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🇨🇭 Truck driving bans in Switzerland

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

Switzerland: Trucks over 3.5 t are banned on Sundays and public holidays (all day) and every night 22:00–05:00. — ASTRA / VRV Art. 91 · last verified 2026-09

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The rules

  • Switzerland · Weekly · Sunday00:00–24:00Europe/Zurich · CET/CEST

    Applies to: trucks over 3.5 t · Where: Nationwide

    ASTRA / VRV Art. 91 · last verified 2026-09

  • Switzerland · Public holidays00:00–24:00Europe/Zurich · CET/CEST

    Applies to: trucks over 3.5 t · Where: Nationwide

    ASTRA / VRV Art. 91 · last verified 2026-09

  • Switzerland · Night ban22:00–05:00Europe/Zurich · CET/CEST

    Applies to: trucks over 3.5 t · Where: Nationwide

    Also articulated vehicles over 5 t and vehicles towing a trailer over 3.5 t.

    ASTRA — Sonntags- und Nachtfahrverbot · last verified 2026-09

Upcoming bans

  • Sun 25 Oct 202600:00–24:00CESTSunday
  • Sun 01 Nov 202600:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 08 Nov 202600:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 15 Nov 202600:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 22 Nov 202600:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 29 Nov 202600:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 06 Dec 202600:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 13 Dec 202600:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 20 Dec 202600:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Fri 25 Dec 202600:00–24:00CETPublic holiday: Christmas Day
Show the remaining 10 dates
  • Sat 26 Dec 202600:00–24:00CETPublic holiday: St. Stephen's Day
  • Sun 27 Dec 202600:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Fri 01 Jan 202700:00–24:00CETPublic holiday: New Year's Day
  • Sun 03 Jan 202700:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 10 Jan 202700:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 17 Jan 202700:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 24 Jan 202700:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 31 Jan 202700:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 07 Feb 202700:00–24:00CETSunday
  • Sun 14 Feb 202700:00–24:00CETSunday

Public holidays that close the road

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

  • Fri 25 Dec 202600:00–24:00CETPublic holiday: Christmas Day
  • Sat 26 Dec 202600:00–24:00CETPublic holiday: St. Stephen's Day
  • Fri 01 Jan 202700:00–24:00CETPublic holiday: New Year's Day
  • Fri 26 Mar 202700:00–24:00CETPublic holiday: Good Friday
  • Mon 29 Mar 202700:00–24:00CESTPublic holiday: Easter Monday
  • Thu 06 May 202700:00–24:00CESTPublic holiday: Ascension Day
  • Mon 17 May 202700:00–24:00CESTPublic holiday: Whit Monday

Seasonal and route-specific

Switzerland · Nightly ban. A general night ban applies every day 22:00–05:00 to trucks over 3.5 t. — ASTRA / VRV Art. 91 · last verified 2026-09

Switzerland · Federal movable holidays. Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension and Whit Monday are all federal VRV Art. 91 holidays — they trigger the ban nationwide, not just in certain cantons. St. Stephen's Day (Dec 26) is also federal except when Christmas falls on a Friday or Monday (VRV caveat). — ASTRA / VRV Art. 91 · last verified 2026-09

Switzerland · Cantonal additions. Many cantonal holidays (e.g. Berchtoldstag, Corpus Christi, All Saints, Assumption) also trigger the ban for traffic within that canton. Confirm by canton for your route. — ASTRA / VRV Art. 91 · last verified 2026-09

Switzerland · VRV exemptions revised July 2026. Since 1 July 2026 (VRV revision), transport of perishable goods and live animals is automatically exempt from both the Sunday/holiday ban and the nightly ban — no advance special permit required. — ASTRA / VRV Art. 91 · last verified 2026-09

ASTRA / VRV Art. 91 · last verified 2026-09

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When are trucks banned from driving in Switzerland?

Switzerland applies its ban from 3.5 t, not 7.5 t - the lowest threshold of any country on this calendar - and it runs all day on Sundays and public holidays, plus every night from 22:00 to 05:00. Cantonal holidays trigger it as well, so the calendar varies from canton to canton. Since the VRV revision of 1 July 2026, perishable goods and live animals are automatically exempt.

  • •From 3.5 t, not 7.5 t - the lowest threshold on the calendar
  • •Sundays and public holidays all day, plus a night ban 22:00-05:00 every day
  • •Cantonal holidays also apply; perishables and live animals exempt since 1 July 2026
Reviewed byVlad Aurel CiocaCEO, SAVA LOGISTIC