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🇦🇹 Truck driving bans in Austria

Austria: the nationwide restrictions on heavy goods vehicles, the dates they next fall on, and where to confirm them before you load.

Austria: Trucks over 7.5 t are banned on Saturdays 15:00–24:00 and on Sundays and public holidays 00:00–22:00, plus a nightly ban. Sectoral and seasonal bans apply in Tyrol. — ASFINAG / §42 StVO · last verified 2026-09

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The rules

  • Austria · Weekly · Saturday15:00–24:00Europe/Vienna · CET/CEST

    Applies to: trucks over 7.5 t · Where: Nationwide

    ASFINAG / §42 StVO · last verified 2026-09

  • Austria · Weekly · Sunday00:00–22:00Europe/Vienna · CET/CEST

    Applies to: trucks over 7.5 t · Where: Nationwide

    ASFINAG / §42 StVO · last verified 2026-09

  • Austria · Public holidays00:00–22:00Europe/Vienna · CET/CEST

    Applies to: trucks over 7.5 t · Where: Nationwide

    ASFINAG / §42 StVO · last verified 2026-09

  • Austria · Night ban22:00–05:00Europe/Vienna · CET/CEST

    Applies to: trucks over 7.5 t · Where: Nationwide

    § 42 (6) StVO (RIS) · last verified 2026-09

Upcoming bans

  • Sat 24 Oct 202615:00–24:00CESTSaturday
  • Sun 25 Oct 202600:00–22:00CESTSunday
  • Mon 26 Oct 202600:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: National Day
  • Sat 31 Oct 202615:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 01 Nov 202600:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Sat 07 Nov 202615:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 08 Nov 202600:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Sat 14 Nov 202615:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 15 Nov 202600:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Sat 21 Nov 202615:00–24:00CETSaturday
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  • Sun 22 Nov 202600:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Sat 28 Nov 202615:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 29 Nov 202600:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Sat 05 Dec 202615:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 06 Dec 202600:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Tue 08 Dec 202600:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: Immaculate Conception
  • Sat 12 Dec 202615:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 13 Dec 202600:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Sat 19 Dec 202615:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 20 Dec 202600:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Fri 25 Dec 202600:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: Christmas Day
  • Sat 26 Dec 202600:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: St. Stephen's Day
  • Sat 26 Dec 202615:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 27 Dec 202600:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Fri 01 Jan 202700:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: New Year's Day
  • Sat 02 Jan 202715:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 03 Jan 202700:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Wed 06 Jan 202700:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: Epiphany
  • Sat 09 Jan 202715:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 10 Jan 202700:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Sat 16 Jan 202715:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 17 Jan 202700:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Sat 23 Jan 202715:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 24 Jan 202700:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Sat 30 Jan 202715:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 31 Jan 202700:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Sat 06 Feb 202715:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 07 Feb 202700:00–22:00CETSunday
  • Sat 13 Feb 202715:00–24:00CETSaturday
  • Sun 14 Feb 202700:00–22:00CETSunday

Public holidays that close the road

A public holiday carries the same ban as a Sunday. These are the ones ahead.

  • Mon 26 Oct 202600:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: National Day
  • Tue 08 Dec 202600:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: Immaculate Conception
  • Fri 25 Dec 202600:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: Christmas Day
  • Sat 26 Dec 202600:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: St. Stephen's Day
  • Fri 01 Jan 202700:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: New Year's Day
  • Wed 06 Jan 202700:00–22:00CETPublic holiday: Epiphany
  • Mon 29 Mar 202700:00–22:00CESTPublic holiday: Easter Monday
  • Sat 01 May 202700:00–22:00CESTPublic holiday: State Holiday
  • Thu 06 May 202700:00–22:00CESTPublic holiday: Ascension Day
  • Mon 17 May 202700:00–22:00CESTPublic holiday: Whit Monday
  • Thu 27 May 202700:00–22:00CESTPublic holiday: Corpus Christi

Seasonal and route-specific

Austria · Nightly ban. A night-time ban (22:00–05:00) applies to trucks over 7.5 t on many roads year-round. — ASFINAG / §42 StVO · last verified 2026-09

Austria · Tyrol restrictions. Tyrol applies a sectoral ban on certain goods (A12 Inntal) plus seasonal weekend bans (A12/A13/A14, summer 06:00–15:00 Saturdays; winter 07:00–15:00 Saturdays). Confirm current Tyrol rules separately. — ASFINAG / §42 StVO · last verified 2026-09

Austria · CJEU Advocate General opinion (July 2026). On 16 July 2026 the CJEU Advocate General issued a non-binding opinion that Austria's Tyrol night ban, sectoral ban (A12), and winter Saturday ban 'may be incompatible with EU law' given improved air quality. All three bans remain fully in force pending the Court's final binding judgment — no date announced. — ASFINAG / §42 StVO · last verified 2026-09

ASFINAG / §42 StVO · last verified 2026-09

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When are trucks banned from driving in Austria?

Austria closes more of the week than most: trucks over 7.5 t are banned on Saturdays from 15:00 to 24:00 all year round, on Sundays and public holidays from 00:00 to 22:00, and every night from 22:00 to 05:00 on many roads. Tyrol adds a sectoral ban on certain goods along the A12 Inntal plus seasonal weekend bans on the A12, A13 and A14.

  • •Saturdays 15:00-24:00, all year, nationwide - not only in summer
  • •Sundays and public holidays 00:00-22:00, plus a nightly ban 22:00-05:00
  • •Tyrol: sectoral ban on certain goods on the A12 Inntal and seasonal weekend bans
Reviewed byVlad Aurel CiocaCEO, SAVA LOGISTIC