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GuideUpdated: 29 August 2026

The A26 and its speed limit

The A26 is 23.7 km long. Of that, 22.4 km have no speed limit (94.5%) – here are the exact figures, the longest open stretch and where the limit applies.

On the A26, 94.5% of the route has no fixed speed limit – 22.4 km of 23.7 km. That puts the A26 at rank 59 of 73 German Autobahns by derestricted kilometres. Across the whole network, 64.7% of all Autobahn kilometres carry no fixed limit.

The A26 in numbers

Speed-limit breakdown of the A26, as of 29 August 2026.
Category Length Share as bar
Total length23.7 km
no speed limit22.4 km
fixed limit1.3 km
no limit recorded0.1 km

The longest open stretch

In one go without a limit you can drive up to 12.1 km on the A26 (per carriageway) – the longest continuous derestricted section of this Autobahn. On the interactive map you can follow exactly where the limit drops and where it returns.

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How the figures are produced

The basis is our own analysis of the freely available OpenStreetMap data. For every section of the A26 we check whether a speed limit is recorded and sum the length by category. “No limit recorded” means the tag is missing in the data – which is not the same as open road. This is a data-based analysis, not an official survey.

Frequently asked questions

How much of the A26 has no speed limit?

22.4 km of the total 23.7 km, i.e. 94.5%. The remaining 1.3 km have a fixed limit, are gantry-controlled or have no recorded limit.

How long is the longest open stretch on the A26?

Up to 12.1 km in one go – the longest continuous derestricted section on the A26 (per carriageway).

Is the A26 completely derestricted?

No. While 94.5% is open, interchanges, junctions and roadworks carry a limit. No Autobahn is fully derestricted.

Data source: our own analysis of OpenStreetMap speed limits, as of 29 August 2026. Kilometres averaged per carriageway. Not an official survey.

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