Amsterdam Milieuzone Map 2026: Diesel Euro 5 Inside the A10
Milieuzone Amsterdam (diesel cars inside Ring A10) · Netherlands · Active since 2007
Source: official source · Verified: 2026-09-19
Inside Amsterdam's whole A10 ring a diesel car needs emission class 5 or higher, tightened on 1 January 2025. Petrol is unrestricted. No sticker: cameras read the plate, fine EUR 130.
The 1 January 2025 tightening is the trap: a Euro 4 diesel that was legal inside the A10 in 2024 is refused now, and Dutch hire fleets still carry plenty of them. Cameras run around the clock and the ticket is EUR 130.
Can your car enter? Check by fuel & Euro standard
Minimums here: petrol Euro 0+, diesel Euro 5+. Your Euro class is on the registration document (field V.9) or the Certificate of Conformity.
| Euro standard | Petrol | Diesel |
|---|---|---|
| Euro 3 | ✓ Allowed | ✗ Banned |
| Euro 4 | ✓ Allowed | ✗ Banned |
| Euro 5 | ✓ Allowed | ✓ Allowed |
| Euro 6 | ✓ Allowed | ✓ Allowed |
Euro 2 and older: banned for both fuels wherever a minimum applies. Fully electric vehicles are exempt. Rules and exemptions are detailed below — always confirm against the official portal linked on this page before you drive.
Locally the zone is called Milieuzone Amsterdam (Netherlands) — 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.
Next
- Check your own car against Amsterdam — enter your fuel and Euro class, get a yes or no in one step.
- Haarlem has a zone too — the nearest one to Amsterdam, and the rules are not identical.
Practical answers for Amsterdam
- When is the Amsterdam zone active?
- 24/7 That means there is no free window — the restriction applies on Sundays and public holidays too.
- How much does it cost to drive into Amsterdam?
- N/A · No sticker needed Get it wrong and the penalty is EUR 130 for passenger cars, vans and buses; EUR 320 for lorries. Nationally fixed Mulder tariff, not a city charge..
- Do I need to register or buy anything first?
- No sticker needed
- Who is exempt in Amsterdam?
- Electric vehicles and Petrol vehicles (no restriction). Exemptions are usually not automatic — most require registering your number plate in advance.
Amsterdam Milieuzone Amsterdam (diesel cars inside Ring A10) Map
Shaded: Milieuzone Amsterdam, Milieuzone Amsterdam brom- en snorfietsen — the parts of the zone mapped in OpenStreetMap so far (other sectors may exist but are not drawn) — zoom in to see which streets fall inside, and confirm the signs at the edge on arrival.
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Amsterdam’s Milieuzone only checks diesel, and the bar moved: since 1 January 2025 a diesel passenger car needs emission class 5 or higher to be inside the whole Ring A10, where Euro 4 used to be enough. Petrol cars of any Euro class are unrestricted. No sticker exists — ANPR cameras match your plate against the RDW register — and a refused diesel costs EUR 130.
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Zone type | Milieuzone (Low Emission Zone) |
| Coverage | Everything inside the Ring A10 |
| Registration required | No (ANPR plate check against RDW) |
| Cost | Free |
| Fine | EUR 130 (car, van or bus); EUR 320 (lorry) |
| Diesel car minimum | Emission class 5 (since 1 January 2025) |
| Diesel bus minimum | Emission class 6 |
| Petrol | No Euro rule — never screened |
| Vans and lorries | Class 5 / class 6 between the A10 and the S100; zero-emission zone inside the S100 |
| Operating hours | 24/7, 365 days |
| Active since | 2007 |
Can your car enter Amsterdam?
Enter your vehicle's fuel + Euro class → instant verdict for Amsterdam (Milieuzone). Fine if wrong: EUR 130 for passenger cars, vans and buses; EUR 320 for lorries. Nationally fixed Mulder tariff, not a city charge..
Amsterdam Emission Zone
Amsterdam’s Milieuzone has run since 2007, but the rule a visitor has to clear was rewritten for 2025. The city’s own regulation, the Beleidsregels ontheffingen milieuzone Amsterdam 2026, in force since 1 January 2026, records that the council tightened the zone for diesel cars and vans to “emissieklasse 5 of hoger” with effect from 1 January 2025, and sets out what applies where: inside the whole Ring A10 a milieuzone for diesel buses (class 6 and higher admitted) and diesel passenger cars (class 5 and higher admitted); between the A10 and the S100 a milieuzone for diesel vans (class 5) and diesel lorries (class 6); and inside the S100 a zero-emission zone for vans and lorries.
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Who Can Enter?
- Petrol cars: no Euro rule at all — any age enters
- Diesel cars: emission class 5 or higher, inside the whole Ring A10
- Diesel buses: emission class 6 or higher
- Electric vehicles: Always allowed (exempt)
- Plug-in hybrids: Generally allowed
Sticker & Registration
You needNo sticker needed. Cost: N/A.
Enforcement
ANPR cameras. Operating hours: 24/7.
Fine for Non-Compliance
A refused vehicle costs EUR 130 if it is a car, van or bus and EUR 320 if it is a lorry. That is the nationally fixed Mulder tariff rather than an Amsterdam charge, which is why the other Dutch milieuzone cities publish the same figures — the gemeente Utrecht milieuzone page states “de boetes voor een overtreding zijn nu EUR 130 voor personenauto’s, bestelauto’s en autobussen en EUR 320 voor vrachtwagens”.
The restricted area
What you need on your windshield
No stickers, no registration portal. The Dutch system checks your plate against the vehicle database. Compliant? You’re in. Non-compliant? Fine in the mail.
Foreign plates get checked too — European data sharing means they can look up your car’s emission class. Emission class 5 covers most diesel cars first registered from around 2011, so anything older deserves a second look before you head for the centre.
The expensive mistakes
Planning to deal with it later. By the time the fine arrives — often weeks after your trip — it’s too late to dispute and the admin fees have piled up.
Driving through ‘just quickly.’ Cameras don’t care about your intentions. Enter the zone for 30 seconds or 3 hours — the fine is the same.
Thinking there’s a sticker to buy. There isn’t. The Netherlands checks your car’s registration data. If your diesel is too old, no amount of money will get you a pass. You simply can’t enter.
Ditch the car
The Dutch transit system runs like clockwork. Trains, trams, buses, and metros all accept the OV-chipkaart or a contactless bank card. For tourists, a day card is usually the best deal.
Amsterdam’s P+R scheme is brilliant — EUR 1/day at designated lots, but only if you also buy a transit ticket. Rotterdam and Utrecht have similar deals. City center parking costs EUR 5-7/hour.
Consider renting a bike. In Amsterdam, it’s often the fastest way to get around the center — no parking hassles, no emission zone worries.
More on driving rules, speed limits, and equipment requirements: Driving in Netherlands. For seasonal tyre regulations: Netherlands tyre laws.
Driving in Amsterdam — Quick Reference
Understanding speed limits is essential before you take the wheel in Amsterdam.
| Road Type | Speed Limit |
|---|---|
| Urban areas | 50 km/h |
| Rural roads | 80 km/h |
| Motorways | 100 km/h |
The streets of Amsterdam get busy during peak hours. Plan accordingly.
- Rush hours 7:30-9:00 and 16:30-18:30
- Watch out for Cyclists always have priority, narrow canal bridges, tram tracks
- One-way streets Many canal-side streets are one-way; follow signs carefully
Traffic in Netherlands drives on the right side of the road.
Save these numbers before you start driving in Amsterdam.
| Service | Number |
|---|---|
| General emergency | 112 |
| Police | 112 |
| Ambulance | 112 |
| Fire | 112 |
Recent changes to this page
- Page title now leads with the zone map shown on this page; the rules, hours and figures below are unchanged.
- Corrected the diesel rule to emission class 5 or higher inside the whole Ring A10 (tightened on 1 January 2025) and replaced the estimated EUR 160 fine with the published EUR 130, from the Beleidsregels ontheffingen milieuzone Amsterdam 2026.
- Title, description and introduction rewritten from this page's own data (no shared template wording).
- Rewrote title and description around the verified figure this page carries.
- Re-verified Amsterdam Milieuzone EUR 110 fine and diesel Euro 3 citywide ban against amsterdam.nl and milieuzones.nl.
- Added clarification: passenger cars checked by ANPR against RDW database — no sticker or registration required for private vehicles.
- Confirmed 2025 Zero Emission Zone for freight is separate from passenger Milieuzone; tourist cars unaffected by the ZE freight rules.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No sticker exists for Amsterdam. Cameras read your plate and look the vehicle up in the RDW register: a diesel car needs emission class 5 or higher inside the Ring A10, while petrol is not screened at all.
EUR 130 for a car, van or bus, EUR 320 for a lorry. The amount is the nationally fixed Mulder tariff published by the Dutch municipalities that run a milieuzone, and there is no sticker to buy that would avoid it.
Yes, electric vehicles (BEVs) and most plug-in hybrids are exempt from emission zone restrictions in Amsterdam.
No. There's no transit exemption. If your wheels are inside the zone boundary, you're subject to the rules. Even brief trips through the zone count.
Most rental cars from major agencies are compliant. Budget rentals and private car-sharing platforms are less reliable. Check before you leave the lot.
EUR 130, same as for locals. Rental car? It reaches you — the rental company charges it to the card on file under your contract, plus an admin fee. Driving your own car is different from what most guides claim: the EU's cross-border traffic system (Directive 2015/413) covers only eight road-safety offences — speeding, red lights, drink-driving and the like — and emission-zone violations are not among them. The word "emission" does not appear once in the directive. Even the 2024 update that applies from 20 July 2027 adds access restrictions only where they exist for road safety, such as pedestrian and school zones, and it explicitly excludes charge-based zones. A notice can still reach your home address, and an unpaid fine can resurface if you drive back.