Rome ZTL: hours, cameras and who can drive in

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

Photo: Nicholas Hartmann, CC BY-SA 4.0

Right now in Rome

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

Rome sells visitors no right of entry at all: no day ticket, no tourist pass, and since 1 July 2026 not even an electric car drives in freely. If you arrive by car, there are three legal ways in: a hotel located inside a ZTL, a registered disabled badge, or the electric-car permit at €1,000 a year. For everyone else, it all comes down to the clock.

By day, the historic centre closes on weekdays and Saturday afternoons, the Tridente for longer still, and Trastevere only in the morning. On weekend evenings four night ZTLs take over. The calendar also shifts with the seasons: in August the night zones and the Appia Antica switch off, from May to October Trastevere and San Lorenzo also close on Wednesday and Thursday nights, and Christmas has a regime of its own.

The zones and their hours

ZTL Centro Storico (diurna)

The historic centre inside the walls, from the Pantheon to the Trevi Fountain and from Campo de' Fiori to Monti. Off on public holidays, except during the Christmas plan. In July 2026 the first exit camera went up on Via del Teatro di Marcello; it is not yet in service.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

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

Inside, the speed limit is 30 km/h.

List of the 23 cameras (varchi)

Largo dei Fiorentini · Corso Vittorio Emanuele II · Via Panico · Via del Teatro Marcello · Via Giulia · Via Arenula · Via Zanardelli · Via Ripetta · Via Tomacelli · Passeggiata di Ripetta · Via Ferdinando di Savoia · Via Cavour · Via Crispi · Via Vittorio Veneto · Via San Basilio · Via Santa Maria Maggiore · Via Urbana · Via A. De Pretis · Via Torino · Via XX Settembre · Via Nazionale · Via Vittorino da Feltre · Via del Cardello

ZTL Centro Storico (notturna)

A smaller area than the daytime zone. After August the restart can come late: in 2025 it was Friday 5 September.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

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

Inside, the speed limit is 30 km/h.

List of the 11 cameras (varchi)

Largo dei Fiorentini · Corso Vittorio Emanuele II · Via Panico · Via Giulia · Via Arenula · Via Zanardelli · Via Ripetta · Via Tomacelli · Passeggiata di Ripetta · Via Ferdinando di Savoia · Via Crispi

ZTL Tridente (A1)

The triangle between Piazza del Popolo, Via del Babuino and the Spanish Steps, a stricter sub-sector of the ZTL Centro. It is the only zone closed to motorbikes and scooters too; the free permit is limited to set categories.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, the rules of the “ZTL Centro Storico (diurna)” zone apply.

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

Inside, the speed limit is 30 km/h.

ZTL Trastevere (diurna)

The district from Piazza Trilussa to Santa Maria in Trastevere. By day the ZTL lasts only the morning; in the afternoon you can drive in freely.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

The entrances are watched by 10 plate-reading cameras, known as varchi.

List of the 10 cameras (varchi)

Via Garibaldi · Piazza Trilussa · Via Colomba Antonietti · Via Fratte di Trastevere · Via Roma Libera · Via Cardinal Marmaggi · Via della Lungarina · Via Ripense · Via Morosini · Salita della Lungara

ZTL Trastevere (notturna)

Slightly larger than the daytime zone, with two extra cameras (Via del Porto and Via di San Michele), and active on public holidays too.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

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

Inside, the speed limit is 30 km/h.

List of the 12 cameras (varchi)

Via Garibaldi · Piazza Trilussa · Via Colomba Antonietti · Via Fratte di Trastevere · Via Roma Libera · Via Cardinal Marmaggi · Via della Lungarina · Via Ripense · Via Morosini · Salita della Lungara · Via del Porto · Via di San Michele

ZTL notturna San Lorenzo

The student and nightlife district between Via Tiburtina and the Scalo San Lorenzo. Same nights as Trastevere; no checks during the day.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

The entrances are watched by 7 plate-reading cameras, known as varchi.

List of the 7 cameras (varchi)

Via degli Equi · Via degli Umbri · Via dei Sardi · Via dei Volsci · Via dei Piceni · Via degli Ausoni · Via di Porta Labicana

ZTL notturna Testaccio

The district between Via Marmorata and the Lungotevere Testaccio. Residents of a few streets on its edge, such as Piazza dell'Emporio, can also get a permit.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

The entrances are watched by 10 plate-reading cameras, known as varchi.

List of the 10 cameras (varchi)

Via R. Gessi · Via G. Branca · Via G. B. Bodoni · Via Galvani (Via Marmorata) · Via Galvani (Via N. Zabaglia) · Via B. Franklin (Via A. Manuzio) · Via N. Zabaglia · Via G. Ferraris · Via B. Franklin (Lgt. Testaccio) · Via Antinori

ZTL Appia Antica

Via Appia Antica between Via delle Mura Latine and Via Appia Pignatelli, and Via Ardeatina up to Via delle Sette Chiese, monitored since 19 September 2026. A rule found nowhere else in Rome: anyone may drive in, as long as they leave through the same camera on the same day. Only driving through is fined, and leaving after 19:00 is not penalised.

It is active at these times:

Outside these hours, access is free.

The entrances are watched by 3 plate-reading cameras, known as varchi.

Inside, the speed limit is 30 km/h.

List of the 3 cameras (varchi)

Via Appia Antica / Via delle Mura Latine · Via Appia Antica / Via Appia Pignatelli · Via Ardeatina / Via delle Sette Chiese

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 on the same day you 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 (€102 for 24 hours), 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.

At a hotel, permits are limited: one per ten rooms, and each covers only one number plate per day and per time slot. So mention the car when you book.

Disabled badge: Rome does not use the national platform. The badge is registered online (with SPID or CIE) and is valid at once; since 22 August 2026 only the main number plate may enter. A badge issued abroad must be sent by PEC to permessistica@pec.romamobilita.it; no processing time is given. Freephone: 800 154 451.

Fascia Verde: not a ZTL but a low-emission zone covering almost the whole city inside the GRA ring road. Monday to Saturday, 24 hours a day, it bans petrol, LPG and methane cars up to Euro 2 and diesels up to Euro 3, foreign plates included.

Christmas: the plan is set each year by ordinance. In 2025-26 the centre and the Tridente were active every day, public holidays included, from 6 December to 6 January, with longer hours, and off on 25 December. The 2026-27 plan has not yet been published; the “right now” indicator does not take it into account.

Rome 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

Is the Rome ZTL active on Sundays?

The daytime zones are off on Sundays, except during the Christmas plan. But the Appia Antica is monitored on Sundays from 7:00 to 19:00 (not in August), and Saturday's night zones run until 3:00.

Can I buy a ticket for the Rome ZTL?

No. There is no tourist ticket; temporary permits (€102 for one day) are reserved for specific cases.

My hotel is in central Rome: can I drive in?

Yes, if the hotel is inside a ZTL and enters your number plate no later than the day you drive in.

Is Trastevere closed in the evening?

On Fridays and Saturdays from 21:30 to 3:00, except in August, and from May to October on Wednesdays and Thursdays too.

Can an electric car enter Rome's ZTL freely?

Not since 1 July 2026: you need a permit, €1,000 a year for anyone not entitled to one otherwise, bought online with SPID or CIE. Electric two-wheelers remain free, except in the Tridente.

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.