Perugia ZTL: hours, cameras and who can drive in

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

Photo: Luca Vanzella, CC BY-SA 2.0

Right now in Perugia

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

Perugia works the other way round from almost every Italian city: its historic centre, up on the acropolis, is closed at night and in the morning and open to everyone in the afternoon and evening. The council does not even list activation times; it lists the hours when access is “consentito” (allowed) and when it is “vietato” (banned). On weekdays you can drive in freely from 1 pm until midnight; on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, from 7 am.

Corso Vannucci, Piazza IV Novembre with the Fontana Maggiore, San Lorenzo Cathedral, the Palazzo dei Priori and Piazza Matteotti are all inside this zone. The traps lie elsewhere: three streets with their own hours, sometimes the opposite of the centre's, and several stretches that are pedestrian-only around the clock.

The zones and their hours

ZTL Centro Storico

The acropolis: sectors 1 to 5 and part of sector 6 in the council's division of the city. The council names ten access points (Via Fanti, Via del Parione, Via Bonazzi, Via Baglioni, Via della Sposa, Via Battisti, Via San Sebastiano, Via Appia, Via Solitaria, Via Campo Battaglia) but does not say how many have a camera.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

ZTL Corso Garibaldi

The exact boundary is not published. Same logic as the centre, with one difference: Saturday counts as a working day here, so the street stays closed until 1 pm.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

ZTL Corso Bersaglieri

The reverse of the rest of the city: closed in the afternoon, and all day on Sundays and public holidays. Exact boundary not published.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

Via del Roscetto

This street, running down from the acropolis to the north, is only open from 4 pm to 8 pm: the closure starts at 8 pm and lasts until 4 pm the next day.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

Aree pedonali e ZTL chiuse H24

Five stretches: Via dei Priori between Via della Stella and Piazzetta Santo Stefano, Viale Indipendenza between Via Masi and Corso Cavour, Corso Cavour between Viale Indipendenza and Via XIV Settembre, Via Bontempi and the streets leading off it, and the street running parallel to Viale Sant'Antonio to Piazza del Melo. Some entrances have retractable bollards, as on Via Bonazzi.

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

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.

Tickets for non-residents

There is no day ticket for tourists. Temporary permits do exist (€2 a day for a Euro 4 to 6 car under 2.5 tonnes or running on methane or LPG, €4 a day for a Euro 0 to 3 car under 2.5 tonnes, €10 a day for a foreign-registered vehicle), but only for the specific cases the city lists, not for sightseeing. The simplest option is to park outside and walk or take a bus.

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 covers a rental car just as well: all that counts is the number plate.

Rather than hunting for a permit, pick your time: on a weekday, drive up after 1 pm. Both tourist information offices, on Via della Rupe and Via Oberdan, are inside the ZTL and within walking distance of the Minimetrò and the main car parks.

At a hotel, you may only stop in the designated bays, with a parking disc and the hotel's pass. Vehicles belonging to people or businesses based in Perugia cannot use the hotel arrangement.

Motorbikes and scooters do not ride freely: without a permit they may only cross the zone along set routes (Via Masi – Via Fanti, Via della Sposa – Piazza San Francesco – Via Pascoli…) to reach the two-wheeler parking bays. Daily permits are requested online with SPID, CIE or CNS, last up to 15 consecutive days and must be printed out.

With a disabled parking badge from another Italian town or another country, email the number plate, a copy of both sides of the badge and an ID document of the holder to permessiztl@comune.perugia.it. It is free; the Ufficio Permessi answers on 075 5772338 or 075 5775378, Monday to Friday from 12 noon to 1.30 pm. Electric cars can get a permit valid 24 hours a day, but it was only announced as free until 31 December 2025. Arrangements for Umbria Jazz and Eurochocolate are not published on the council's website.

Perugia 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 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

What time can I drive into the centre of Perugia?

On weekdays from 1 pm until midnight; on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 7 am. At other times you need a permit.

Is the centre open on Sundays?

Yes, from 7 am. Corso Bersaglieri, however, stays closed all day on Sundays and public holidays.

My hotel is inside the ZTL: can I park outside it?

Only to unload, for 60 minutes at most, in the designated bays; until 10 am the next day if you arrive for your first night between 10 pm and 3 am. Give your number plate to reception.

Is there a day pass for tourists?

No. Daily permits (€2 to €10) are reserved for specific groups. For a visit, just drive in during the open hours.

When can I drive along Via del Roscetto?

Only from 4 pm to 8 pm, every day.

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.