Spain Speed Limit Back up To 120 km/h

The Spanish Government has announced that from 1 July the speed limit on motorways will revert to 120 kph, the level from which it was reduced to 110 as a cost-saving measure.

Old speed limit 110 km/h

Trimming the limit by just 10 kph has saved over 450 million euros says the government, but with the weakening of the price of oil, the measure is no longer needed

As from 1st July the speed limit will revert to 120km/h, which will cost the Government 600.000€ to replace the signs ….. again

Spain lowers motorway speed limit

For all of those who are thinking about travelling to Spain around Easter or the next months

The Council of Ministers has approved today a decision to reduce the speed limit on Spanish highways and motorways from the current 120 km / h to 110 km / h "on a transitional basis." The First Deputy Prime Minister, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, said that this is an emergency measure implemented in Spain to save fuel, although he refused to say how long the measures will last for.

The maximum speed limit on Spanish motorways is 120kph (75mph) and this will be reduced to 110kph (68mph). The government will rush to print new signs to alert people of the change, this move will save around 15% of fuel.

The measures will come into effect on March 7.