Truck driving bans

Upcoming weekend, public-holiday and seasonal restrictions in the countries we cover.

ATAustria

Over 7.5 t: Saturdays 15:00–24:00, and Sundays and public holidays 00:00–22:00. The nightly ban and the Tyrol sectoral and transit restrictions are route-specific and are NOT in this calendar — check them separately for the Brenner and Inntal corridors.

>7.5 t
BEBelgium

No general Sunday or public-holiday ban for ordinary freight vehicles. Regional low-emission zones apply in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent.

No nationwide ban
BGBulgaria

No general nationwide ban, but regional and seasonal restrictions vary by route and weight class, including summer heat restrictions. Check the planned route specifically.

Check the authority
HRCroatia

Summer weekend restrictions apply on the Adriatic tourist corridors, announced seasonally rather than as a fixed annual calendar.

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CZCzechia

Over 7.5 t: Sundays and public holidays 13:00–22:00. In July and August a Friday afternoon and Saturday morning ban also applies on selected roads; those route-specific windows are not in this calendar.

>7.5 t
EEEstonia

No nationwide weekend or public-holiday ban for ordinary trucks. Dangerous-goods transport is restricted on weekdays 07:00–09:00 and 17:00–19:00.

No nationwide ban
FRFrance

Over 7.5 t: from 22:00 on Saturday, or on the eve of a public holiday, until 22:00 on the Sunday or holiday. Additional summer and winter-sports weekend bans apply on some corridors and are not in this calendar.

>7.5 t
DEGermany

Over 7.5 t and any truck with a trailer, in commercial goods transport. The summer Saturday ban covers only the motorway and federal-road sections listed in the Ferienreiseverordnung, not the whole network.

>7.5 t
HUHungary

Over 7.5 t: weekend and public-holiday restrictions apply, with the exact hours varying seasonally and by road class.

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ISIceland

No nationwide weekend or public-holiday ban. Seasonal road closures and weight limits are the practical constraint.

No nationwide ban
ITItaly

Over 7.5 t: Sundays and public holidays are restricted, but the hours change month by month (roughly 09:00–22:00 in winter, 07:00–22:00 in summer) and the exact banned days are set each year by ministerial decree — the calendario dei divieti. Read that year's decree rather than assuming a fixed pattern.

Check the authority
LVLatvia

No nationwide weekend or public-holiday ban. Local restrictions apply: Rīga limits vehicles over 5 t on weekdays 07:00–10:00 and 16:00–19:00. Seasonal spring weight limits apply to some regional roads.

No nationwide ban
LILiechtenstein

No nationwide weekend ban of its own; in practice the Swiss night and Sunday rules govern access through the surrounding corridor.

No nationwide ban
LTLithuania

No nationwide weekend or public-holiday ban for ordinary trucks. Seasonal and route-specific restrictions can apply during summer heat.

No nationwide ban
NLNetherlands

No nationwide weekend or public-holiday ban. Municipal low-emission and access zones apply in cities.

No nationwide ban
NONorway

No nationwide weekend or public-holiday ban. Winter conditions drive the real constraints: chain requirements and mountain-pass closures, which change daily.

No nationwide ban
PLPoland

Vehicles and combinations over 12 t permissible gross weight — a higher threshold than most of the EU. The holiday ban also covers the evening before the holiday.

>12 t
RORomania

No general nationwide ban, but regional restrictions vary by route, weight class, day and time — and summer heat restrictions apply to heavy vehicles. Check the planned route specifically.

Check the authority
SKSlovakia

Sunday and public-holiday restrictions apply, and summer restrictions apply on selected first-class roads. Published sources disagree on the exact weight threshold and hours, so check the ministry before relying on a specific window.

Check the authority
SISlovenia

Restrictions apply on Sundays and public holidays and during the summer season, concentrated on transit corridors. Sources disagree on the weight threshold, so confirm before planning around a specific window.

Check the authority
ESSpain

No general Sunday or public-holiday ban. The DGT publishes route-specific and seasonal restrictions for particular corridors and for special transports.

No nationwide ban
CHSwitzerland

Over 3.5 t: a night ban 22:00–05:00 every day and a full ban on Sundays and public holidays. Stricter than the EU norm in both threshold and hours, and it matters because Switzerland is the short way between Germany and Italy.

>3.5 t

Curated from each country's published rules and updated automatically. A planning aid, not legal advice — confirm with the national authority before dispatch.

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