In addition to the regular weekend and night-time driving bans, many countries will also introduce holiday restrictions related to Easter.
The main restrictions are as follows:
2 April (Maundy Thursday)
Austria – from 7:00 to 22:00. The ban applies to the A12 Inntal motorway, A13 Brenner and A14 Rheintal/Walgau if the destination is the A13 section between the Nößlach and Brenner Nord interchanges towards the state border with Italy. The restrictions apply to trucks with a gross vehicle weight over 7.5 t.
Luxembourg – from 23:30 to 24:00 for traffic towards Germany. The restrictions apply to vehicles with a gross vehicle weight over 7.5 t, with or without a trailer.
Hungary – from 22:00 to 24:00. Restrictions in Hungary apply to trucks with a gross vehicle weight over 7.5 t.
3 April (Good Friday)
Croatia – from 15:00 to 23:00. In this country, the ban covers trucks and combinations with a gross vehicle weight over 7.5 t, as well as trucks and vehicles with trailers exceeding 14 m in length.
Czechia – from 13:00 to 22:00. The ban applies to trucks and combinations with a gross vehicle weight over 7.5 t.
Luxembourg – from 0:00 to 21:45 towards Germany.
Germany – from 0:00 to 22:00. During this time, trucks with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 7.5 t and trucks with trailers may not travel on German roads.
Slovakia – from 0:00 to 22:00. Driving bans on Slovak roads apply to trucks with a gross vehicle weight over 7.5 t and to trucks with a gross vehicle weight over 3.5 t with a trailer or semi-trailer.
The Presidium of the Slovak Police introduced a partial exemption from traffic restrictions for heavy goods vehicles on the public holiday on 3 April 2026, but it applies only in the morning, not throughout the day. Trucks over 7.5 tonnes carrying out international transport and heading to a destination in Slovakia, e.g. a Slovak waste landfill, may travel freely on motorways and national roads between 00:00 and 06:00 on that day. Similar exemptions also apply on other public holidays.
Slovenia – from 14:00 to 22:00. The restriction applies to trucks and vehicle combinations with a gross vehicle weight exceeding 7.5 t.
Switzerland – from 0:00 to 24:00. Swiss bans cover trucks with a gross vehicle weight over 3.5 t.
Hungary – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Italy – from 14:00 to 22:00. In Italy, restrictions apply to trucks over 7.5 tonnes.
4 April (Holy Saturday)
Austria – from 15:00 to 24:00. In Austria, the restriction applies to tractor units with trailers where the gross vehicle weight of the tractor unit or trailer exceeds 3.5 tonnes, as well as to trucks, articulated vehicles or self-propelled industrial machinery with a gross vehicle weight over 7.5 tonnes.
Croatia – from 15:00 to 23:00.
France – from 22:00 to 24:00. French restrictions cover trucks and vehicle combinations with a gross vehicle weight over 7.5 tonnes.
Luxembourg – from 21:30 to 24:00 towards France and from 23:30 to 24:00 towards Germany.
Poland – from 18:00 to 22:00. In Poland, restrictions apply to vehicles over 12 tonnes.
Hungary – from 22:00 to 24:00.
Italy – from 9:00 to 16:00.
5 April (Easter Sunday)
Austria – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Croatia – from 14:00 to 23:00.
Czechia – from 13:00 to 22:00.
France – from 0:00 to 24:00.
Luxembourg – from 0:00 to 24:00 towards France and from 0:00 to 21:45 and from 23:30 to 24:00 towards Germany.
Germany – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Poland – from 8:00 to 22:00.
Slovakia – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Slovenia – from 8:00 to 22:00.
Switzerland – from 0:00 to 24:00.
Hungary – from 0:00 to 24:00.
Italy – from 9:00 to 22:00.
6 April (Easter Monday)
Austria – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Croatia – from 14:00 to 23:00.
Czechia – from 13:00 to 22:00.
France – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Luxembourg – from 0:00 to 21:45.
Germany – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Poland – from 8:00 to 22:00.
Slovakia – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Slovenia – from 8:00 to 22:00.
Switzerland – from 0:00 to 24:00.
Hungary – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Italy – from 9:00 to 22:00.
7 April (Tuesday)
Italy – from 9:00 to 14:00.
25 April (Saturday)
Italy – Liberation Day – from 9:00 to 22:00.
27 April (Monday)
Slovenia – Anniversary of the Uprising in Slovenia – from 8:00 to 22:00 (the ban coincides with the Sunday driving restriction).
30 April (Thursday)
Croatia – from 15:00 to 23:00.
France – from 22:00 to 24:00.
Luxembourg – from 21:30 to 24:00 towards France and from 23:30 to 24:00 towards Germany.
Poland – from 18:00 to 22:00.
Hungary – from 22:00 to 24:00.
1 May (Friday, Labour Day)
Austria – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Croatia – from 14:00 to 23:00.
Czechia – from 13:00 to 22:00.
France – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Luxembourg – from 0:00 to 21:45.
Germany – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Poland – from 8:00 to 22:00.
Slovakia – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Slovenia – from 8:00 to 22:00.
Hungary – from 0:00 to 22:00.
Italy – from 9:00 to 22:00.
2 May (Saturday)
Poland – from 18:00 to 22:00.
Slovenia – from 8:00 to 22:00.
3 May (Sunday, Constitution Day)
Poland – from 8:00 to 22:00.
Further Reading
If you’re planning routes around holiday truck bans, it’s also worth checking the compliance and cost factors that can disrupt international runs even when roads are open.
- EU clarification on tachograph checks– Useful for avoiding border and roadside compliance pitfalls when driving bans end and traffic enforcement ramps up.
