Augsburg 2026: Green-Sticker Zone and the €0.88 Fuggerei
Augsburg, Germany · Umweltzone
Augsburg's Umweltzone accepts only the green Umweltplakette, foreign plates included, around the clock. No sticker means a €100 fine. Park in a garage and walk the old town.
Locally the zone is called Umweltzone Augsburg (Germany) — that is the wording on the boundary signs, on the official portal and on any penalty notice, so it is the phrase to search for once you are there.
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- Check your own car against Augsburg — enter your fuel and Euro class, get a yes or no in one step.
- Munich has a zone too — the nearest one to Augsburg, and the rules are not identical.
- If a fine arrives after you get home — who pays on a hire car, and what is actually enforceable across borders.
Can your car enter Augsburg?
The shaded area is the Umweltzone boundary as mapped in OpenStreetMap — zoom in to see which streets fall inside; the signs at the edge are what counts on the day. Full rules: Augsburg Umweltzone.
Since 1 June 2016 only the green Umweltplakette gets a car into Augsburg’s Umweltzone, and the rule has no time window and no exception for foreign plates. Driving in without one costs €100. The zone itself dates from 1 July 2009, and the Umweltbundesamt still lists it as active. Diesels need Euro 4 (or Euro 3 with a particle filter); a petrol car with a regulated catalytic converter qualifies.
This page covers driving around Augsburg. For the boundary and the vehicle classes, see the Augsburg emission zone details.
A city that charges €0.88 rent
Once the car is in a garage, the old town is a walk. The Fuggerei, founded by Jakob Fugger in 1521, is the oldest social housing complex still in use: around 150 residents live in its 142 flats for a base rent of €0.88 a year and three daily prayers. A few streets away, the canals, water towers and fountains of the city’s water management system, 22 objects in all, form a UNESCO World Heritage site; the Hercules and Mercury fountains line Maximilianstrasse.
Germany’s basics apply: 50 km/h in town, a 0.5 per mille alcohol limit, and zero for drivers under 21 or in their two-year probation period.
When the car helps
Augsburg sits on the Romantic Road, so the car earns its keep heading south towards Fuessen and the royal castles. For the city itself, trams and your feet do the job.
Sources
- Umweltbundesamt, register of German Umweltzonen (Augsburg: active, 1 July 2009, green stage 1 June 2016): gis.uba.de
- Bussgeldkatalog-Verordnung, annex No. 153 (EUR 100 for driving in a closed Umweltzone): gesetze-im-internet.de
- Fugger foundations, the Fuggerei (1521, EUR 0.88 base rent, 142 flats): fugger.de
- City of Augsburg, Augsburg water management system (UNESCO World Heritage, 22 objects): wassersystem-augsburg.de
- Strassenverkehrsgesetz sections 24a and 24c (0.5 per mille; zero for novices and under-21s): gesetze-im-internet.de
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Winter tyres in Germany — 2026–27 season
Winter tyres are required in Germany whenever conditions are wintry — Situational (when conditions require: ice, snow, slush, black ice).
- Tread minimum: 1.6 mm — Germany sets no separate winter figure.
- Accepted marking: 3PMSF only — the M+S transitional rule no longer applies to cars (StVZO §36(4))
- Studded tyres: banned
- Penalty: EUR 60 + 1 point; EUR 80 if you obstruct traffic; EUR 75 for the vehicle owner
In German the rule is Winterreifenpflicht, and snow chains are Schneeketten — that is the wording on signs, in hire-car paperwork and on any penalty notice.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The Umweltbundesamt lists Augsburg's Umweltzone as active: it opened on 1 July 2009 and has admitted only green-sticker vehicles since 1 June 2016. The rule covers foreign-registered cars too. Diesels need Euro 4 (or Euro 3 with a particle filter); petrol cars need a regulated catalytic converter. German rental cars normally carry the sticker, but check the windscreen at pick-up.
EUR 100. That is the federal tariff in the Bussgeldkatalog (No. 153) for driving in a zone closed under signs 270.1 and 270.2, and it applies the same way in Augsburg as in every other German Umweltzone.
The world's oldest social housing complex still in use, founded by Jakob Fugger in 1521. Around 150 Catholic Augsburg residents in need live in its 142 flats for a base rent of EUR 0.88 a year plus three daily prayers. Visitors pay an entrance fee and can see a museum, a show flat and a wartime bunker.
The city's water management system, built up over more than 800 years, is a UNESCO World Heritage site made up of 22 objects: canals, water towers, hydropower stations and monumental fountains. The Hercules and Mercury fountains stand on Maximilianstrasse, easy to see on foot.
Not in the city, where trams and short walks cover the old town. Keep the car for the Romantic Road, which runs through Augsburg, and for trips south towards Fuessen and the royal castles.
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