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Truck driving bans in Austria: rules and public holidays for the next 12 months

Cargon Team

The rules

Saturday from 15:00 until Sunday 22:00; public holidays 00:00–22:00. Night ban 22:00–05:00 for trucks that are not low-noise; more weekend bans on transit routes in summer.

Public holidays with a driving ban

National public holidays and the hours of the ban (local time). A holiday that falls on a Sunday is covered by the Sunday ban.

DateHolidayDriving ban
Mon, 10/26/2026National holiday00:00 – 22:00
Sun, 11/01/2026All Saints' DaySat, 10/31/2026 15:00 – 22:00
Tue, 12/08/2026Immaculate Conception00:00 – 22:00
Fri, 12/25/2026Christmas Day00:00 – 22:00
Sat, 12/26/2026St Stephen's Day00:00 – Sun, 12/27/2026 00:00
Fri, 01/01/2027New Year's Day00:00 – 22:00
Wed, 01/06/2027Epiphany00:00 – 22:00
Mon, 03/29/2027Easter Monday00:00 – 22:00
Sat, 05/01/2027Labour Day00:00 – Sun, 05/02/2027 00:00
Thu, 05/06/2027Ascension Day00:00 – 22:00
Mon, 05/17/2027Whit Monday00:00 – 22:00
Thu, 05/27/2027Corpus Christi00:00 – 22:00
Sun, 08/15/2027Assumption DaySat, 08/14/2027 15:00 – 22:00
Tue, 10/26/2027National holiday00:00 – 22:00

Driving bans in other countries

Germany · Switzerland · Italy · France · Poland · Czechia · Slovakia · Hungary · Slovenia · Truck driving bans

Main national rules only: regional holidays (single states, cantons or regions), summer lists for single motorways and exemptions (perishables, combined transport, permits) are not included. The rules of each country are binding.