Florence ZTL: hours, cameras and who can drive in

Checked on 21 October 2026 against the city's ordinances and official pages.

Photo: Mmullie (WMF), CC BY-SA 4.0

Right now in Florence

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

Florence runs its ZTL at two speeds. By day, sectors A, B and O, which cover the whole centre inside the ring roads plus the Oltrarno, are closed Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 20:00 and on Saturdays from 7:30 to 16:00. On Sundays and public holidays you can drive in freely. From spring to autumn, though, a night ZTL is added from Thursday to Saturday, extending the closure until 3 in the morning and spreading to San Niccolò and the Cavalleggeri area below Piazzale Michelangelo.

Visitors have two options: stay somewhere inside the zone and have the hotel register your plate, or buy a day permit online, €5 for transit only or €15 including parking. Be careful around Santa Maria Novella station: it lies inside the perimeter, like many hotels, and that is often where a satnav takes you in without warning.

The zones and their hours

ZTL Settori A, B, O

Sector A is the historic core, from the Duomo to Piazza della Signoria and Santa Croce; sector B covers the rest of the area inside the ring roads, including the station district; sector O is the Oltrarno, from San Frediano to Porta Romana, with Palazzo Pitti and the Ponte Vecchio. All three sectors share the same hours.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

ZTL Settori F e G (San Niccolò, Cavalleggeri)

Two small sectors along the Arno, downstream and upstream of the Oltrarno: San Niccolò (F), below Piazzale Michelangelo, and the area around Cavalleggeri and Piazza Piave (G). Only the summer night ZTL applies to them.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

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. It must do so no later than 3 hours after you enter. Give your plate number to reception as soon as you arrive.

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: €5 transit only, for the day; €15 transit and parking, for the day. The ticket must be bought before you pass the gate.

Rental cars

The fine notice goes to the rental company, which names you as the driver and usually charges 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.

The day permit is sold online only, on the portal of Servizi alla Strada, the city company in charge of permits, after registering. You receive a PDF with a QR code to print and display behind the windscreen. It is valid for the calendar day (from the time of purchase if bought on the day), up to 10 days a month and 60 days a year per plate, and it can be neither cancelled nor refunded.

At a hotel, the hotel registers your plate on the city portal for €1 per registration. Your passage is covered if it took place in the 3 hours before registration; during the night ZTL the hotel has until midnight the following day. Your route must be as direct as possible, and stopping outside the hotel is limited to 30 minutes. For taxis and chauffeur cars, the permanent white list is reserved for Tuscan licences; others use a temporary registration by text message (€1, valid for 3 hours). Finally, the whole city is also covered by the “Scudo Verde”, a low-emission zone that only targets the oldest vehicles (Euro 0 and 1).

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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 for the same ban, even if you drive through several times (article 198). 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.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Florence ZTL active on Sundays?

Not the daytime ZTL: on Sundays and public holidays you can drive freely into sectors A, B and O. From April to early October, however, the night ZTL applies from Thursday evening until 3:00 on Sunday morning.

How much does a permit for the Florence ZTL cost?

€5 for the day for transit only, €15 for the day including parking. It is sold online only on the Servizi alla Strada portal, up to 10 days a month and 60 a year.

My hotel is inside the Florence ZTL: what do I need to do?

Give your plate number to reception as soon as you arrive. The hotel adds it to the white list (€1): your passage is covered if it happened in the 3 hours before registration. Take the most direct route and do not stop outside the hotel for more than 30 minutes.

Can electric and hybrid cars enter the Florence ZTL?

Electric cars can, with a free permit valid for 5 years, to be requested before your first entry. Hybrids cannot: there is no exemption for private drivers.

Which areas does the Florence night ZTL cover?

Sectors A, B and O (the whole centre and the Oltrarno), plus sectors F (San Niccolò) and G (Cavalleggeri, Piazza Piave), which are only subject to the night ZTL, from 23:00 to 3:00, Thursday to Saturday.

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.