General rules
Driving ban Sundays and holidays 00:00–22:00 for trucks >7.5t. Summer Saturday restrictions on some autobahns.
Official source: www.balm.bund.de
Calendar 2026 · 66 bans in
January · 6
1
Thu
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
New Year's Day
4
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
6
Tue
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Epiphany
11
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
18
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
25
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
February · 4
1
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
8
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
15
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
22
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
March · 5
1
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
8
Sun
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
International Women's Day
15
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
22
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
29
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
April · 6
3
Fri
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Good Friday
5
Sun
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Easter Sunday
6
Mon
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Easter Monday
12
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
19
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
26
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
May · 8
1
Fri
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Labour Day
3
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
10
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
14
Thu
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Ascension Day
17
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
24
Sun
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Pentecost
25
Mon
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Whit Monday
31
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
June · 5
4
Thu
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Corpus Christi
7
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
14
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
21
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
28
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
July · 4
5
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
12
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
19
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
26
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
August · 6
2
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
9
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
15
Sat
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Assumption Day
16
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
23
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
30
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
September · 4
6
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
13
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
20
Sun
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
World Children's Day
27
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
October · 6
3
Sat
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
German Unity Day
4
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
11
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
18
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
25
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
31
Sat
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Reformation Day
November · 6
1
Sun
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
All Saints' Day
8
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
15
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
18
Wed
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Repentance and Prayer Day
22
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
29
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
December · 6
6
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
13
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
20
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т
25
Fri
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
Christmas Day
26
Sat
00:00–22:00holidayweight ≥7.5т
St. Stephen's Day
27
Sun
00:00–22:00weekendweight ≥7.5т