Driving in North Macedonia: licence, roads and tolls
Part of the North Macedonia arrival guide.
This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Driving in North Macedonia: the three basics
Drives on the
right
The driver sits on the left and overtakes on the left. Roundabouts turn anticlockwise.
Your licence
Licence plus an IDP
Your own licence works with an International Driving Permit beside it. Get the permit at home before you fly - no country issues one for another country's licence.
Motorways
Tolls by distance
Motorways charge for the distance driven, at barriers or by camera. Budget for it on a long drive; it is rarely trivial.
Macedonian motorways are tolled at booths and the country is small enough to cross in a morning.
Toll booths on the two motorways, and short distances everywhere else.
The A1 and A2 are tolled at conventional plazas taking cash and cards.
A green card is required for a foreign-registered car.
The alcohol limit is 0.5 g/l, and zero for professional and new drivers.
Skopje to Ohrid is under three hours and the country is barely 200 km across, so a hire car covers most of it from one base.
Winter equipment is compulsory from 15 November to 15 March, and the Mavrovo and Ohrid roads need it.
Fuel prices are set by the state and change every fortnight, so they are the same at every station.
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