Brescia ZTL: hours, cameras and who can drive in

Checked on 22 October 2026 against the city's ordinances and official pages.

Photo: Wolfgang Moroder, CC BY-SA 3.0

Right now in Brescia

Worked out with Italian time and public holidays from the official hours. The sign at the gate always prevails. Signs and cameras: the guide.

Brescia has just redrawn its old town. Since 12 October 2026, a single ordinance has split the historic centre into eleven sectors. Five pedestrian areas and three “ZTL a pedonalità privilegiata” (ZPPs) are closed at all times; three ordinary ZTLs differ only in when they open: never for ZTL 1, at 20:00 for ZTL 2 and at 16:00 for ZTL 3, every day, public holidays included.

The good news for visitors is the Gratta e Sosta, a ticket open to anyone for the three ordinary ZTLs. It does not cover Piazza della Loggia, Piazza Paolo VI or Corso Zanardelli. Be wary of the pages of Brescia Mobilità, the city-owned company that runs the cameras: when we checked, they still described the old layout.

The zones and their hours

ZTL 1 (ZTL 0-24)

About 55 streets, including Via Mazzini, Via IV Novembre, Via San Faustino, Contrada del Carmine and Via Porta Pile. We have placed the “Via Musei” camera here by inference: it may also cover ZPP 3.

It is closed to unauthorised vehicles 24 hours a day, every day, Sundays and public holidays included: there is no quiet hour when you could slip through.

9 number-plate cameras (“varchi”) watch the entrances.

List of the 9 cameras (varchi)

Via Mazzini · Via Musei · Via S. Martino della Battaglia · Via IV Novembre · Via San Faustino ang. Capriolo · Corsetto S. Agata · Contrada del Carmine/Via Marsala · Via Fratelli Bandiera/Via Marsala · Via Porta Pile

ZTL 2 (ZTL 8-20)

About 75 streets: Corso Garibaldi, Via Cattaneo, Via Pace, Via Tosio, Contrada delle Bassiche.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

The entrances are watched by 9 plate-reading cameras, known as varchi.

List of the 9 cameras (varchi)

Vicolo dell'Aria/Via Trieste · Corso Garibaldi · Corso Garibaldi/Via dei Mille · Via Cattaneo · Via Cattaneo/Mazzini · Via Pace · Via Pace/Dante · Via Bronzetti · Via Musei/Martiri Belfiore

ZTL 3 (ZTL 8-16)

Thirteen streets, including Contrada del Cavalletto, the way into the Piazza Mercato car park, Contrada Santa Croce and part of Corso Palestro.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

A single camera checks the entrance.

The camera (varco)

Contrada Cavalletto

ZPP 1 – Paolo VI

The northern part of Piazza Paolo VI, Via Cardinale Querini and Vicolo Sant'Agostino.

There are no time slots here: the ban applies day and night, all year round, public holidays included.

A single camera checks the entrance.

The camera (varco)

Via Querini

ZPP 2 – Via Trieste

Via Trieste between Via X Giornate and Via Mazzini, plus Piazzetta Paganora.

It is closed to unauthorised vehicles 24 hours a day, every day, Sundays and public holidays included: there is no quiet hour when you could slip through.

A single camera checks the entrance.

The camera (varco)

Via Trieste/Paganora

ZPP 3 – Via Musei

Via dei Musei between Via Gambara and Via Gabriele Rosa. No source assigns it a camera.

There are no time slots here: the ban applies day and night, all year round, public holidays included.

Area Pedonale 1 – Loggia Vittoria

Piazza della Loggia, Largo Formentone and Piazza della Vittoria. Not even a disabled badge gets you in here.

It is closed to unauthorised vehicles 24 hours a day, every day, Sundays and public holidays included: there is no quiet hour when you could slip through.

A single camera checks the entrance.

The camera (varco)

Via X Giornate/Loggia

Area Pedonale 2 – Zanardelli

Corso Zanardelli and the end of Via Cavallotti. At weekends and on public holidays taxis may only pass from 22:00 to 6:00; with a disabled badge, only residents of the street may enter.

There are no time slots here: the ban applies day and night, all year round, public holidays included.

The entrances are watched by 2 plate-reading cameras, known as varchi.

List of the 2 cameras (varchi)

Corso Zanardelli (Est) · Corso Zanardelli (Ovest)

Who can drive in

Visitors: hotels, rental cars, tickets

Staying in a hotel

Only accommodation located inside the ZTL can register your number plate. A hotel outside the zone gives you no right to drive in. Give your plate number to reception as soon as you arrive. Deadlines for every city are compared in our guide to hotels in a ZTL.

Using a car park inside the zone

The garage registers your plate. Check with the attendant when you arrive.

Tickets for non-residents

Visitors can pay to drive in: the Gratta e Sosta ticket, whose price the city does not publish, valid until 23:59 on the day of activation, with 2 hours' parking included. The ticket must be bought before you pass the gate. It is only valid for these zones: ZTL 1 (ZTL 0-24), ZTL 2 (ZTL 8-20) and ZTL 3 (ZTL 8-16).

Rental cars

The fine notice goes to the rental company, which names you as the driver and, depending on your contract, may charge an admin fee, before the fine itself reaches you, sometimes months later. A registration made in time by your hotel or garage covers a rental car just as well: all that counts is the number plate. Admin fees, timings, appeals: see our guide to rental cars and ZTLs.

The Gratta e Sosta. It is sold at approved tobacconists and newsstands, at the cash desks of Brescia Mobilità car parks, at the Infopoint Turismo e Mobilità offices and in the BresciApp! app. Buying it is not enough: before the varco you must activate it and get approval, by phone on 030 3061115 (weekdays, 8:00–13:00 and 14:00–17:00), by text to 334 8471995 or online. It can be used no more than 10 times a month for the same vehicle, and its 2 hours' parking apply in yellow bays and at pay-and-display bays.

At a hotel. The ordinance only provides access and a 15-minute stop to unload luggage, with your arrival time on display. Hotels send the plate through a link provided by the city, B&Bs by email; no deadline is published.

Disabled badges. For a one-off visit, report the plate within 48 hours on 030 4072511 (phone or WhatsApp) or to infoztl@bresciamobilita.it.

Three more pedestrian areas, with no known camera but closed at all times: Corso Mameli (area 3), Contrada San Giovanni (area 4) and some forty stretches (area 5), including the roadways in front of the two cathedrals, Piazza del Foro and Piazza Mercato. Finally, nothing says that driving out is free: a vehicle inside the zone outside the permitted hours can be fined.

Brescia in numbers

Where official sources disagree

If you drive in without a permit

Driving past an active gate without a permit costs €83 to €332 (article 7 of the Italian Highway Code), cut by 30% if you pay within 5 days. Since the 2024 reform, when the passages are recorded by camera rather than by an officer on the spot, only one fine per calendar day applies within the same ZTL, even if you drive through several times (article 198); two different zones mean two fines. For drivers living abroad, the notice can arrive up to 360 days after the offence. No licence points are deducted. If you think you were entitled to enter (hotel, disabled badge), contact the office named on the notice before paying: a late registration can sometimes still be sorted out. Paying from abroad, deadlines and appeals are explained in the ZTL fine guide.

Frequently asked questions

Can a tourist drive into the centre of Brescia?

Yes, into ZTL 1, 2 and 3, with a Gratta e Sosta activated before the varco. The pedestrian areas and ZPPs stay closed.

How much does the Gratta e Sosta cost?

Neither the city nor Brescia Mobilità publishes the price, so ask at the point of sale. It is valid until 23:59 on the day of activation and includes 2 hours' parking.

My hotel is in the old town: what do I need to do?

If it is inside the ZTL, it sends your plate to the city. Give it before you arrive: no deadline is published.

Is the centre open in the evening and on Sundays?

Partly: ZTL 2 from 20:00 to 8:00 and ZTL 3 from 16:00 to 8:00, Sundays and public holidays included. The rest never opens.

Can I drive to Piazza della Loggia?

No: it is a pedestrian area closed to everyone, disabled badge holders included, and the Gratta e Sosta is not valid there.

Sources

Based on the city's own ordinances, rewritten in plain language. Only the ordinance in force and the sign at the gate are legally binding.