Truck driving bans in Europe
Weekend, holiday and night driving restrictions for heavy vehicles by country.
Austria
Over 7.5 t: Saturday 15:00–24:00, Sundays and public holidays 00:00–22:00. Night ban 22:00–05:00 (low-noise vehicles exempt). Additional sectoral bans in Tyrol (A12).
Bulgaria
Over 12 t on main roads: summer weekends and public holidays (Friday afternoon, Sunday afternoon); hours depend on the road — check before departure.
Croatia
Over 7.5 t: in the summer season (mid-June to mid-September) Saturday 04:00–14:00 and Sunday 12:00–23:00 on coastal routes; also on public holidays.
Czechia
Over 7.5 t: Sundays and public holidays 13:00–22:00 all year; from 1 July to 31 August also Friday 17:00–21:00 and Saturday 07:00–13:00 on motorways and class I roads.
Germany
Over 7.5 t: Sundays and public holidays 00:00–22:00. From 1 July to 31 August also Saturday 07:00–20:00 on selected motorways and federal roads.
Spain
Bans follow the annual DGT calendar and regional rules (Catalonia, Basque Country): selected Sundays, holidays and long weekends on specific roads. Check the calendar for the year.
France
Over 7.5 t: Saturday 22:00 to Sunday 22:00 and holiday eve 22:00 to holiday 22:00. In summer additional bans on selected Saturdays 07:00–19:00. Separate rules on the Paris ring road.
Greece
Over 3.5 t on selected national roads: summer Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays plus holidays at set hours (leaving Athens and returning). Check the list of roads.
Hungary
Over 7.5 t: Saturday 22:00 to Sunday 22:00 and holiday eve 22:00 to holiday 22:00. From 1 July to 31 August the ban starts on Saturday at 15:00.
Italy
Over 7.5 t: Sundays and public holidays — October to May 09:00–22:00, June to September 07:00–22:00; in summer also selected Saturdays. Annual ministry calendar.
Luxembourg
Over 7.5 t in transit towards Germany and France: Saturday 21:30 to Sunday 21:45 and holiday eve 21:30 to holiday 21:45.
Poland
Over 12 t: public holidays 08:00–22:00 and holiday eve 18:00–22:00. In summer (from the last Friday of June to the last Sunday before the school year): Friday 18:00–22:00, Saturday 08:00–14:00, Sunday 08:00–22:00.
Portugal
Bans apply on selected roads (including approaches to Lisbon and Porto) on Sundays, holidays and summer weekends; hours depend on the road — check before departure.
Romania
Over 7.5 t on selected national roads (including DN1 Bucharest–Brașov): weekends and holidays, in summer also Friday afternoons; hours depend on the road.
Slovenia
Over 7.5 t: Sundays and public holidays 08:00–21:00 all year; from late June to the end of August also Saturday 08:00–13:00 on main roads.
Slovakia
Over 12 t: Sundays and public holidays 00:00–22:00 all year; from 1 July to 31 August also Saturday 07:00–19:00. Holiday eve after 22:00 counts as the holiday.
Switzerland
Over 3.5 t: banned on Sundays and public holidays all day, plus a night ban 22:00–05:00 all year.