Name of the environmental zone: Environmental zone Granada ZTL Centro - Spain
Date of entry into effect of the zone: 13-03-2014
Type of environmental zone: Mon-Fri 8:00 - 14:00 + 16:00 - 20:00
Not allowed to drive (temporarily): Information currently unavailable
Not allowed to drive (permanently): Vehicle class: all
Fines: 100€-500€
Area/extension of the environmental zone: The zone includes the historic center of Granada.
Special features: Video surveillance; permits required; loading/unloading: daily 8:00 - 11:00 + 15:00 - 18:00
Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions: Granada City Hall
Plaza del Carmen
18071 Granada
Phone: 958 539 697
E-mail: accesos@granada.org
Exemptions: Fire brigade, Police car, Residents (registration/application necessary), Disabled vehicle (registration/application necessary), Patient transport (registration/application necessary), Public bus, Taxi, Hearse, Ambulance and Rental car
Name of the environmental zone: Environmental zone Granada ZTL Realejo - Spain
Date of entry into effect of the zone: 13-03-2014
Type of environmental zone: daily 7:30 - 22:00
Not allowed to drive (temporarily): Information currently unavailable
Not allowed to drive (permanently): Vehicle class: all
Fines: 100€-500€
Area/extension of the environmental zone: The zone includes the historic center of Granada.
Special features: Video surveillance; permits required; loading/unloading: daily 8:00 - 11:00 + 15:00 - 18:00
Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions: Granada City Hall
Plaza del Carmen
18071 Granada
Phone: 958 539 697
E-mail: accesos@granada.org
Exemptions: Fire brigade, Police car, Residents (registration/application necessary), Disabled vehicle (registration/application necessary), Patient transport (registration/application necessary), Public bus, Taxi, Hearse, Ambulance and Rental car
Name of the environmental zone: Environmental zone Granada ZTL Recogidas - Spain
Date of entry into effect of the zone: 13-03-2014
Type of environmental zone: daily 7:30 - 22:00
Not allowed to drive (temporarily): Information currently unavailable
Not allowed to drive (permanently): Vehicle class: all
Fines: 100€-500€
Area/extension of the environmental zone: The zone includes the historic center of Granada.
Special features: Video surveillance; permits required; loading/unloading: daily 8:00 - 11:00 + 15:00 - 18:00
Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions: Granada City Hall
Plaza del Carmen
18071 Granada
Phone: 958 539 697
E-mail: accesos@granada.org
Exemptions: Fire brigade, Police car, Residents (registration/application necessary), Disabled vehicle (registration/application necessary), Patient transport (registration/application necessary), Public bus, Taxi, Hearse, Ambulance and Rental car
Name of the environmental zone: Environmental zone Granada ZTL Albaicín - Spain
Date of entry into effect of the zone: 13-03-2014
Type of environmental zone: Mon-Thu 11:00 - 14:00 + 20:00 - 12:00 + Fri-Sun 0:00 - 7:00 + 11:00 - 14:00 + 20:00 - 12:00
Not allowed to drive (temporarily): Information currently unavailable
Not allowed to drive (permanently): Vehicle class: all
Fines: 100€-500€
Area/extension of the environmental zone: The zone includes the historic center of Granada.
Special features: Video surveillance; permits required; loading/unloading: daily 8:00 - 11:00 + 15:00 - 18:00
Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions: Granada City Hall
Plaza del Carmen
18071 Granada
Phone: 958 539 697
E-mail: accesos@granada.org
Exemptions: Fire brigade, Police car, Residents (registration/application necessary), Disabled vehicle (registration/application necessary), Patient transport (registration/application necessary), Public bus, Taxi, Hearse, Ambulance and Rental car
What is a traffic restricted zone (ZTL)?
A ZTL (Italian: Zona a Traffico Limitato) is a specific area in a city or region where vehicle access is restricted or limited in order to reduce traffic and emissions. These zones are often established in historic centers of cities or in residential areas to improve the quality of life for residents and reduce noise and exhaust pollution.
In a ZTL, for example, there may be bans on driving certain types of vehicles, such as older diesel vehicles, or restrictions on access at certain times of day. It may also be necessary to have a special permit or parking pass to drive in these zones.
Access to a ZTL is usually controlled via electronic monitoring systems, such as cameras or induction loops. Vehicle owners who violate the rules risk heavy fines.
The introduction of ZTLs has led to a reduction in traffic volumes in many cities.
Environmental zone ZBE
Do I need stickers or registrations?
To enter the low emission zone, each vehicle concerned needs either a registration (foreigners) or a Distintivo-Ambiental (Spanish vehicles). Otherwise, a fine of 200 euros to 1800 euros must be expected.
What is a ZBE zone?
The ZBE zones (Zona Baixes Emissions), are fixed zones that can be identified by traffic signs. They are designed to reduce air pollution in Spanish cities quickly and permanently.
A permanent ZBE zone is a zone in which permanent and fixed traffic restrictions apply, such as speed limits and other restrictions, and in which entry is regulated by a system of stickers. Furthermore, in the course of the next few years, stickers may be gradually removed from the system, so that vehicles with these stickers will no longer be able to enter the zones.
How do I recognize the low emission zone?
The beginning and end of the environmental zones are marked with signs. This shows a red circle as a prohibition sign with the remark Zona Baixes Emissions" (low emission zone). In addition, there is also a reference to the Distintivo-Ambiental stickers and which entrances are allowed.
In our Green Zones App we have a detailed map of each low emission zone. So you can easily see the boundaries and avoid penalties.
Are there other low emission zones in France?
Spain has a total of 7 different environmental zones. These differ in ZBE zones, ZEZ zones and ZPA zones: Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Valladolid, Valencia.
In our Green Zones App we have gathered together all the low emission zones in Europe and presented them clearly.
Good to know...
All current driving bans and further information are available in our Green-Zones App.
Are night-time environmental zones coming?
The Berlin Green Party recently presented a proposal to equalise the traffic congestion in the capital. The idea is to shift delivery and commercial traffic to the night-time hours. According to Antje Kapek, transport spokesperson for the Greens, this proposal should help to ensure that delivery vehicles, refuse collection, care services and doctors get stuck less in congested and parked-up streets during the day. Low-noise and low-emission lorries could increasingly drive into cities at night and on special routes.
Bicycle instead of car - Paris in transition
A study by a public foundation has shown that more than one in ten journeys in Paris and the surrounding area are made by bicycle. This is a remarkable increase compared to 14 years ago, when less than one in thirty journeys were made by bike. Paris seems to have been endeavouring to change its transport policy for years. With more cycle paths and cycle lanes, fewer car parks and higher parking charges, the city is trying to promote cycling and reduce car traffic. But what does this mean for the existing low emission zone?