Which countries or places accept the International Driving Permit issued in Hong Kong (in alphabetical order)?
Transport DepartmentCurrently, more than 90 countries / places (Note) recognise the International Driving Permit (IDP) issued in Hong Kong. To find out if the country/place that you intend to visit allow holders of IDP to drive, please check the list below.
There may be differences or changes in the Contracting States policy or conditions of using an IDP to drive in the countries / places concerned, you are advised to make enquiries to the Consulates or resident offices of the countries/places concerned for details before making application for an IDP or before driving in the countries/place concerned.
Points to note:
- If the countries / places (including the mainland China and Macau) where you intend to visit do not allow holders of IDP issued in Hong Kong to drive, please contact the Consulates or resident offices of the countries/places concerned for further enquiry.
- For driving in the mainland China and Macau, please call the enquiry hotline of Transport Department at 2804 2600 (This hotline is handled by 1823 Call Centre).
Note: These countries/places are Contracting States to the International Conventions concluded at Geneva on 19 September 1949.
(All counties / places are displayed in alphabetical order.)
ALBANIA
ALGERIA
ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
BANGLADESH
BARBADOS
BELGIUM
BENIN
BOTSWANA
BULGARIA
BURKINA FASO
CAMBODIA
CANADA
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
CHILE
CONGO
COTE D'IVOIRE
CUBA
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
DENMARK
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
EGYPT
FIJI
FINLAND
FRANCE
GEORGIA
GHANA
GREECE
GUATEMELA
HAITI
HOLY SEE
HUNGARY
ICELAND
INDIA
IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAMAICA
JAPAN
JORDAN
KYRGYZSTAN
LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
LEBANON
LESOTHO
LUXEMBOURG
MADAGASCAR
MALAWI
MALAYSIA
MALI
MALTA
MONACO
MONTENEGRO
MOROCCO
NAMIBIA
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NIGER
NIGERIA
NORWAY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PARAGUAY
PERU
PHILIPPINES
POLAND
PORTUGAL
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
ROMANIA
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
RWANDA
SAN MARINO
SENEGAL
SERBIA
SIERRA LEONE
SINGAPORE
SLOVAKIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
THAILAND
TOGO
TRINIDAD AND TABAGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
UGANDA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
VENEZUELA (BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF)
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