Cremona ZTL 2026: Seven Gates Never Off, Two Run Part-Time
Zona a Traffico Limitato · Italy · Active since 2005
Source: official source · Verified: 2026-09-27
Seven Cremona ZTL gates fine 24/7; Piazza Roma and Via Verdi fine Mon-Fri 09-16 and all day on Saturdays and holidays. Lombardy also bars diesel Euro 0-4. ZTL fine EUR 83-332.
Locally the zone is called Zona a Traffico Limitato Cremona (Italy) — 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 Cremona — enter your fuel and Euro class, get a yes or no in one step.
- Piacenza has a zone too — the nearest one to Cremona, 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.
Practical answers for Cremona
- When is the Cremona zone active?
- Seven gates 00:00-24:00 daily; Piazza Roma/Via San Filippo and Via Verdi/Piazza Stradivari gates Mon-Fri 09:00-16:00, Saturdays and holidays 00:00-24:00
- How much does it cost to drive into Cremona?
- Free for compliant vehicles · ZTL permit required Get it wrong and the penalty is EUR 83-332 (Codice della Strada art. 7 c.14); EUR 58.10 if the minimum is paid within 5 days (art. 202).
- Do I need to register or buy anything first?
- ZTL permit required
- Who is exempt in Cremona?
- Electric vehicles, Residents, Hotel guests and Disabled badge holders. Exemptions are usually not automatic — most require registering your number plate in advance.
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Cremona’s historic centre mixes pedestrian areas, a ZTL enforced 0-24 and a ZTL with time bands. Seven camera gates fine unauthorised cars around the clock. Two more, at Piazza Roma/Via San Filippo and Via Verdi/Piazza Stradivari, fine Mon-Fri 09:00-16:00 and all day on Saturdays and holidays. Separately, Lombardy’s antismog rule bars diesel Euro 0-4 and petrol Euro 0-1 on weekdays 07:30-19:30 all year.
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Zone type | ZTL 0-24, time-band ZTL and pedestrian areas |
| City | Cremona |
| Country | Italy |
| Gates active 0-24 | Corso Mazzini (2), Largo Boccaccino, Via Sicardo, Via Beltrami, Via Battisti, Corso Garibaldi |
| Time-band gates | Piazza Roma/Via San Filippo, Via Verdi/Piazza Stradivari: Mon-Fri 09:00-16:00, Sat and holidays 0-24 |
| Time-band ZTL open to all | Mon-Fri 00:00-09:00 and 16:00-24:00 |
| ZTL fine | EUR 83-332 (art. 7 c.14 CdS); EUR 58.10 if paid within 5 days |
| Lombardy limit, weekdays 07:30-19:30 | Diesel Euro 0-4 and petrol Euro 0-1 barred; EUR 75-450 |
| Lombardy Euro 5 diesel step (now 1 Oct 2027) | Does not apply in Cremona |
Can your car enter Cremona?
Enter your vehicle's fuel + Euro class → instant verdict for Cremona (ZTL). Fine if wrong: EUR 83-332 (Codice della Strada art. 7 c.14); EUR 58.10 if the minimum is paid within 5 days (art. 202).
Cremona’s three kinds of restricted street
The Comune divides the centre into pedestrian areas, a ZTL enforced 0-24 and a ZTL a fasce orarie (time-band ZTL). Most entrances are controlled by electronic gates that read the plate and fine any car not on the authorised list.
Gates that never switch off
Seven gates fine unauthorised entry from 00:00 to 24:00, every day: Corso Mazzini at Via Santa Barbara, Corso Mazzini at Piazza Roma, Largo Boccaccino at Corso Venti Settembre, Via Sicardo Vescovo at Via Platina, Via Beltrami at Via Platina, Via Cesare Battisti at Via Manzoni, and Corso Garibaldi at Via Villa Glori.
The time-band gates
Piazza Roma at Via San Filippo and Via Verdi at Piazza Stradivari fine from Monday to Friday, 09:00-16:00, and all day on Saturdays and holidays. On weekdays before 09:00 and after 16:00, any vehicle may use the time-band ZTL.
Who may drive in when a gate is on
Residents, businesses based in the regulated streets, loading and unloading, and some school runs can be authorised through the permit office of AEM Cremona. Emergency vehicles, local buses, bicycles and disabled-badge holders dropping off or collecting a passenger may pass, but a badge holder must ask for the plate to be registered to avoid a fine. Unregistered passages by disabled drivers, taxis, hire cars with driver and delivery firms can be justified to AEM within 48 hours.
Electric and hybrid cars
Electric cars and new hybrids with CO2 emissions of 120 g/km or less may drive in the time-band ZTL only (Via Verdi and the south and east sides of Piazza Roma), even while the gate is on. They need a free authorisation from AEM, valid two years, and it covers driving, not parking.
Fines
Passing a live gate without authorisation is sanctioned under article 7 comma 14 of the Codice della Strada: EUR 83 to EUR 332, with the minimum reduced to EUR 58.10 if paid within five days of notification. The Polizia Locale runs an online service to view the gate photo.
The antismog layer
Whatever your permit, Lombardy’s permanent air-quality measures bar diesel Euro 0-4 and petrol Euro 0-1 across Cremona on weekdays 07:30-19:30, all year, with a regional sanction of EUR 75-450.
Sources
- Comune di Cremona, gate list and hours (updated 12 June 2026): comune.cremona.it
- Comune di Cremona, justifying an unauthorised passage: comune.cremona.it
- Comune di Cremona, antismog plan: comune.cremona.it
- Codice della Strada art. 7 c.14 and art. 202: normattiva.it
Recent changes to this page
- Lombardy's Euro 5 diesel ban for Milan, Brescia, Monza and Bergamo did not start on 1 October 2026: the region deferred it to 1 October 2027 (regional decision 6846 of 28 September 2026, after decree-law 167/2026). Nothing changes here.
- Resolved the hours conflict between the intro (Mon-Sat 08:00-19:30) and the table (Mon-Fri 09:00-16:00) against the Comune's own gate list, updated 12 June 2026: seven gates are active 0-24 every day, two (Piazza Roma/Via San Filippo and Via Verdi/Piazza Stradivari) Mon-Fri 09:00-16:00 and all day on Saturdays and holidays. The EUR 59.10 reduced fine was an arithmetic error; the statutory range is EUR 83-332, EUR 58.10 if paid within 5 days. Electric/hybrid access narrowed to what the Comune states.
- Ahead of Lombardy's 1 October 2026 Euro 5 diesel step, confirmed against the region's permanent-measures page that the step reaches only Milan, Brescia, Monza and Bergamo, so nothing changes for Cremona on that date. The key-facts Euro rows were also a class out on both fuels against the antismog rule this page already described in prose; they now read petrol Euro 2 and diesel Euro 5. Quick answer rewritten.
- Title, description and introduction rewritten from this page's own data (no shared template wording).
- Corrected operating hours (gates Mon–Fri 09:00–16:00; weekends all day) and fine (EUR 83, reduced to EUR 59.10 within 5 days) against the Comune di Cremona portal.
- Re-verified fine and requirements against Italy authority portal.
- Confirmed ZTL permit required remains mandatory; 2026 ruleset unchanged.
- Updated enforcement procedure notes after seasonal review cycle.
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