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GuideUpdated: 29 August 2026

The A9 and its speed limit

The A9 is 532 km long. Of that, 343.2 km have no speed limit (64.5%) – here are the exact figures, the longest open stretch and where the limit applies.

On the A9, 64.5% of the route has no fixed speed limit – 343.2 km of 532 km. That puts the A9 at rank 5 of 73 German Autobahns by derestricted kilometres. Across the whole network, 64.7% of all Autobahn kilometres carry no fixed limit.

The A9 in numbers

Speed-limit breakdown of the A9, as of 29 August 2026.
Category Length Share as bar
Total length532 km
no speed limit343.2 km
fixed limit116.6 km
variable (gantry)67.4 km
no limit recorded4.9 km

The longest open stretch

In one go without a limit you can drive up to 54.7 km on the A9 (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 A9 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 A9 has no speed limit?

343.2 km of the total 532 km, i.e. 64.5%. The remaining 188.8 km have a fixed limit, are gantry-controlled or have no recorded limit.

How long is the longest open stretch on the A9?

Up to 54.7 km in one go – the longest continuous derestricted section on the A9 (per carriageway).

Does the A9 have variable speed limits?

Yes, about 67.4 km of the A9 are controlled by overhead gantries. There a limit can be shown even where the road is otherwise open.

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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