Guide to driving in Andorra with a Washington licence.
A Washington licence holder can drive in Andorra when carrying a valid Washington licence and a valid 1949 Geneva Convention IDP. U.S. Department of State guidance says the IDP must be obtained before arrival, and Andorran law recognizes 1949 IDPs only when accompanied by the national licence. No separate visitor translation was verified. No fixed visitor-day cap was found, but residency triggers a six-month foreign-licence validity rule.
For this pair, the safest verified reading is straightforward: carry the original Washington licence plus a valid U.S.-issued 1949 Geneva IDP. The IDP is not a substitute for the Washington licence. It supports only the vehicle categories for which the underlying licence is valid.
Andorra is a separate sovereign country from the United States. Article 14 of Andorra's July 2025 driving-permit regulation recognizes foreign international permits issued under the 1949 Geneva model or the 1968 Vienna model when they accompany the holder's national licence and match the authorized categories. Current U.S. guidance for Andorra tells U.S. drivers to obtain an IDP before arrival.
Washington motorcycle privileges are endorsement-based. A 2-wheel or 3-wheel motorcycle therefore requires the corresponding valid Washington endorsement before any IDP can reflect that privilege.
The IDP is required for this page's Washington-to-Andorra use case. The U.S. Department of State says drivers planning to drive in Andorra must obtain an IDP before arrival. U.S. Department of State-authorized IDPs meet the 1949 United Nations Convention on Road Traffic standard, while Andorra's regulation expressly recognizes the 1949 Geneva IDP when it is carried with the original national licence.
USAGov identifies AAA and the American Automobile Touring Alliance as the two U.S. Department of State-authorized IDP issuers. The U.S. guidance states that an IDP is valid for one year.
No fixed maximum visitor-day period for a nonresident Washington licence holder was identified in the Andorran permit rule or the U.S. travel guidance checked. For residents, the rule changes. A foreign permit covered by Article 14 is valid for only six months from obtaining habitual or temporary residence, subject to validity, age, and category conditions.
Article 15 allows a resident to seek exchange of the foreign permit before one year from obtaining habitual residence. For permits in the non-EU and non-EFTA convention categories, the regulation generally recognizes theory for categories A and B but requires practical testing, subject to the regulation's reciprocity clause. The Washington-specific effect of that reciprocity clause is unverified – confirm with official authority.
Europcar's Andorra information requires the normal driving licence and says an international driving licence is mandatory when the licence language differs from that of the rental country or uses characters that cannot be read there. It also lists a passport or other identity document and a valid credit card. This is Europcar's published policy and should not be treated as a universal rental-industry rule.
U.S. Department of State guidance says drivers in Andorra should carry driving permits, documents related to vehicle ownership, and vehicle insurance. The same guidance states that liability insurance is required for any car or motorcycle. It does not establish that a personal U.S. auto policy will satisfy Andorran or rental-company requirements, so coverage should be checked against the actual vehicle and rental contract.
The IDP covers only privileges supported by the underlying Washington licence. A motorcycle endorsement or other required Washington privilege must already be valid. Learner permits, commercial privileges, and special vehicle authorizations were not verified as interchangeable with ordinary visitor driving rights in Andorra.
Obtain the 1949 Geneva IDP before leaving the United States, carry it with the original valid Washington licence, and keep the vehicle insurance and ownership or rental papers available. If you become resident in Andorra, do not rely on visitor rules because the foreign-permit validity period changes after residence begins.
This Washington-to-Andorra information was checked against the listed sources on 2026-10-03.