Overview of low-emission zones
On the map you can see an overview of all low-emission zones in Germany. The zone of the Ruhr comprises multiple cities. Scroll further down for an alphabetical list of cities with a low-emission zone. At the end of this page you will also find an overview of cities with a diesel ban.
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List of all low-emission zones
Below is an alphabetical list of German cities with low-emission zones. If the low-emission zone is part of the larger zone of the Ruhr, this is indicated between parentheses.
- Aachen
- Augsburg
- Berlin
- Bochum (Ruhr area)
- Bonn
- Bottrop (Ruhr area)
- Bremen
- Castrop-Rauxel (Ruhr area)
- Darmstadt
- Dinslaken
- Dortmund (Ruhr area)
- Duisburg (Ruhr area)
- Düsseldorf
- Eschweiler
- Essen (Ruhr area)
- Frankfurt
- Gelsenkirchen (Ruhr area)
- Gladbeck (Ruhr area)
- Hagen
- Halle (Saale)
- Herne (Ruhr area)
- Herten (Ruhr area)
- Köln (Cologne)
- Krefeld
- Langenfeld
- Leipzig
- Limburg an der Lahn
- Ludwigsburg
- Magdeburg
- Mainz
- Marburg
- Mönchengladbach
- Mülheim (Ruhr area)
- München (Munich)
- Münster
- Neuss
- Oberhausen (Ruhr area)
- Offenbach
- Osnabrück
- Overath
- Pforzheim
- Recklinghausen (Ruhr area)
- Regensburg
- Remscheid
- Ruhr area
- Siegen
- Stuttgart
- Wiesbaden
- Wuppertal
Abolished low-emission zones
Because of improved air quality, some low-emission zones have been abolished. An emissions sticker is no longer necessary in the following cities:
- Balingen (1 November 2020)
- Erfurt (7 May 2021)
- Freiburg (1 May 2025)
- Hannover (22 February 2024)
- Heidelberg (1 March 2023)
- Heidenheim (1 January 2024)
- Heilbronn (1 January 2024)
- Herrenberg (1 January 2024)
- Ilsfeld (1 May 2023)
- Karlsruhe (1 March 2023)
- Leonberg/Hemmingen (1 January 2024)
- Mannheim (1 January 2024)
- Mühlacker (1 August 2024)
- Neu-Ulm (4 June 2024)
- Pfinztal (1 March 2023)
- Reutlingen (4 June 2024)
- Schramberg (1 March 2023)
- Schwäbisch Gmünd (1 May 2023)
- Tübingen (4 June 2024)
- Ulm (4 June 2024)
- Urbach (1 May 2023)
- Wendlingen (1 May 2023)
Cities with a diesel ban
In addition to the requirement of an emissions sticker, some German cities have implemented diesel bans. These regulations also keep out relatively newer diesels that are eligible for a green emissions sticker. You can read more about these diesel bans on the pages of the cities concerned.
In the future more German cities may implement a diesel ban. If your vehicle is an older diesel, make sure to check this before your visit.
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