leone | right | 1949 | |
| Singapore | left | 1949 | |
| Slovakia | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Slovenia | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Solomon Islands | left | Neither | |
| Somalia | right | Neither | |
| South Africa | left | 1949, 1968 | |
| South Korea | right | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| South Sudan | right | Neither | |
| Spain | right | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| Sri Lanka | left | 1949 | |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | left | Neither | |
| St. Lucia | left | Neither | |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | left | Neither | |
| Sudan | right | Neither | |
| Suriname | left | Neither | |
| Sweden | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Switzerland | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Syria | right | 1949 | |
| Taiwan | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Tajikistan | right | 1968 | |
| Tanzania | left | Neither | |
| Thailand | left | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| Timor-Leste | left | Neither | |
| Togo | right | 1949 | |
| Tonga | left | Neither | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | left | 1949 | |
| Tunisia | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Turkey | right | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| Turkmenistan | right | 1968 | |
| Tuvalu | left | Neither | |
| Uganda | left | 1949 | |
| Ukraine | right | 1968 | |
| United Arab Emirates | right | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| United Kingdom | left | 1949, 1968 | Guide |
| United States | right | 1949 | Guide |
| Uruguay | right | 1968 | |
| Uzbekistan | right | 1968 | |
| Vanuatu | right | Neither | |
| Vatican City | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Venezuela | right | 1949, 1968 | |
| Vietnam | right | 1968 | Guide |
| Yemen | right | Neither | |
| Zambia | left | Neither | |
| Zimbabwe | left | 1949, 1968 |
Sources: Wikipedia tables of road-convention parties and driving side, checked October 13, 2026. Confirm with official sources before you travel.