Environmental Zone Karlsruhe – Germany
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Validity of the badges today, the 22-04-2018.
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Light vehicles of two, three and four vehicles


Vehicles for the transportation of goods with at least four wheels


Vehicles for the transportation of persons with at least four wheels


Fahrzeuge für die Land- oder Forstwirtschaft


Light vehicles of two, three and four vehicles


Vehicles for the transportation of goods with at least four wheels


Vehicles for the transportation of persons with at least four wheels


Fahrzeuge für die Land- oder Forstwirtschaft


Light vehicles of two, three and four vehicles


Vehicles for the transportation of goods with at least four wheels


Vehicles for the transportation of persons with at least four wheels


Fahrzeuge für die Land- oder Forstwirtschaft


Light vehicles of two, three and four vehicles


Vehicles for the transportation of goods with at least four wheels


Vehicles for the transportation of persons with at least four wheels


Fahrzeuge für die Land- oder Forstwirtschaft

Environmental zone of Karlsruhe
The city of Karlsruhe decided to introduce an environmental zone in March 2008, which entered into force on the 01.01.2009.
This permanent environmental zone contains the part of the city or of the region delimited on the map. To visualize all the details of the limits for the environmental zone of Karlsruhe and the possibilities to drive around it, please click on the interactive map.
The traffic restrictions related to the environmental zone apply since the introduction of the zone and allow vehicles equipped with the green environmental badge (EURO 4) to drive in the zone.
Table overview of the environmental zone
Name of the environmental zone: Karlsruhe
Date of announcement of the zone: 01.03.2008
Date of entry into effect of the zone: 01.01.2009
Type of environmental zone: Permanent
Current obligation to drive with a badge: Class N1, N2, N3 trucks, M2, M3 busses and cars, mobile homes M1.
Badge classes allowed (as of 01.01.2009): 4 (cleanest class = 4).
Future restrictions planned for badge classes: None.
Not allowed to drive (temporarily): Information currently unavailable.
Not allowed to drive (permanently): Trucks of types N1, N2 and N3 and busses of types M2 and M3 that do not fulfill Euro Norm 4 as well as cars and mobile homes <3,5 t of type M1 that do not fulfill the Euro Norm 4.
Fines: 80 euros.
Area/extension of the environmental zone: The environmental zone encompasses the extended inner-city area of Karlsruhe.
Special features: None.
Contact of the environmental zone and exceptions: Road and Traffic Authority: strassenverkehrsstelle@oa.karlsruhe.de; Phone: 0721/133-3384.