Salzburg 2026: Austria's IG-L Bans Skip This Province
(none) · Austria · No low-emission zone here
Source: official source · Verified: 2026-09-19
No emission zone operates in Salzburg. Austria's IG-L emission-class bans cover lorries in six other provinces; Salzburg enacted none, so no car needs a sticker or a minimum Euro class here.
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Austria’s emission-class driving bans are made by each province separately, and the list of provinces that made one is short: Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria, Burgenland and Tyrol (ÖAMTC register). Salzburg is not on it — not for cars, not for lorries. Nothing to buy, nothing to display, nothing that can catch you out at the city boundary.
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Emission-class ban in Salzburg | None enacted |
| Provinces that did enact one | Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria, Burgenland, Tyrol |
| Who those bans cover | Lorries (N1/N2/N3); in part of Linz, also taxis |
| Sticker for cars | None exists anywhere in Austria |
| IG-L Abgasplakette | A lorry marking, EUR 39, issued by the ÖAMTC — only for the ban provinces |
| Fine risk for a car in Salzburg | None under the IG-L |
| What Land Salzburg does restrict | Weekend, public-holiday and night driving bans for lorries |
What the IG-L Actually Does
The Immissionsschutzgesetz-Luft lets a provincial government declare a Sanierungsgebiet and ban vehicles of specified emission classes inside it. Where that happens, vehicles that are allowed in must carry an IG-L Abgasplakette. The ÖAMTC keeps the national register of those bans, and it reads province by province:
| Province | Covered vehicles | Threshold |
|---|---|---|
| Vienna | All lorries N1-N3, any weight | Euro 2 and worse, since 1 January 2016 |
| Lower Austria | All class N vehicles, any weight | Euro 2 and worse, since 1 January 2016 |
| Upper Austria | N2 and N3 above 3.5 t; diesel taxis in part of Linz since 1 July 2020 | Euro 2 and worse (lorries); Euro 3 and worse (diesel taxis) |
| Styria | All lorries since 1 January 2018, plus special vehicles since 1 February 2018 | Euro 2 and worse |
| Burgenland | Lorries and articulated vehicles | Euro 2 and worse, since 1 October 2018 |
| Tyrol | Lorries from 7.5 t, depending on the goods carried | Euro 5 and worse |
Salzburg has declared nothing of the kind. Its own lorry page deals with a different family of rules: the weekend ban from Saturday 15:00 to Sunday 22:00, the public-holiday ban from 00:00 to 22:00 for lorry-and-trailer combinations above 3.5 tonnes and lorries above 7.5 tonnes, and night bans — all of them about when a lorry may move, not how clean it is (Land Salzburg).
For a Car
Any car drives into Salzburg. Petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric, of any age: the province has no emission-class rule to apply to it and no sticker scheme to enforce. The penalty of up to EUR 2,180 that the IG-L allows is real, but it attaches to driving inside a ban area without the right plaque — and Salzburg has no ban area.
Driving in Salzburg — Quick Reference
| Road Type | Speed Limit |
|---|---|
| Urban areas | 50 km/h |
| Rural roads | 100 km/h |
| Motorways | 130 km/h |
Speeding fines in Austria start at EUR 30 for minor violations (1-10 km/h over) and increase steeply. Going 30+ km/h over the limit can result in EUR 150 or more for extreme speeding.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| City centre rate | EUR 1-2.50/30 min |
| Park & Ride | P+R from EUR 3-4/day |
Tip: Buy Parkschein at Trafik shops; short-stay zone limits apply
- Rush hours: 7:00-9:00 and 16:00-18:30
- Watch out for: Tram tracks, right-before-left rule at unmarked crossings
- One-way streets: Check parking zone (Kurzparkzone) signs
Traffic in Austria drives on the right side of the road.
| Service | Number |
|---|---|
| General emergency | 112 |
| Police | 133 |
| Ambulance | 144 |
| Fire | 122 |
When driving in Austria, your vehicle must carry: Warning Triangle, Reflective Vest, First Aid Kit, Fire Extinguisher (recommended), Spare Bulbs (recommended).
Recent changes to this page
- Checked against the OeAMTC register of IG-L Abgasplaketten bans, which lists the enacting provinces as Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria, Burgenland and Tyrol — Salzburg appears in none of them. The page previously described a Salzburg IG-L truck zone active since 2016; that framing, the zone dates and the emission-zone checkers have been removed. Land Salzburg's own lorry page covers weekend, holiday and night bans, not emission classes.
- Title, description and introduction rewritten from this page's own data (no shared template wording).
- Corrected page: IG-L emission-class bans apply to heavy trucks, not passenger cars. Removed incorrect car Euro-class and eco-sticker requirements. Verified via ÖAMTC.
- Confirmed the IG-L Abgasklassen-Fahrverbote target heavy goods vehicles; passenger cars remain unrestricted.
- Updated enforcement procedure notes after seasonal review cycle.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. Austria's IG-L emission-class driving bans are enacted province by province, and the six that have one are Vienna, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Styria, Burgenland and Tyrol. Salzburg is not among them, for cars or for lorries.
No. The Austrian IG-L Abgasplakette is a lorry marking, required only where a province has enacted a ban, and Salzburg has not. There is no Austrian equivalent of the German Umweltplakette for cars anywhere in the country.
No. Penalties of up to EUR 2,180 exist under the IG-L for driving inside a ban area without the correct plaque, but that applies in the provinces that enacted one. Salzburg has no such area, so there is nothing for a car to breach.