If you plan to drive into Rome, two rules apply. In the centre, five zones open only to cars that have a permit, and only at set hours. Around them, the Fascia Verde has banned the oldest cars from Monday to Saturday since 1 November 2026.
If you plan to drive into Rome, two rules apply. In the centre, five zones open only to cars that have a permit, and only at set hours. Around them, the Fascia Verde has banned the oldest cars from Monday to Saturday since 1 November 2026.
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.
The centre of Rome is split into five ZTLs: Centro Storico, Tridente (A1), Trastevere, San Lorenzo and Testaccio. Each has its own hours. Electronic gates (varchi elettronici) read the plates of cars that enter.
The Tridente is the stricter zone around Piazza di Spagna and the Via del Corso area, and it also bars motorbikes and scooters that are not authorised.
The hours below come from Roma Servizi per la Mobilità. Daytime bands, the Centro Storico night and the Testaccio night skip public holidays. Trastevere and San Lorenzo stay on at night on those days. Every night ZTL is off in August.
| Centro Storico, day | Mon–Fri 6:30–18:00, Sat 14:00–18:00 |
|---|---|
| Centro Storico, night | Fri and Sat 23:00–03:00, not on public holidays, off in August |
| Tridente (A1) | Mon–Fri 6:30–19:00, Sat 10:00–19:00 |
| Trastevere, day | Mon–Sat 6:30–10:00 |
| Trastevere, night | Fri and Sat 21:30–03:00 (also holidays); May to October also Wed and Thu |
| San Lorenzo, night | Fri and Sat 21:30–03:00 (also holidays); May to October also Wed and Thu |
| Testaccio, night | Fri and Sat 23:00–03:00, not on public holidays, off in August |
| Appia Antica (weekend) | Sat and Sun 7:00–19:00, cameras at three points |
On Trastevere's night ZTL the speed limit is 30 km/h.
Entry is for permit holders: residents, people domiciled in the zone, workers and other categories, disabled badge holders, taxis and NCC. Daily authorisations exist only for institutional figures, doctors, disabled people resident in other municipalities and taxis from other municipalities.
A hotel inside the centre does not replace a permit. Ask them before you arrive by car. For a visit, park outside the ZTL and take the metro.
Applying for a permit does not protect you from a fine. Only holding the permit does.
Since 1 July 2026, fully electric and hydrogen cars also need a ZTL permit. The earlier free access with plate registration has ended. Anyone who is not entitled to an ordinary permit can buy an annual permit for €1,000. Taxis and NCC are exempt.
Roma Servizi per la Mobilità reported €83 for ZTL access without authorisation, in a Polizia Locale operation of August 2023. Amounts are revised from time to time, so the notice you receive is the reference. An unauthorised entry recorded by a camera can lead to a fine sent by post.
With a rental car, the fine goes to the rental company first. Rental companies usually pass the fine on to the renter and add their own administration fee. That fee is a term of the rental contract, not a city rule.
From 1 November 2026 the Fascia Verde bans entry, driving and parking from Monday to Saturday, all day. Weekday public holidays are excluded. Residents are included.
Petrol, LPG and methane cars older than Euro 3 are banned, and so are diesel and dual-fuel cars up to and including Euro 3. Mopeds, microcars and motorbikes are banned on petrol or diesel Euro 1 and older. Diesel Euro 2 machines in that group stay allowed until 31 October 2027.
Still allowed: a disability badge, police and emergency vehicles, regular buses, the Roma Capitale service vehicles listed on the official page, CD, SCV and CV plates, LPG or methane cars registered or updated before 1 November 2024, and historic vehicles.
Five ecological Sundays are on the calendar from 1 November to 31 March: 15 November 2026, 6 December 2026, 24 January 2027, 21 February 2027 and 21 March 2027. The vehicles and the hours of each Sunday are set in an ordinance published shortly before the date.
Leave the car at a park and ride next to a metro or rail station and finish your trip by public transport.
Official tariff: €1.50 for 12 hours or €2.50 for 16 hours. The car parks are outside the ZTL, with the metro or rail onward.
WebsiteCheck signs and rates on site before you park.
Amanda knows the Rome ZTL. With Premium, it warns you when your route enters the zone, can plan a route around it and, if your destination is inside, suggests an arrival point just outside with parking nearby.
Speed cameras on the way are announced for free, about 30 seconds ahead.
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Updated November 8, 2026
Rules change. The signs on site and the official pages always have the final word.
