List of motorways in the Czech Republic
This list of motorways in the Czech Republic gives an overview of the Czech motorway network. There are currently about 1,228 km of motorways ( Czech : Dálnice ). In addition, around 52 km are under construction. Once all the projects currently under construction and planning have been completed, the motorway network should have a total length of around 2,000 km.
Until December 31, 2015, the high-ranking trunk road network consisted of expressways (in Czech: Rychlostní silnice ) alongside the motorways . This separation was lifted on January 1, 2016.
Reclassifications 2016
The following expressways or subsections were upgraded to highways. This also applies to sections that are still in planning or under construction. These upgradings were planned for 2014 for some of the routes.
- R1 → D0, Prague Ring (Pražský okruh)
- R3 → D3, Prague - Tábor - České Budějovice - border Austria and
- R4 → D4, Prague - Příbram - Nová Hospoda
- R6 → D6, Eger - Karlovy Vary (39 km) and Nove Strazeci - Prague (30 km)
- R7 → D7, Prague - Chomutov
- R10 → D10, Prague - Turnov (71 km)
- R11 → D11, Jaroměř - Poland border
- R35 → D35, Zittau - Liberec - Lipnik nad Becvou (sections, 74 km)
- R46 → D46, Vyškov - Olomouc
- R48 → D48, Bělotín - Frýdek-Místek - Český Těšín
- R49 → D49, Hulín - Zlín - Slovakia border
- R52 → D52, Brno - Pohorelice (20 km)
- R55 → D55, Hulin - Otrokovice (14 km)
- R56 → D56, Ostrava - Frýdek-Místek
Other expressways that did not meet the requirements of motorways were graded as 1st order roads ( silnice I. třídy ).
Toll
Tolls apply on the Czech motorways . Car drivers have to buy a vignette . Only some sections of the motorway in the large cities are toll-free, they are marked with a green motorway sign and a crossed-out vignette.
Car vignettes (up to 3.5 tons ) are available for 10 days (D) (310 crowns ), one month (M) (440 CZK) or a calendar year / 14 months (R) (1500 CZK, as of 2014)
Motorways (Dálnice)
The planned Czech motorway network is 2,000 kilometers. 800 kilometers are currently still under construction or in the planning stage. It consists of six connections, five of which are connected to the Prague Ring ( D0 motorway ) and run from there in a star shape to the neighboring countries.
The longest motorway is the D1 , which leads to the Polish border. The D5 and D8 lead to the German border. The D3 and D11 become expressways.
Motorways (as of September 25, 2015)
| number | designation | course | Total length (km) | in operation (km) | under construction (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Prague ring | 83 | 36 | ||
 |
Prague - Brno - Vyškov - Hulín - Přerov - Lipník nad Bečvou - Ostrava - Věřňovice (Polish border) -
|
376.5 | 352 | 14th | |
 |
Brno - Břeclav (Slovak border) -
|
60.7 | 60.7 | ||
 |
Prague - Benešov - Tábor - České Budějovice - R3 | 146.8 | 42 | 16.5 | |
 |
" Via Carolina " | Prague - Pilsen - Rozvadov (German border) -
|
151 | 151 | |
 |
Prague - Chomutov | 82 | 43 | ||
 |
Via Porta Bohemica | Prague - Ústí nad Labem - Petrovice (German border) -
|
92.2 | 92.2 | 0 |
 |
Prague - Hradec Králové - Jaroměř - R11 | 113 | 84 | 6th | |
| overall length | 940.2 | 741.2 | 66.5 | ||
Former highways
| number | course | status |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Brno - Ostrava | The planned section will become part of today's D1 upon completion |
Speed limit
There is currently a speed limit of 130 km / h on the Czech motorways. On some routes an increase to 160 km / h is planned shortly.
Expressways (Rychlostní silnice)
Up until December 31, 2015, the expressway network consisted of 13 connections. The numbering went from 1 to 63, with most of the numbers not assigned. The shortest planned expressway is Rychlostní silnice 63 with about 7 km. The planned total length of all expressways was approx. 1374 kilometers (including the upgraded routes).
Two road rings are currently planned or under construction around Prague : the inner ring, which is called Městský okruh and the Prague ring ("Pražský okruh"), which was signposted as the R1 expressway until it was reclassified and is now called "Dálnice 0" ( Autobahn D0).
Expressways (as of December 31, 2012)
| number | course | Total length (km) | in operation (km) | under construction (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Prague inner ring ( Městský okruh ) | 32.1 | 16.5 | 5.1 |
| R1 | Prague Ring ( Pražský okruh ) | 82.7 | 40.4 | 0 |
| R3 |
- Dolní Třebonín - Dolní Dvořiště ( Austrian border) -
|
25th | 0 | 0 |
| R4 | Prague - Dobříš - Příbram - Nová Hospoda | 84 | 41 | 0 |
| R6 | Prague - Řevničov - Karlovy Vary - Cheb - Pomezí nad Ohří ( German border) -
|
168 | 55 | 17th |
| R7 | Prague - Slaný - Louny - Chomutov | 82.5 | 25.8 | 0 |
| R10 | Prague - Mladá Boleslav - Turnov | 71 | 71 | |
| R11 |
- Trutnov - Královec ( Polish border) -
|
41 | 0 | 0 |
| R35 | Liberec - Turnov - Hradec Králové - Moravská Třebová - Mohelnice - Olomouc - Lipník nad Bečvou | 358 | 95 | 0 |
| R43 | Brno - Moravská Třebová | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| R46 | Vyškov - Olomouc | 40 | 40 | |
| R48 |
Bělotín - Frýdek-Místek - Český Těšín - Chotěbuz (Polish border) -
|
75 | 24 | 7.1 |
| R49 |
Hulin - Zlín - Púchov - Střelná ( Slovak border) -
|
59 | 0 | 19th |
| R52 |
Brno - Pohořelice - Mikulov (Austrian border) (-  planned) |
53 | 21st | 0 |
| R55 | Olomouc - Přerov - Kroměříž - Uherské Hradiště - Břeclav | 101 | 5 | 4th |
| R56 | Ostrava - Frýdek-Místek | 17th | 12 | 0 |
| R63 | Bystřany - Řehlovice | 7th | 7th | |
| overall length | 1374.3 | 453.7 | 52.2 | |
See also
Road system in the Czech Republic
Web links
- Czech highways
- Map with the sections whose speed limit is to be increased to 160 km / h (PDF; 320 kB)
- Overview map and status of planning of Czech motorways and expressways (PDF; 4.2 MB; Czech)