Since 1 January 2010, a car does not drive or park in Berlin's Umweltzone, inside the S-Bahn ring, without a green sticker or an exemption. A foreign plate is under the same rule. The fine is €100.
Since 1 January 2010, a car does not drive or park in Berlin's Umweltzone, inside the S-Bahn ring, without a green sticker or an exemption. A foreign plate is under the same rule. The fine is €100.
Amanda warns you before the zone and guides you to your arrival.
Outline from open data, for guidance only. The signs on site always prevail.
Look at the sticker first. Since 1 January 2010 only vehicles with a green sticker drive in the Umweltzone, limited to the area inside the S-Bahn ring.
Without a green sticker or an exemption, driving or parking in the zone is an offence. The fine is €100. The amount is the same.
Issuing and postage cost €6. The Senate counts 7 to 14 days before the sticker arrives, and advises ordering it about 3 weeks before a stay if it must be sent abroad. A foreign plate needs the sticker too.
In Berlin, an electric or plug-in hybrid car with an E plate is exempt from the sticker by a local order. A foreign electric car can be marked with the blue E plate and drive in the zone that way.
Driving or parking without a green sticker or an exemption costs €100. The amount is the same.
The fine notice states the amount applied.
The German sticker is valid in the country's Umweltzonen. For Berlin, put it on before the S-Bahn ring.
The Senate does not publish an opening and closing time. Do not count on the night to enter without a sticker.
Leave the car before the ring if it has no sticker, and continue by transit.
Check each park-and-ride on the Senate page before you count on a space.
WebsiteCheck signs and rates on site before you park.
Speed camera alerts are switched off in Germany, because they are not allowed there. With Premium, Amanda finds parking near your destination, with walking time, fare and vehicle entrance.
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Updated November 9, 2026
Rules change. The signs on site and the official pages always have the final word.
