Italy: 2 schemes to know about before you drive in.
Milan has 2 driving restrictions on our books: the Area B (low emission zone) and the Area C (limited traffic zone). Published charges: Area C €7.50 per day. What is a low emission zone?
Sources last read on 2026-09-08, from Comune di Milano and Comune di Milano — servizio Area C (gestito da ATM). The next scheduled check is 2026-12-01.
| Scheme | Kind | Daily charge |
|---|---|---|
| Area B | low emission zone | not in our sources |
| Area C | limited traffic zone | €7.50 |
Area B is Milan's low-emission zone. There is nothing to pay: vehicles that meet the emission rules enter free, and vehicles that do not are banned outright. It is active Monday to Friday, 07:30–19:30, excluding public holidays.
Besides the most polluting vehicles, it also bans goods vehicles over 12 metres long, vehicles carrying dangerous goods, and vehicles without blind-spot warning systems.
€7.50 per day.
Area C is a limited-traffic zone in central Milan — the ZTL Cerchia dei Bastioni — that you must buy a daily ticket to enter. Forty-three electronic gates read number plates. It is active on working days, Monday to Friday, 07:30–19:30, and not on Italian public holidays.
Separately from the ticket, the most polluting vehicle classes are banned outright and cannot buy their way in, as are vehicles longer than 7.5 metres; goods vehicles are also barred between 08:00 and 10:00.