Monaco Driving Licence 2026 The Complete Guide

You must be 18 or over and resident in the Principality (with Monégasque nationality or a resident's card). Enrol at a licensed auto-école, which files your application with the Service des Titres de Circulation. Prepare your ID, two ID photos and a medical certificate from an authorised Monaco doctor. Pass the 40-question theory test (maximum 5 mistakes), take driving lessons, then pass the practical test. The total cost is typically €1,500–2,500.

The examen théorique général for Category B has 40 multiple-choice questions on the highway code, completed in around 30 minutes. You may make a maximum of 5 mistakes, so the pass mark is 35 out of 40. A new test system launched on 1 October 2023 with clearer visuals. Once passed, the theory result is valid for 5 years to attempt the practical test.

Official 2026 STC fees (Journal Officiel, 26 December 2025) are €117 for examination registration (Category B), €117 for the practical skills test, €32 to re-sit after a failure, and €23 for licence issuance. Adding auto-école lessons at about €50 per hour brings the typical total to €1,500–2,500. There is no minimum-hour requirement, so costs depend on how many lessons you take.

The general limit is 50 km/h, applied across the Principality unless a sign indicates otherwise. Residential areas and zones 30 are limited to 30 km/h. Some tunnel sections allow up to about 70 km/h where signed. Monaco has no motorways, so no road is faster — and average-speed cameras are being installed in all tunnels.

The general blood-alcohol limit is 0.05% (0.5 g/L), the same as France. Professional bus and coach drivers face a stricter 0.02% (0.2 g/L) limit. Under the 2025 road safety law, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs carries a prison term of 1 month to 2 years plus court-set fines.

Monaco's 2025 road safety reform was tabled as Bill No. 1107 in April 2025, voted unanimously by the National Council on 6 November 2025 and promulgated as Law No. 1.582 on 14 November 2025. It makes repeat speeding over 50 km/h above the limit a criminal offence, raises drink- and drug-driving penalties, and creates a new offence of deliberately endangering others — which can punish dangerous behaviour even when no accident occurs.

No. Unlike France, Monaco does not operate a demerit-points system. Traffic violations are punished by fines and, for serious offences, by the courts. Repeat offenders can lose their licence for up to 10 years and may have their vehicle confiscated under the 2025 road safety law.

No. Monaco has its own highway code, similar to the French Code de la route but distinct, so a French theory pass is not accepted. You must sit Monaco's own examen théorique général through a Monaco auto-école. Foreign licence holders who become residents have one year to apply to exchange their licence.

You must be 18 to obtain a Category B (car) licence and to take the practical test. You may register and sit the theory test up to two months before turning 18. Light motorcycles (A1) and heavy quadricycles (B1) are available from 16. You must also be 21 or over to rent a car in Monaco.

A standard licence is valid until the age of 70, provided there is no medical contraindication, after which it is renewed with a medical check. A passed theory test result is valid for 5 years, the window in which you must pass the practical test.

Yes. Enrolment in a licensed auto-école is mandatory — you cannot self-study for the Monaco licence. The school files your application with the STC and schedules your exams. Unlike France's 20-hour minimum, Monaco sets no minimum number of lessons; your instructor decides when you are ready.

Monaco uses 112 as the European emergency number, which works from any mobile phone. Direct numbers are 17 for the Police, 18 for the Fire Brigade (Sapeurs-Pompiers), and 15 for medical emergencies and ambulances (SAMU). All are toll-free and available 24/7.

Monaco is the world's second-smallest country and entirely urban, with a 77 km road network built across multiple levels of tunnels, viaducts and ramps. Expect steep gradients, many one-way streets, tight turns, very dense pedestrian and scooter traffic, and limited, expensive parking — mostly in underground car parks. The Monaco Grand Prix circuit runs on public roads.

Yes. Third-party liability insurance is compulsory for all vehicles, and the insurance certificate must be carried in the vehicle at all times. A warning triangle and a reflective vest are also required equipment.

Children under 10 must ride in the rear seat with appropriate child restraints. Seat belts are mandatory for every occupant of the vehicle, in both front and rear seats.