Palermo ZTL: summer and winter hours
The Palermo ZTL changes hours on 1 May and 1 November. The historic-centre ZTL is preset: pick a day and time to see whether it is active.
Independent site, not a city service: the municipal order and the signs at the gate are what count.
Historic centre ZTL · 14 November 2026 at 12:00
Not active
Next active today at 23:00.
| Why | outside the restricted hours |
| Periods on this day | 00:00–06:00 · 23:00–24:00 |
Hours from Comune di Palermo, portale ZTL, page dated 13 November 2026: always check the sign at the gate; the order and the road signs are what count.
Zone hours
- Mon–Thu 8:00–20:00
- Fri 8:00–24:00 (May to October)
- Sat, Sun 0:00–6:00 (May to October)
- Sat 20:00–24:00 (May to October)
- Fri 8:00–20:00 (January, February, March, April, November, December)
- Fri, Sat 23:00–24:00 (January, February, March, April, November, December)
- Sat, Sun 0:00–6:00 (January, February, March, April, November, December)
The source says nothing about public holidays.
Palermo’s central ZTL has daytime hours that stay the same all year and evening and night hours that change with the season. According to the “Orari ZTL” notice on the City of Palermo ZTL portal, from Monday to Thursday the zone is active from 8:00 to 20:00. From 1 May to 31 October it is active on Friday from 8:00 to midnight, on Saturday from 0:00 to 6:00 and from 20:00 to midnight, and on Sunday from 0:00 to 6:00. From 1 November to 30 April it is active on Friday from 8:00 to 20:00 and from 23:00 to midnight, on Saturday from 0:00 to 6:00 and from 23:00 to midnight, and on Sunday from 0:00 to 6:00. In practice, on Friday and Saturday nights the centre is closed until 6 in the morning, while Saturday daytime is free. The notice carries no date and says nothing about public holidays: when a holiday falls in a period, the tool treats the ZTL as active and flags it. The page was read on 13 November 2026.
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Palermo ZTL hours by season
| Zone | When it is active | Holidays |
|---|---|---|
| Historic centre ZTL | Mon–Thu 8:00–20:00; Fri 8:00–24:00 (May to October); Sat, Sun 0:00–6:00 (May to October); Sat 20:00–24:00 (May to October); Fri 8:00–20:00 (January, February, March, April, November, December); Fri, Sat 23:00–24:00 (January, February, March, April, November, December); Sat, Sun 0:00–6:00 (January, February, March, April, November, December) | not stated |
The rules behind the hours
The central ZTL is governed by the technical regulation approved by city council resolution no. 169 of 26 August 2022, later amended. The night ZTL was reactivated from 5 November 2021 by order no. 1272 of 4 November 2021, which is why bus line 101 runs later on Friday and Saturday nights. On the Via Roma axis the daytime ZTL was reactivated in both directions from 20 October 2025.
A notice without a date
The notice with the hours is on the official portal but has no publication date, and we found no other city page confirming it. The sign at the gate remains the reference: if you see different hours, write to us. The night ZTL page puts Palermo next to Rome, Milan and Florence, and the ZTL fine calculator counts one notice per day.