North Macedonia by campervan: driving, tolls and rules

Driving a campervan in North Macedonia: speed limits, tolls, low-emission zones, required equipment and key road rules. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026

Currency
Macedonian denar
MKD, not the euro. 61.47 denars to €1 in September 2026
Language
Macedonian
Written in Cyrillic. Albanian is widely spoken in the west
Driving
Right
Motorway 130 km/h, other roads 90 km/h
Insurance
Carry a green card
Not in the EU arrangement. Show proof at the border
Tolls
No vignette
Barrier tolls, payable in denars or euros
Emergency
112
Police 192, ambulance 194, road help 196

Driving

There is no vignette. There are barrier tolls, and they are priced by how tall you are at the front axle. The state roads company puts a two-axle vehicle below 1.30 metres in class IB and 1.80 metres or more in class III, alongside three-axle lorries. Most campervans are taller than that at the windscreen, so most pay class III: Demir Kapija to Gevgelija is 290 denars, about 5 euros, against 100 for a car.

A road winding across a green highland valley below dark storm cloud — The motorways follow the Vardar. Everything else is a mountain road

Speed limits under the Road Traffic Safety Act

Road	Car or campervan	Towing a caravan
Motorway	130 km/h	80 km/h
Expressway	110 km/h	80 km/h
Other roads	90 km/h	80 km/h
Settlement	50 km/h, up to 70 where signed	50 km/h

Toll classes, and which one a van falls into

Class	What it is	Demir Kapija to Gevgelija
IA	Motorcycles	60 denars, €1.00
IB	Two axles, under 1.30 m at the front axle	100 denars, €2.00
II	Two axles between 1.30 m and 1.80 m at the front axle, or three or more axles under 1.30 m	160 denars, €3.00
III	Two axles 1.80 m or higher at the front axle, or three axles above 1.30 m	290 denars, €5.00
IV	Four or more axles above 1.30 m	430 denars, €7.00

What speeding costs, set in euros and paid in denars

Up to 10 km/h over, in a town€15
Up to 30 km/h over, outside a town€20
10 to 30 km/h over in a town, 30 to 50 outside€50
30 to 50 over in a town, 50 to 70 outside, plus 3 to 12 months off the road€300

Insurance, paperwork and the border

Carry a green card. North Macedonia is not in the arrangement that lets a plate stand as proof, unlike Montenegro and Bosnia, and the Foreign Office says to be able to show proof of cover to border officials.
Check that your certificate lists MK before you leave rather than at the barrier.

On the road

Alcohol: 0.50 g/kg, and zero for novices, professional drivers and C and D categories. 0.51 to 1.00 brings 225 euros and three to six months off the road.
Winter equipment is compulsory from 15 November to 15 March, and snow chains must be carried and used where conditions require.

Diesel was 99 denars a litre on 14 September 2026, about 1.61 euros, the cheapest of the four countries in this corner of the Balkans. Prices are set by the Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission rather than by the station, so shopping around saves very little.