Is the ZTL active now?
Pick the city and the zone: the answer tells you whether the ZTL is active now, until what time, and when it restarts, with the source and date of the hours.
Independent site, not a city service: the municipal order and the signs at the gate are what count.
Historic Centre ZTL (day) · 14 November 2026 at 12:00
Not active
Next active today at 14:00.
| Why | outside the restricted hours |
| Periods on this day | 14:00–18:00 |
Hours from Roma Servizi per la Mobilità (Roma Capitale), page dated 28 July 2026: always check the sign at the gate; the order and the road signs are what count.
Zone hours
- Mon–Fri 6:30–18:00
- Sat 14:00–18:00
Public holidays excluded, according to the source.
Motorbikes and mopeds may enter freely.
A ZTL, short for zona a traffico limitato or limited-traffic zone, is an area of an Italian city centre where the comune bans vehicles without a permit at certain hours, by mayoral order or council resolution under article 7 of the Italian Highway Code. Hours differ from city to city and often from zone to zone: in Rome the Historic Centre is closed Monday to Friday from 6:30 to 18:00, the Tridente until 19:00, and Trastevere only in the morning and on weekend nights; in Milan, Area C charges Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 19:30; in Bologna the Sirio cameras watch the centre every day from 7 to 20. Cameras record the plate of every car that enters while the zone is active, and the fine arrives by post weeks later, abroad as well. This site gathers the hours of 26 zones in 7 cities, each with the official page it was transcribed from and that page’s date, and combines them in your browser with the day, the time, Italian public holidays and summer suspensions. When the source does not say what happens on public holidays, the answer says so and treats the zone as active.
By Radif Partners · Method and sources · About
How to tell if the ZTL is active now
The tool reads the Italian time from your device, looks up the restricted periods of the zone you chose and returns one of these situations: the zone is inside a period and the gate is on; it is outside the hours and you may enter; it is a public holiday and the source says “holidays excluded”; it is suspended for a period stated by the source, such as August for Rome’s night ZTL or Turin’s summer pause; or it is a seasonal zone out of season, such as Florence’s summer night ZTL. When the zone is active, the result says until what time; when it is not, it gives the day and time it restarts. You can also pick another day and time, for instance Friday at 23:00, and share the result with the page link.
Cities and zones covered
Each city has its own page with the table of zones, the source and the questions visitors ask: the Rome ZTL with its night zones and the Fascia Verde, the Milan ZTL with Area C and Area B, Florence, Bologna, Turin, Palermo and Pavia. We also looked for the hours of other cities, from Naples to Verona and from Pisa to Genoa: where the city page does not publish its hours in a readable way, or only inside a map, we did not transcribe them. One city fewer is better than one unverified timetable.
What happens if you enter while the gate is on
The camera records your plate and compares it with the list of permits. If the plate is not on it, the municipal police draw up a notice and must serve it within 90 days, or 360 days if the owner lives abroad (article 201). The fine for entering a ZTL runs from €83 to €332; in Milan’s charging zone the day’s ticket is added; for emission bans such as Area B or Rome’s Fascia Verde the fine rises to €168 to €678. The ZTL fine calculator applies the 30% reduction within 5 days and shows the dates for an appeal to the prefetto or the giudice di pace.
Gates, permits and night hours
Camera gates only start working after approval by the Ministry of Infrastructure, as the City of Turin points out for the new Valentino gates, and they are usually announced by an electronic sign before the camera. Residents, holders of a disabled badge, taxis and chauffeur-driven hire cars enter with a permit or exemption; some cities sell visitors a day permit or ask hotels to register the plate within a few days. Night ZTLs catch out the most drivers: they switch on during weekend evenings, often until 3 a.m., and in Milan some Navigli streets are closed every night from 20:00 to 07:00. The ZTLs active today page shows every zone that is on at the time you pick, and the public holidays page shows which zones switch off at Christmas, Easter or Ferragosto.
Sources
The fine rules come from the Italian Highway Code as currently in force on Normattiva: article 7, article 198, article 202 and article 203. The hours come from official pages: Roma Servizi per la Mobilità, the City of Milan and its open data, Servizi alla Strada for Florence, Bologna open data, the City of Turin, the Palermo ZTL portal and the City of Pavia. The method explains how the periods are transcribed and what the tool cannot do.
Frequently asked questions
Tap a question to see the answer.
How can I tell whether a ZTL gate is active?
At the entrance of camera-controlled ZTLs there is usually an electronic sign that reads “varco attivo” or “ZTL attiva” when the ban is in force, and “varco non attivo” when you may drive in. That sign beats any website, because it follows the order of the day, including one-off closures for events. The tool above tells you in advance which period you will fall into.
How much is the fine for entering a ZTL without a permit?
Article 7, paragraph 14, of the Italian Highway Code sets a fine of €83 to €332. Paying within 5 days of service costs the minimum less 30%, within 60 days the full minimum; the notification costs printed on the notice are added. The ZTL fine page works out the total for several days and the appeal deadlines.
If I drive through several times on the same day, do I get several fines?
No, as long as the entries were in the same ZTL and were recorded by cameras without a police stop. Since 14 December 2024 article 198, paragraph 2-bis, of the Highway Code allows a single fine per calendar day, even when the zone has several periods in one day or a period that ends the next morning. Entries on different days are still separate fines.
Are ZTLs active on Sundays and public holidays?
It depends on the city. Rome excludes holidays from the daytime Historic Centre ZTL and the Tridente but keeps the Trastevere and San Lorenzo night zones active on holidays too; Milan excludes holidays from Area C and Area B; Bologna’s ZTL is enforced every day. Where the official page says nothing, the tool says so and treats the zone as active, to be safe.
I drove a rental car into a ZTL. Who pays?
The notice goes to the rental company, which gives the comune the details of whoever had the car that day and usually charges an admin fee to your card. The comune then serves the fine on the driver, abroad too: a driver living outside Italy can receive it up to 360 days after the entry. Some hotels inside a ZTL register guests’ plates with the city; ask before you arrive.
Where do the hours come from, and how current are they?
Each city has one official source: the page of the comune or of its mobility company, a city open-data set, or an order. The date of that page appears next to every result, and every source was read again on 13 November 2026. City pages are not all updated at the same pace: Florence’s dates from 2023, Turin’s from November 2026. That is why the sign at the gate remains the reference.
Can I put the checker on my own website?
Yes. The widget page gives the code for a frame that shows the same tool, with the same hours and sources, collecting no data and linking back here. Hotels, holiday lets and associations use it to tell guests at what time they can drive into the centre.
Sources
- Italian Highway Code, article 7 (limited-traffic zones, paragraphs 9, 13-bis, 14 and 14-bis), current text on Normattiva
- Highway Code, article 198 (a single fine per calendar day in the same ZTL)
- Highway Code, article 202 (payment within 60 days, 30% off within 5)
- Highway Code, article 203 (appeal to the prefetto, unpaid fines)
- Roma Servizi per la Mobilità, “ZTL in Centro” (updated 28 July 2026)
- Roma Servizi per la Mobilità, “ZTL Fascia Verde” (updated 2 November 2026)
- City of Milan, “Area C” (updated 15 October 2026)
- City of Milan, “Area B” (updated 15 October 2026)
- City of Milan open data, “Aree pedonali e ZTL” (ds51, CC BY, 8 May 2026)
- Servizi alla Strada for the City of Florence, “ZTL” (updated 30 October 2023)
- City of Bologna open data, “Zona a traffico limitato (ZTL)” (CC BY 4.0)
- City of Turin, “ZTL Centrale” (last changed 12 November 2026)
- City of Palermo ZTL portal, “Orari ZTL” notice
- City of Pavia, “La Z.T.L. a Pavia” (last changed 22 September 2026)
Written by Radif Partners
Independent publisher of a guide to Italy’s limited-traffic zones: hours per city read in municipal orders, live status worked out in your browser, camera gates, permits and the fine
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