Since 1 March 2008 Stuttgart has been an Umweltzone: the green sticker is required to drive and to park. Since 1 January 2019 a Euro 4 diesel or older is banned in the whole city, all year. Since 1 July 2020 a Euro 5 diesel or older is also banned in the small zone: the basin, Bad Cannstatt, Feuerbach and Zuffenhausen.
Since 1 March 2008 Stuttgart has been an Umweltzone: the green sticker is required to drive and to park. Since 1 January 2019 a Euro 4 diesel or older is banned in the whole city, all year. Since 1 July 2020 a Euro 5 diesel or older is also banned in the small zone: the basin, Bad Cannstatt, Feuerbach and Zuffenhausen.
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.
Since 1 March 2008 Stuttgart has been an Umweltzone: the car needs a green sticker to drive and to park. It goes on the inside of the windscreen.
That sticker is not enough if the diesel is Euro 4 or older. The driving ban is added.
Since 1 January 2019 a Euro 4/IV diesel or older is banned all year in the whole city.
Since 1 July 2020 a Euro 5/V diesel or older is banned in the small zone: the basin, Bad Cannstatt, Feuerbach and Zuffenhausen. A Euro 5 diesel with a green sticker therefore stays out of those districts, and may drive in the rest of the city.
The city writes that the offence, in the small zone and in the large one, is €100 under the current catalogue. With fees it states €128.50. No points.
The fine notice states the amount applied.
Order the sticker before the trip and put it on before you enter. A foreign plate needs it to drive and to park.
It is valid in the other German Umweltzonen. In Stuttgart you also check the diesel class: Euro 4 everywhere, Euro 5 in the small zone.
Leave the car before the zone that applies to it and continue by transit.
Check park-and-ride prices on the network 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.
