Driving licence

The following driving licences are valid in Estonia:

  • a driving licence issued in a member state of the European Economic Area and in the Swiss Confederacy;
  • a driving licence issued in a member state of the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic that follows the convention; http://live.unece.org/trans/conventn/legalinst_08_RTRSS_RT1968.html
  • a driving licence issued in a member state of the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic with an international driving permit; http://live.unece.org/trans/conventn/legalinst_07_RTRSS_RT1949.html
  • a driving licence issued in a foreign state that has a mutual driving licence recognition international treaty with Estonia. It is only valid on the condition that the person's right to drive has not been suspended, removed or invalidated in the state that has issued the driving licence.

 

NB! US, CA, AU citizens! - An International Driving Permit (IDP) is mandatory and allows an individual to drive a motor vehicle in EU when accompanied by a valid license from your home country.