Labour Day is a public holiday in much of Europe, and later in the month some countries also mark Victory Day and Pentecost. Below is a practical schedule of holiday-related truck traffic restrictions.
30 April (Thursday)
Croatia – from 15:00 to 23:00. The ban applies to trucks and vehicle combinations with a gross vehicle weight above 7.5 tonnes, as well as trucks and vehicles with trailers longer than 14 metres.
France – from 22:00 to 24:00. Restrictions cover trucks and vehicle combinations with a gross vehicle weight above 7.5 tonnes.
Luxembourg – from 21:30 to 24:00 towards France, and from 23:30 to 24:00 towards Germany. Applies to vehicles over 7.5 tonnes, with or without a trailer.
Poland – from 18:00 to 22:00. Applies to vehicles over 12 tonnes.
Hungary – from 22:00 to 24:00. Applies to trucks over 7.5 tonnes.
1 May (Friday, Labour Day)
Austria – from 00:00 to 22:00. Applies to trucks over 7.5 tonnes.
Croatia – from 14:00 to 23:00.
Czechia – from 13:00 to 22:00. Applies to trucks and vehicle combinations over 7.5 tonnes.
France – from 00:00 to 22:00.
Luxembourg – from 00:00 to 21:45.
Germany – from 00:00 to 22:00. The ban covers vehicles over 7.5 tonnes and trucks towing trailers.
Poland – from 08:00 to 22:00.
Slovakia – from 00:00 to 22:00. Applies to trucks over 7.5 tonnes and to trucks over 3.5 tonnes when towing a trailer or semi-trailer.
Slovenia – from 08:00 to 22:00. Applies to trucks and vehicle combinations over 7.5 tonnes.
Hungary – from 00:00 to 22:00.
Italy – from 09:00 to 22:00. Applies to trucks over 7.5 tonnes.
2 May (Saturday)
Poland – from 18:00 to 22:00.
Slovenia – from 08:00 to 22:00.
3 May (Sunday, Constitution Day)
Poland – from 08:00 to 22:00.
7 May (Thursday)
France – from 22:00 to 24:00.
Luxembourg – from 21:30 to 24:00 towards France.
8 May (Friday, Victory Day)
Czechia – from 13:00 to 22:00.
France – from 00:00 to 22:00.
Luxembourg – from 00:00 to 24:00 towards France, and from 23:30 to 24:00 towards Germany.
Slovakia – from 00:00 to 22:00. On this day, an exemption applies under the same rules as on 1 May.
9 May (Saturday, Europe Day)
Luxembourg – from 00:00 to 21:45 towards France.
13 May (Wednesday)
Austria – from 07:00 to 22:00. Restrictions apply on the A12 Inntal Autobahn, A13 Brenner Autobahn and A14 Rheintal/Walgau Autobahn in the direction of Italy.
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.
14 May (Ascension Day)
Austria – from 00:00 to 22:00.
Luxembourg – from 00:00 to 21:45.
Germany – from 00:00 to 22:00.
Switzerland – from 00:00 to 24:00. The ban covers goods vehicles with a maximum authorised mass above 3.5 tonnes; tractors and industrial machines; articulated vehicles and road trains over 5 tonnes (passenger cars, motorhomes and agricultural vehicles are excluded).
23 May (Saturday)
Poland – from 18:00 to 22:00.
France – from 22:00 to 24:00.
24 May (Sunday, Pentecost)
France – from 00:00 to 24:00,
Luxembourg – from 00:00 to 24:00 towards France, and from 00:00 to 21:45 plus from 23:30 to 24:00 towards Germany
Poland – from 08:00 to 22:00.
25 May (Monday, Whit Monday)
Austria – from 00:00 to 22:00.
France – from 00:00 to 24:00.
Luxembourg – from 00:00 to 21:45.
Germany – from 00:00 to 22:00.
Hungary – from 00:00 to 22:00,
29 May (Friday)
Croatia – from 15:00 to 23:00.
30 May (Saturday)
Croatia (Statehood Day) – from 14:00 to 23:00.
Further reading
If you’re planning routes around these holiday bans, it also helps to keep up with enforcement focus and the rules that are checked most often during cross-border operations.
- Europe-wide truck checks start next Monday– Useful to understand what police and inspectors typically target during coordinated control weeks that may coincide with peak holiday traffic.
- EU clarifies border-crossing records: more flexibility, same obligations– Complements holiday restriction planning by explaining how border-crossing documentation and tachograph rules are applied in practice across the EU.
