Driving in Andorra with a Togo Driving Licence: IDP Requirements and Rules
A holder of a valid Togo driving licence can drive temporarily in Andorra, subject to the licence covering the vehicle being driven. Official Andorra tourism guidance says visitors coming by car for a few days can drive without an international driving licence. Andorra separately states that foreign driving permits are valid for six months, although the normal maximum tourist stay is 90 days.
Quick answer
For a short tourist visit, the original valid Togo licence is the key driving document and an International Driving Permit (IDP) is not stated as necessary by Andorra's official tourism guidance. Togo and Andorra are both within the framework of the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic. A specific visitor translation requirement for the Togo licence was not verified.
Legal treatment of a Togo licence in Andorra
Togo and Andorra are separate sovereign jurisdictions. United Nations treaty records show that Togo succeeded to the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic on 27 February 1962. The same UN record shows that France extended the Convention to the Principality of Andorra on 19 January 1953. Andorra's current official tourism material also tells short-term visitors arriving by car that they can drive without an international driving licence.
The licence must remain valid and only authorises vehicles within the categories it covers. Exact category equivalence for a particular Togo licence was not independently established from an Andorran source.
IDP requirement, recommendation and model
Official Andorra tourism guidance states that a visitor coming by car for a few days can drive without an international driving licence. On that evidence, an IDP is not a legal prerequisite for the ordinary short tourist situation covered here. No separate Andorran government recommendation telling Togo licence holders to obtain an IDP was identified.
Togo's official public-service portal provides a procedure for obtaining an international driving permit and requires the applicant to hold a definitive Togo driving licence. Togo and Andorra are covered by the 1949 Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, making the 1949 Convention framework relevant where an IDP is used.
Visitor and resident rules
The Government of Andorra announced that the validity period for driving in Andorra with a foreign permit was reduced from one year to six months. This is a foreign-permit validity rule rather than a six-month tourist entitlement. Official Andorra visitor information states that the maximum permitted tourist stay is 90 days, so a normal tourist stay is shorter.
Residents should not rely on the visitor rule. Andorra operates a homologation procedure for foreign driving licences. Official procedure material states that licences outside Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, the EU and European microstates require additional authenticity and category-equivalence documentation, with legalization requirements applying where relevant.
Rental-car requirements
No named rental-company policy was verified specifically for a customer presenting a Togo licence in Andorra. Rental firms can impose contractual requirements beyond the legal permission to drive, including their own document, age and licence-history conditions. Check the chosen company's published terms before booking rather than assuming that legal recognition guarantees rental eligibility.
Police documents and insurance
A specific Andorran source listing every document that a visiting Togo licence holder must produce during a roadside check was not verified, so that category is unverified – confirm with official authority. No authoritative pair-specific insurance rule stating that an IDP changes or determines insurance coverage was verified either. Rental insurance documentation should be treated separately from the legal rules governing the driving licence.
Relevant exceptions
The principal distinction is between temporary visitors and residents. Resident homologation has its own documentation rules. Andorra's official homologation material also requires a sworn translation where submitted documentation is not in French, English or Spanish and is not a European-format permit. That resident homologation rule should not be presented as proof that the same translation requirement applies to a short-term visitor.
Official sources used
- Government of Andorra, 30 December 2024, verifies that the validity period for driving with a foreign permit was reduced to six months, checked 3 October 2026, https://www.govern.ad/ca/w/el-nou-reglament-de-permisos-de-conduir-modifica-l-edat-d-obtencio-i-la-vigencia-dels-carnets-professionals
- Visit Andorra official 2025 guide, verifies that visitors coming by car for a few days can drive without an international driving licence, checked 3 October 2026, https://visitandorra.com/content/dam/visitandorra/ca/assets/documents/visitor-information/tourist-guides/2025/guia-and-2025-en-v2.pdf
- Visit Andorra official visitor information, verifies the 90-day maximum tourist stay, checked 3 October 2026, https://visitandorra.com/en/visitor-information/
- United Nations Treaty Collection, 1949 Convention on Road Traffic, verifies Togo's succession and the Convention's territorial application to Andorra, checked 3 October 2026, https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetailsV.aspx?Temp=mtdsg5&chapter=11&clang=_en&mtdsg_no=XI-B-1&src=IND
- Togo public-service portal, verifies the Togo procedure for obtaining an international driving permit, checked 3 October 2026, https://service-public.gouv.tg/service/62197bd433c0179346497b97/habitat-transport/delivrance-dun-permis-international-de-conduire
- Government of Andorra foreign-licence homologation form, verifies resident homologation documentation and translation conditions, checked 3 October 2026, https://tramits.govern.ad/tramits/R3T005.pdf
Practical recommendation
For a short visit, travel with the original valid Togo licence and verify that its category covers the vehicle you intend to drive. An IDP is not stated as necessary for a short visit in the checked official Andorra tourism guidance. Obtaining the Togo-issued IDP can nevertheless provide supplementary documentation if a rental company asks for it. Confirm the rental company's terms before travel.
Last verified date
This information was checked against the listed official and primary sources on 3 October 2026. Driving-licence, residency and rental requirements can change, so requirements should be rechecked before travel.