Status of the Bremen Umweltzone
Listed as active in the Umweltbundesamt register (green sticker required, no repeal date), checked November 8, 2026.
Driving into the Bremen Umweltzone what you need
Bremen has an Umweltzone (low emission zone) of about 7 km². Since July 1, 2011, only cars with a green sticker may drive in. Cars registered abroad and rental cars need the sticker too.
Fine€100
- Fine€100
- AccessGreen sticker required
The essentials
Bremen has an Umweltzone (low emission zone) of about 7 km². Since July 1, 2011, only cars with a green sticker may drive in. Cars registered abroad and rental cars need the sticker too.
Key facts
The Bremen Umweltzone covers about 7 km² in Bremen. Green sticker required since July 1, 2011. What visitors need to know.
€100Fine€100
4Official sourcesUpdated September 3, 2026
- City
- Bremen
- Federal state
- Bremen
- Size
- about 7 km²
- Green sticker required since
- July 1, 2011
- Fine
- €100
- Nearest other Umweltzone
- Osnabrück, 103 km
- Other Umweltzonen within 30 km
- 0
Map
Map of the Bremen zones
Enter or go around
- Fine€100
- AccessGreen sticker required
A route that avoids the zone
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.
Fine without a sticker
Driving in the Bremen Umweltzone without a green sticker costs €100.
Other Umweltzonen nearby
Distances as the crow flies from the centre of the Bremen zone.
| Osnabrück | 103 km away, green sticker since January 3, 2012, about 17 km² |
|---|---|
| Münster | 148 km away, green sticker since January 1, 2015, about 1.5 km² |
| Hagen | 211 km away, green sticker since July 1, 2014, about 8.5 km² |
| Ruhr area | 212 km away, green sticker since July 1, 2014, about 860 km² |
| Magdeburg | 217 km away, green sticker since January 1, 2013, about 6.4 km² |
| Dinslaken | 220 km away, green sticker since October 1, 2012, about 3.9 km² |
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The Bremen Umweltzone has required the green sticker since July 1, 2011. This also applies to cars registered abroad and to rental cars.
Official sources
Updated September 3, 2026
Each guide is written from the official pages of the city, the region or the national authority. We link every source at the bottom of the page.
- UmweltbundesamtUmweltzonen register: status checked with the Umweltbundesamt
- UmweltbundesamtUmweltzonen in Germany: Umweltbundesamt data hub
- Bundesministerium der Justiz35. BImSchV (Kennzeichnungsverordnung), last amended 25 September 2026
- Bundesministerium der JustizBußgeldkatalog-Verordnung (BKatV), Anlage - Nr. 153
Rules change. The signs on site and the official pages always have the final word.
