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Driving bans on public holidays

Can you remember all the public holidays and related driving ban regulations in Europe, Russia, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa? You don't have to, because you can easily check them here. The useful driving ban tool from LKW WALTER's Transport Managers gives you huge advantages when planning your transport and routes.

  • 27. December Friday
    Switzerland 00:00-05:00
    Greece 16:00-21:00 (outbound direction) on certain road sections
    Liechtenstein 00:00-05:00
  • 28. December Saturday
    Greece 08:00-13:00 (outbound direction) on certain road sections
  • 30. December Monday
    Bulgaria 16:00-20:00 on certain road sections
  • 31. December Tuesday
    France 22:00-24:00
    Bulgaria 16:00-20:00 on certain road sections
    Greece 16:00-21:00 (outbound direction) on certain road sections
    Croatia 15:00-23:00 on certain road sections
    Hungary 22:00-24:00, NOT valid in international traffic
    Liechtenstein 00:00-05:00 and 22:00-24:00
    Poland no driving ban!
    Portugal 18:00-21:00 only ADR, on certain road sections
    Luxembourg towards FR 21:30-24:00, towards DE 23:30-24:00
    Switzerland 00:00-05:00 and 22:00-24:00
  • 1. January Wednesday
    Austria 00:00-22:00
    Bulgaria 14:00-20:00 on certain road sections
    Switzerland 00:00-24:00
    Czech Republic 13:00-22:00
    Germany 00:00-22:00
    Spain 08:00-24:00 nur ADR
    France 00:00-22:00
    Greece 15:00-21:00 (inbound direction) on certain road sections
    Croatia 14:00-23:00 on certain road sections
    Hungary 00:00-22:00, NOT valid in international traffic
    Italy 09:00-22:00
    Liechtenstein 00:00-24:00
    Luxembourg 00:00-21:45
    Poland 08:00-22:00
    Portugal 18:00-21:00 only ADR, on certain road sections
    Romania 06:00-22:00 on certain road sections of A2, DN7, DN39, DN22C
    Slovenia 08:00-21:00 on certain road sections
    Slovakia 00:00-22:00
  • 2. January Thursday
    Switzerland 00:00-24:00
    Romania 06:00-22:00 on certain road sections of A2, DN7, DN39, DN22C
    Liechtenstein 00:00-05:00
    Slovenia 08:00-21:00 on certain road sections
  • 3. January Friday
    Greece 16:00-21:00 (outbound direction) on certain road sections
    Croatia 15:00-23:00 on certain road sections

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Year-round driving bans

  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • Driving ban on all roads on Saturdays between 15:00 and 24:00 hrs as well as on Sundays and public holidays between 00:00 and 22:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross weight and for road trains exceeding 3,5 t. In addition, there is a night driving ban on all roads in the night hours between 22:00 and 05:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross weight.
  • Starting from the beginning of July to the middle of September there is a daily driving ban between 11:00 and 21:00 hrs for vehicles with an axle load exceeding 6 t per single axle, on all motorways where the temperature rises above 25°C. These vehicles are allowed to drive between 09:00 and 11:00 hrs in the morning.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays. But there are some local driving bans.

    There is a driving ban on all motorways and certain main roads for vehicles exceeding 12 t gross weight on the last working day before several consecutive public holidays between 16:00 and 20:00 hrs as well as on the last day of several consecutive holidays between 14:00 and 20:00 hrs.

    There is a driving ban on certain motorway sections and main roads for vehicles exceeding 12 t gross weight from 15.6. till 15.9. between the following times: Fridays 16:00 – 20:00, Sundays 17:00 – 21:00. Road sections – see here.
  • Driving ban for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross weight or with a length more than 14 m and for vehicles with a max. speed of 40 km/h on certain main roads the evening before a public holiday between 15:00 and 23:00 hrs as well as on public holidays between 14:00 and 23:00 hrs. Additional driving ban on Sundays between 12:00 and 23:00 hrs when the public holiday or the last day of several consecutive public holidays falls on a Friday or Saturday; on Fridays between 15:00 and 23:00 hrs when the public holiday falls on a Sunday or Monday.

    Driving ban for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross weight or with a length more than 14 m and for vehicles with a max. speed of 40 km/h from 15.6. till 15.9. on certain main roads: Saturdays 04:00 – 14:00 hrs, Sundays 12:00 – 23:00 hrs.
  • Driving ban on Sundays and public holidays for vehicles and road trains exceeding 7,5 t gross vehicle weight between 13:00 and 22:00 hrs on motorways, international and trunk roads.

    Driving ban for vehicles and road trains exceeding 7,5 t gross vehicle weight starting from 1.7. till 31.8. on motorways, international and trunk roads: Fridays 17:00 – 21:00, Saturdays 07:00 – 13:00, Sundays 13:00 – 22:00.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • Starting from the last Saturday of July until the last Saturday of August there is an additional driving ban on Saturdays between 07:00 and 19:00 hrs and on the following Sundays between 00:00 and 22:00 hrs for trucks and road trains exceeding 7,5 t gross weight on all roads and for vehicles carrying hazardous goods regardless of the weight as well. (On these Saturdays, it is allowed to drive between 19:00 and 24:00 hrs!).

    There is an exception of the Sundays and public holidays driving ban regarding the driving to/from Port of Calais (the so-called Corridor de Ghyvelde). It includes exclusively A 16 from Calais to Belgium (border De Panne) and return, but not A 26 nor A 27. This exception is not valid for transport of hazardous goods. This exception in valid in both directions for vehicles traveling between the United Kingdom and Belgium (it means international traffic that actually use the ferry).

    General driving ban on Saturdays as well the day before a public holiday from 22:00 till 22:00 hrs on Sundays or the holiday itself for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t grossweight on all roads. As well as on Saturdays (which are public holidays) and on Sundays before a public holiday from 00:00 till 24:00 hrs.

  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • Driving ban on Saturdays starting from 1.7. till 31.8. between 07:00 and 20:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross weight and for road trains on high traffic motorways and trunk roads in both directions.

    General driving ban on Sundays and public holidays between 00:00 and 22:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross weight and for road trains on all roads.

  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • Driving ban for vehicles exceeding 1,5 t gross weight every Friday in the period from mid-June to mid-September on certain routes between 16:00 hrs and 21:00 hrs in the outbound direction from cities as well every Sunday year-long between 15:00 hrs and 21:00/22:00 hrs in the inbound direction.
  • General driving ban on Saturdays as well the day before a public holiday from 22:00 till 22:00 hrs on Sundays or the holiday itself for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t grossweight on all roads.

    During the winter period from 4.11. till 1.3. the above mentioned driving ban is NOT valid for vehicles with Euro 3 motor class and better in international traffic. If a public holiday starts on a Saturday or a Sunday in the period from 1.9. till 30.6., the driving ban starts from 08:00 hrs on the first day until 22:00 hrs on the last day.

    Driving ban on all roads between 1.7. and 31.8. on all Saturdays from 15:00 hrs until Sundays 22:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross vehicle weight .
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • Driving ban for vehicles and road trains exceeding 7,5 t gross vehicle weight on Sundays and on public holidays on all roads: Sundays in the months of January, February, March, April, May, October, November and December from 09:00 till 22:00 hrs; Sundays in the months of June, July, August and September from 07:00 till 22:00 hrs.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • Driving ban on all roads on Sundays and on public holidays between 00:00 and 24:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 3,5 t gross weight and for road trains exceeding 5 t.

    Night driving ban on all roads in the night hours between 22:00 and 05:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 3,5 t gross weight and for road trains exceeding 5 t.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • Driving ban for trucks exceeding 7,5 t gross weight on all roads for transiting towards France from 21:30 hrs on Saturdays or the evening before a public holiday until 21:45 hrs on Sundays or the public holiday itself, as well as towards Germany from 23:30 hrs on Saturdays or the evening before a public holiday until 21:45 hrs on Sundays or the public holiday itself.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • There is a driving ban for vehicles exceeding 12 t gross weight from the last Friday of June till the last Sunday of August on all roads: Fridays 18:00 – 22:00 hrs, Saturdays 08:00 – 14:00 hrs, Sundays 08:00 – 22:00 hrs.

    Driving ban for vehicles and road trains exceeding 12 t gross weight on all roads the evening before a public holiday between 18:00 and 22:00 hrs (except the 5.1., 24.12. and 31.12.) as well as on public holidays between 08:00 and 22:00 hrs (except the 6.1.).
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • Driving ban year-long for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross weight on the National road DN 1 (E 60) on sections Otopeni – Ploiesti and Ploiesti – Brasov in both directions: from Monday until Thursday between 06:00 and 22:00 hrs; Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between 00:00 and 24:00 hrs.

    Various driving bans for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross weight on all public holidays as well as on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1.7. until 31.8. on certain sections on A2 (over 3,5 t), DN 7, DN 39, DN 22 C.

    High-temperature-related driving bans: starting from 01.07. temporary driving bans for areas, for which the national meteorological administration has pronounced red and orange warning code. Between 10:00 and 21:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross weight on all motorways and National roads in the following Romanian regions: Mehedinţi, Gorj, Valcea, Dolj, Olt, Argeş, Teleorman, Giurgiu, Ilfov, Dâmboviţa, Prahova, Braşov, Covasna, Buzău, Ialomiţa, Călăraşi, Constanţa, Tulcea, Braila, Galaţi, Vrancea, Bacău, Vaslui, Neamţ , Suceava and Botosani.

    More information http://www.meteoalarm.eu/en_UK/0/0/RO-Romania.html.

  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • Driving ban on Sundays and on public holidays between 00:00 and 22:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross weight and for road trains exceeding 3,5 t on motorways, international routes and trunk roads.

    Driving ban on Saturdays starting from 1.7. till 31.8. between 07:00 and 19:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 7,5 t gross weight and for road trains exceeding 3,5 t on motorways, international routes and trunk roads.
  • Driving ban on Sundays, public holidays and non-working days for vehicles and road trains exceeding 7,5 t gross weight between 08:00 and 21:00 hrs on certain sections of roads in both directions.

    Driving ban for vehicles and road trains exceeding 7,5 t gross vehicle weight between the last weekend of June and the first weekend of September on certain road sections in both directions: Saturdays 08:00 – 13:00 hrs (or 06:00 – 16:00 hrs); Sundays, public holidays and non-working days 08:00 – 21:00 hrs (or 08:00 – 22:00 hrs).
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays. There are only regional driving bans and concerning the ADR goods.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
  • Driving ban on all roads on Sundays and on public holidays between 00:00 and 24:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 3,5 t gross weight and for road trains exceeding 5 t.

    Night driving ban on all roads in the night hours between 22:00 and 05:00 hrs for vehicles exceeding 3,5 t gross weight and for road trains exceeding 5 t.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.

    Local driving ban: Driving into city of Istanbul is forbidden daily for all trucks between 07:00 – 10:00 hrs and 16:00 – 22:00 hrs as well.
  • No general driving ban on Sundays and public holidays.
The list does not include any local driving restrictions.
A legal liability for the accuracy of the particular information cannot be assumed.