ZTL zones in Trentino-Alto Adige
Trentino-Alto Adige has 5 towns and cities with a Limited Traffic Zone on this map, covering 5 zones in total. Pick a destination to see its restricted area and plan where to park.
Driving in Trentino-Alto Adige
Trentino-Alto Adige is two autonomous provinces under one name, and they feel different from one another. Trentino, in the south, is Italian-speaking. Alto Adige — Südtirol — in the north is mostly German-speaking, and its towns, road signs and menus are bilingual. Both are mountain provinces, and the Dolomites, sheer and pale and unmistakable, take up the eastern half.
Five towns restrict their centres: Trento and Bolzano, the two provincial capitals, the spa town of Merano, Moena in the Val di Fassa, and Riva del Garda at the northern tip of Lake Garda. Trento runs its restrictions in two layers, with a pedestrian core inside a wider historic-centre zone; Bolzano’s covers the arcaded streets around Via dei Portici, the medieval trading street still at the centre of the town.
Passes, tunnels and the A22
The A22 Brennero motorway runs the length of the region from Verona to the Austrian border and is the main artery — and at the start of the holidays one of the busiest roads in the Alps. Everything east of it is mountain driving.
The Dolomite passes — Sella, Pordoi, Gardena, Falzarego, Costalunga — are spectacular and slow, with switchbacks and a great many cyclists and motorcyclists. Several are closed or need winter equipment from roughly November to April, and a few shut to private cars entirely on set summer days for cycling events. Winter tyres or chains on board are mandatory on most roads in the region through the winter months, and rental cars are not always equipped.
Where you cannot simply drive up
Some of the region’s best-known destinations restrict access independently of any town ZTL. The road up to Lago di Braies is closed to private cars for most of the day through the summer, with a booking system and a shuttle bus instead. The Alpe di Siusi is closed to non-residents during daytime hours, with a cable car in place of the road, and other valleys operate similar seasonal limits.
These are the mountain equivalent of a ZTL — a barrier you meet at the end of a long drive — and they are worth checking the evening before, not at the road block. Trento, the one town in the region with a page of its own here, is covered in detail at ZTL Trento.
ZTL guides for Trentino-Alto Adige 3
Other ZTL towns in Trentino-Alto Adige 2
These towns have a Limited Traffic Zone shown on the map. Hours are listed where they are known; otherwise follow the link to the official source and the road signs.
- Moena — hours vary — confirm locally official details Show on map
- Riva Del Garda — hours vary — confirm locally official details Show on map
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