Status of the Frankfurt am Main Umweltzone
Listed as active in the Umweltbundesamt register (green sticker required, no repeal date), checked November 8, 2026.
Frankfurt am Main Umweltzone sticker, area and fines
The Frankfurt am Main Umweltzone, a low emission zone, covers about 106 km². Since January 1, 2012, 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
The Frankfurt am Main Umweltzone, a low emission zone, covers about 106 km². Since January 1, 2012, only cars with a green sticker may drive in. Cars registered abroad and rental cars need the sticker too.
Key facts
The Frankfurt am Main Umweltzone covers about 106 km² in Hesse. Green sticker required since January 1, 2012. What visitors need to know.
€100Fine€100
4Official sourcesUpdated September 3, 2026
- City
- Frankfurt am Main
- Federal state
- Hesse
- Size
- about 106 km²
- Green sticker required since
- January 1, 2012
- Fine
- €100
- Nearest other Umweltzone
- Offenbach, 8.1 km
- Other Umweltzonen within 30 km
- 2
Map
Map of the Frankfurt am Main 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.
What happens without a sticker
Driving in the Frankfurt am Main Umweltzone without a green sticker costs €100.
Umweltzonen near Frankfurt am Main
Distances as the crow flies from the centre of the Frankfurt am Main zone.
| Offenbach | 8.1 km away, green sticker since January 1, 2015, about 38 km² |
|---|---|
| Darmstadt | 26 km away, green sticker since November 1, 2015, about 106 km² |
| Wiesbaden | 31 km away, green sticker since February 1, 2013, about 62 km² |
| Limburg an der Lahn | 52 km away, green sticker since January 31, 2018, about 5.8 km² |
| Siegen | 96 km away, green sticker since January 1, 2015, about 2.9 km² |
| Bonn | 130 km away, green sticker since July 1, 2014, about 8.8 km² |
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The Frankfurt am Main Umweltzone has required the green sticker since January 1, 2012. 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.
