--- title: "Peter and Paul 2026: What Truck Drivers Need to Know About Switzerland" canonical: "https://nakordoni.eu/en/news/2026-06-22/truck-ban-saint-peter-and-saint-paul-ch-2026-06-29" lang: "en" type: "news" source: "nakordoni.eu — live border queue data" --- # Peter and Paul 2026: What Truck Drivers Need to Know About Switzerland 22.06.2026 08:58 [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) (image: Autobahn in Germany)Shutterstock / contributor 300786889 (shutterstock-standard) Link copied [Add Nakordoni as a preferred source on Google](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=nakordoni.eu) ## General situation The [Feast of Saints Peter and Paul](https://nakordoni.eu/en/holidays) falls on **Monday, 29 June 2026**. Unlike pan-European public holidays, this day is a **cantonal holiday** rather than a nationwide one in Switzerland. Accordingly, the nationwide [holiday truck traffic ban](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/traffic_bans) across all of Switzerland **does not apply** on this day. Switzerland's only federal non-working day is 1 August (Nationalfeiertag). ## Regional restrictions — Canton of Ticino 29 June is an official cantonal holiday in the canton of **Ticino**, as well as in some municipalities of the cantons of Graubünden and Luzern. This creates three important rules for carriers whose routes pass through Ticino: - **Transit is permitted:** Under Swiss law, cantonal holidays do not block transit traffic. Trucks may freely pass in transit through the territory of Ticino — for example, along the A2 motorway through the Gotthard tunnel — towards Italy or from there. - **Freight operations are prohibited:** Loading, unloading, as well as starting or finishing a route directly within the territory of the canton of Ticino on this day are not allowed. - **Customs offices closed (critically important):** The commercial offices of Swiss customs at the border with Italy in Ticino — in particular the **Chiasso** and **Stabio** terminals — will be **closed**. Clearing imports or exports directly for Switzerland at these points will be impossible. Border crossing is allowed only for transit transport with pre-arranged transit documents (for example, T1/T2). ## Restrictions on 29.06.2026 | Country | Local name | Time | Applies to | Roads | Fine | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Switzerland | Nachtfahrverbot | **00:00–05:00** and **22:00–24:00** | Freight vehicles >3.5 t | All public roads | CHF 100–10 000 | *There is no daytime holiday ban (00:00–24:00) on 29 June across Switzerland — only the standard nighttime restrictions apply.* ## Holiday eve (Sunday, 28 June 2026) The eve of the holiday falls on **Sunday, 28 June 2026**. In Switzerland, the standard Sunday truck traffic ban (over 3.5 t) applies from **00:00 to 24:00**. Carriers planning transit through Switzerland should keep in mind: Saturday, 27 June until 22:00 is the last free window before the weekend block. ## Nighttime ban (daily) Across the whole of Switzerland, regardless of holidays, the standard **nighttime ban (Nachtfahrverbot)** applies to freight vehicles over 3.5 t: daily from **22:00 to 05:00**. This applies to ordinary weekdays, weekends, and holidays alike. ## Rules and fines — Switzerland Switzerland applies one of the strictest regimes for heavy goods vehicles in Europe. **Weight threshold: >3.5 t** gross weight — significantly lower than the >7.5 t threshold used in most other European countries. A wide range of commercial vehicles falls under the restriction, including light commercial and medium-tonnage trucks that are not restricted elsewhere. **Roads:** all public roads without exception — cantonal, municipal, and motorways. **Fines:** from CHF 100 to CHF 10 000 depending on the severity of the violation and prior records. The police and FEDRO conduct frequent roadside checks. ## Plan your route - **Transit on 29 June is possible:** if your route passes in transit through Ticino (A2/Gotthard) without stops for loading or unloading in the canton — movement is permitted during daytime hours (05:00–22:00). - **Avoid Chiasso and Stabio for customs clearance:** if import/export clearance for Switzerland is required, plan it for another day or via a customs point outside Ticino. - **Sunday 28 June is blocked:** the standard Swiss Sunday ban 00:00–24:00. Plan transit for Saturday 27 June until 22:00. - **Austrian corridor as an alternative:** [Austria](https://nakordoni.eu/en/country/austria) does not observe 29 June as a national holiday. The A13 Brenner motorway remains open for freight transport. Check Austrian sector bans and restrictions before choosing a route. - **Book parking in advance:** certified truck parking areas in southern Germany and northern Italy fill up quickly before the weekend. Book no later than Thursday, 25 June. ## Useful tools for truck drivers - [Interactive traffic ban calendar](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/traffic_bans) - [Real-time road incident map](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/traffic) - [Truck parking map (19,000+)](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/parkings) - [Speed cameras (48,000+)](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/speed_cameras) - [Eurovignettes and road tolls](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_car_drivers/vignettes) - [European holiday calendar](https://nakordoni.eu/en/holidays) Source: [nakordoni.eu — Truck Traffic Ban Calendar](https://nakordoni.eu/en/for_truck_drivers/traffic_bans) | Updated: 22.06.2026 This report is compiled automatically from our monitoring data; the analysis is written with the help of artificial intelligence. The editor is responsible for corrections. Translated automatically from the Ukrainian original and checked by our editorial team. The Ukrainian version is authoritative. 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