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# Truck Driving Bans in Europe — Week 22, 2026-05-25 to 2026-05-31

25.05.2026 09:00    [Mira Kurhanska](https://nakordoni.eu/en/p/authors)     Editor: [Andrii Kurhanskyi](https://nakordoni.eu/en/p/authors)    Service Nakordoni.eu

This article covers a past period. [Current calendar of truck driving bans in Europe →](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/traffic_bans)

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## 15 Countries Enforce Truck Bans This Week — 8 Full-Day Restrictions on Whit Monday and Pentecost

This week, **15 European countries** impose truck driving bans, with **8 full-day or extended holiday-specific restrictions** on [Whit Monday (25 May)](https://nakordoni.eu/en/holidays) and [Pentecost Sunday (31 May)](https://nakordoni.eu/en/holidays). Routine nightly bans (22:00–05:00) are excluded from this count as they apply daily in countries like [Austria](https://nakordoni.eu/en/country/austria) and Switzerland. All bans target **goods vehicles (HGV/TIR)** — passenger vehicles, coaches, and often empty containers are exempt. Drivers planning cross-border routes must adjust schedules to avoid penalties, especially on Alpine corridors like the A12 Inntal and A13 Brenner, where enforcement is strict.

## Date-by-Date Breakdown

### Monday 25 May — Whit Monday

| Country | Time | Applies to | Roads | Exemptions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 00:00–22:00 | >7.5t | All motorways & expressways | Perishable goods, live animals, combined transport |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 00:00–24:00 | >12t | Highways & selected national roads | Perishable goods, military, diplomatic vehicles |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 00:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All public roads | Urgent medical supplies, military |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 00:00–22:00 | >7.5t | All federal roads & motorways | Fresh food, mail, empty containers |
| 🇫🇷 France | 00:00–22:00 | >7.5t | All roads nationwide | Perishable goods, livestock, fuel |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 00:00–22:00 | >7.5t | All public roads | Perishable goods, live animals, transit with vignette |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 00:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All roads | Same as Switzerland |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 00:00–21:45 | >7.5t | All roads | Perishable goods, fuel |

**Critical:** Switzerland and Liechtenstein enforce **24-hour bans**, halting all >3.5t traffic. Austria’s A12 Inntal and A13 Brenner corridors add a **07:00–15:00 Saturday ban** (towards Italy/Germany), but this does not apply on Whit Monday. Bulgaria’s >12t threshold means lighter trucks (<12t) are unaffected.

### Tuesday 26 May

| Country | Time | Applies to | Roads | Exemptions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 22:00–24:00 | >7.5t | All motorways & expressways | Perishable goods, live animals |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 22:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All public roads | Urgent medical supplies |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 22:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All roads | Same as Switzerland |

Routine nightly bans resume. No full-day restrictions.

### Wednesday 27 May

| Country | Time | Applies to | Roads | Exemptions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 22:00–24:00 | >7.5t | All motorways & expressways | Perishable goods, live animals |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 22:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All public roads | Urgent medical supplies |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 22:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All roads | Same as Switzerland |

No exceptional bans. Nightly restrictions only.

### Thursday 28 May

| Country | Time | Applies to | Roads | Exemptions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 22:00–24:00 | >7.5t | All motorways & expressways | Perishable goods, live animals |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 22:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All public roads | Urgent medical supplies |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 22:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All roads | Same as Switzerland |

No full-day bans. Nightly restrictions continue.

### Friday 29 May

| Country | Time | Applies to | Roads | Exemptions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 22:00–24:00 | >7.5t | All motorways & expressways | Perishable goods, live animals |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 22:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All public roads | Urgent medical supplies |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 22:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All roads | Same as Switzerland |

No exceptional bans. Nightly restrictions only.

### Saturday 30 May

| Country | Time | Applies to | Roads | Exemptions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 07:00–15:00, 15:00–24:00 | >7.5t | All motorways & expressways | Perishable goods, live animals, combined transport |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 16:00–20:00 | >12t | Highways & selected national roads | Perishable goods, military |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 22:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All public roads | Urgent medical supplies |
| 🇫🇷 France | 22:00–24:00 | >7.5t | All roads nationwide | Perishable goods, livestock |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 15:00–23:00 | >7.5t (or trailers >14m) | Selected main roads & motorways | Perishable goods, live animals, fuel |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 22:00–24:00 | >7.5t | All public roads | Perishable goods, transit with vignette |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 09:00–14:00 | >7.5t | All roads outside urban areas | Perishable goods, live animals, fuel |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 22:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All roads | Same as Switzerland |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 21:30–24:00 | >7.5t | All roads | Perishable goods, fuel |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 18:00–22:00 | >12t | All public roads | Perishable goods, live animals, combined transport |

**Critical:** Austria’s [Saturday ban](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/traffic_bans) splits into two windows: **07:00–15:00** (A12/A13 Brenner corridor) and **15:00–24:00** (nationwide). Italy’s **09:00–14:00** ban affects all extra-urban roads, while Poland’s **18:00–22:00** restriction applies only to >12t vehicles.

### Sunday 31 May — Pentecost

| Country | Time | Applies to | Roads | Exemptions |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | 00:00–22:00 | >7.5t | All motorways & expressways | Perishable goods, live animals, combined transport |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 00:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All public roads | Urgent medical supplies, military |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 13:00–22:00 | >7.5t (or >3.5t with trailer) | Motorways, expressways, 1st class roads | Perishable goods, live animals, fuel |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | 00:00–22:00 | >7.5t | All federal roads & motorways | Fresh food, mail, empty containers |
| 🇫🇷 France | 00:00–22:00 | >7.5t | All roads nationwide | Perishable goods, livestock, fuel |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | 14:00–23:00 | >7.5t (or trailers >14m) | Selected main roads & motorways | Perishable goods, live animals, fuel |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | 00:00–22:00 | >7.5t | All public roads | Perishable goods, transit with vignette |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | 09:00–22:00 | >7.5t | All roads outside urban areas | Perishable goods, live animals, fuel |
| 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 00:00–24:00 | >3.5t | All roads | Same as Switzerland |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 00:00–21:45 | >7.5t | All roads | Perishable goods, fuel |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | 08:00–22:00 | >12t | All public roads | Perishable goods, live animals, combined transport |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | 06:00–22:00 | >7.5t | DN1, DN7, selected highways | Perishable goods, dangerous goods (ADR), TEN-T transit |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 08:00–22:00 | >7.5t | Motorways & expressways | Perishable goods, live animals, dangerous goods (ADR) |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 00:00–22:00 | >7.5t (or >3.5t with trailer) | All roads | Perishable goods, live animals, fuel |

**Critical:** Switzerland and Liechtenstein enforce **24-hour bans**, while Austria, Germany, and France impose **22-hour restrictions**. Italy’s ban extends to **13 hours (09:00–22:00)**. Poland’s >12t threshold means lighter trucks are exempt, unlike most other countries where the limit is >7.5t.

## Country-by-Country Rules & Penalties

### 🇦🇹 Austria

Weight: >7.5t | Roads: All motorways & expressways | Recurring pattern: Saturdays 15:00–24:00, Sundays & holidays 00:00–22:00 | Penalties: €150–€5,000

Exemptions: Perishable goods, live animals, combined transport, vehicles in direct transit to/from rail terminals. A12 Inntal & A13 Brenner: additional Sat 07:00–15:00 ban (towards IT/DE). Night ban 22:00–05:00 on A12/A13/A14.

### 🇩🇪 Germany

Weight: >7.5t | Roads: All federal roads & motorways | Recurring pattern: Sundays & public holidays 00:00–22:00 | Penalties: €75–€525

Exemptions: Fresh food, mail, empty containers returning to base, combined transport. Summer ban (Jul–Aug): Saturdays 07:00–20:00 on selected motorways.

### 🇫🇷 France

Weight: >7.5t | Roads: All roads nationwide | Recurring pattern: Saturdays 22:00–Sun 22:00 | Penalties: €135–€750

Exemptions: Perishable goods, livestock, fuel, humanitarian shipments. Holiday eves: 22:00–24:00 before each public holiday.

### 🇮🇹 Italy

Weight: >7.5t | Roads: All roads outside urban areas | Recurring pattern: Sundays & holidays 09:00–22:00 (winter), 07:00–22:00 (summer) | Penalties: €419–€1,682

Exemptions: Perishable goods, live animals, fuel, newspapers, postal deliveries, vehicles with ATP certificate.

### 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Weight: >3.5t | Roads: All public roads nationwide | Recurring pattern: Sundays & holidays 00:00–24:00, night ban 22:00–05:00 daily | Penalties: CHF 100–10,000

Exemptions: Very limited — urgent medical supplies, military. Most cargo has no exemption.

### 🇵🇱 Poland

Weight: >12t | Roads: All public roads | Recurring pattern: Sundays & holidays 08:00–22:00, pre-holiday Saturday 18:00–22:00 | Penalties: PLN 500–10,000

Exemptions: Perishable goods, live animals, combined transport, fuel, mail, humanitarian aid, empty vehicles returning to base. Summer: Fri 18:00–22:00, Sat 08:00–14:00 (Jun–Sep).

### 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Weight: >7.5t (or >3.5t with trailer) | Roads: Motorways, expressways, 1st class roads | Recurring pattern: Sundays & holidays 13:00–22:00 | Penalties: CZK 5,000–100,000

Exemptions: Perishable goods, live animals, fuel, postal deliveries, combined transport.

### 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Weight: >7.5t (or >3.5t with trailer) | Roads: All roads | Recurring pattern: Sundays & holidays 00:00–22:00 | Penalties: €150–€1,500

Exemptions: Perishable goods, live animals, fuel. General exemption 00:00–06:00 for combined transport.

### 🇸🇮 Slovenia

Weight: >7.5t | Roads: Motorways & expressways | Recurring pattern: Sundays & holidays 08:00–21:00 | Penalties: €500–€2,000

Exemptions: Perishable goods, live animals, dangerous goods with valid ADR.

### 🇭🇺 Hungary

Weight: >7.5t | Roads: All public roads | Recurring pattern: Sundays & holidays 06:00–22:00 (Apr–Sep) | Penalties: HUF 30,000–300,000

Exemptions: Perishable goods, live animals, vehicles in transit with valid Hungarian motorway vignette.

### 🇷🇴 Romania

Weight: >7.5t | Roads: DN1, DN7, selected highways | Recurring pattern: Weekends & holidays 06:00–22:00 | Penalties: RON 3,000–9,000

Exemptions: Perishable goods, dangerous goods with valid ADR, vehicles in international transit on TEN-T corridors.

### 🇧🇬 Bulgaria

Weight: >12t | Roads: Highways & selected national roads | Recurring pattern: Public holidays 00:00–24:00, day before holidays 16:00–20:00 | Penalties: BGN 500–2,000

Exemptions: Perishable goods, live animals, military, diplomatic vehicles. Uses Orthodox Easter calendar.

### 🇭🇷 Croatia

Weight: >7.5t (or trailers >14m) | Roads: Selected main roads & motorways | Recurring pattern: Sundays & holidays 14:00–23:00 | Penalties: HRK 3,000–15,000

Exemptions: Perishable goods, live animals, fuel, humanitarian transport.

### 🇱🇺 Luxembourg

Weight: >7.5t | Roads: All roads | Recurring pattern: Sundays & holidays, direction-specific bans | Penalties: €50–€500

Exemptions: Perishable goods, fuel. Different times for DE/FR/BE borders.

### 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein

Weight: >3.5t | Roads: All roads | Recurring pattern: Same as Switzerland | Penalties: CHF equivalent

Exemptions: Same as Switzerland — very limited.

## Plan Your Route

1. **Check timing before departure:** Switzerland’s 24-hour bans on Whit Monday and Pentecost require drivers to park before midnight. Use [nakordoni.eu’s truck parking map](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/parkings) to find secure rest areas. 2. **Avoid Alpine corridors during bans:** Austria’s A12 Inntal and A13 Brenner enforce additional Saturday restrictions (07:00–15:00). Plan detours via [Germany](https://nakordoni.eu/en/country/germany) or [Slovenia](https://nakordoni.eu/en/country/slovenia) if possible. 3. **Note weight thresholds:** Poland and Bulgaria ban only >12t vehicles, while most other countries use >7.5t. Lighter trucks can often continue without restrictions. 4. **Allow buffer time near borders:** Enforcement is strict in Italy, Switzerland, and Austria. Delays of 1–2 hours are common during holiday bans.

## Useful Tools for Truck Drivers

- [Interactive Traffic Bans Calendar](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/traffic_bans) — full ban schedule with filters
- [Live Traffic Incidents Map](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/traffic) — real-time road closures and delays
- [Truck Parkings Map (19,000+)](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/parkings) — find parking during ban hours
- [Speed Cameras (48,000+)](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/speed_cameras) — radar and camera locations
- [European Vignettes & Tolls](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_car_drivers/vignettes) — e-vignette prices for 9 countries
- [Truck Drivers Portal](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers) — all tools in one place
- [European Holidays Calendar](https://nakordoni.eu/en/holidays) — public holidays affecting truck bans

Source: [nakordoni.eu — Truck Traffic Bans Calendar](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/traffic_bans) | Updated: 25.05.2026

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