Low Emission Zone Vienna and surrounding areas

Do I need an IGL environmental sticker to drive in the low emission zone in Vienna? What type of environmental badge is required in the environmental zone Vienna? Please read below.

Required type of IGL sticker in Vienna (Upper Austria)

Yellow Pickerl - Euro 3 and above

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Vienna

Vehicles allowed only with a valid IGL environmental badge

Private car

class M1

Allowed without an eco badge

Company vehicle

< 3,5t (N1)

Needs an eco badge

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Commercial vehicle

> 3,5t (lorry, bus, coach)

Needs an eco badge

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Motorcycle, moped

class L

Allowed without an eco badge

Validity of the Vienna Low Emission Zone

Vienna plans to gradually tighten entry to the environmental zone on its territory. Currently, if you have a company vehicle (N1 category) or any truck, you must have the Austrian environmental badge, also known as Umwelt-Pickerl, in order to enter the environmental zone Vienna.

Penalty of 2,180 Euros

Breach of duty is severely punished – the fine may go up to 2,180 euros (i.e. approximately £ 1800).

Where to place the IGL environmental sticker?

The environmental badge should be placed in the bottom-right corner of the windscreen.

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About Green Zone in Vienna (Lower Austria)

Ecological Zones in Vienna (Lower Austria)

There are restrictions for vehicles of categories N1, N2, and N3 in the environmental zones across Austria. These include the environmental zone in Vienna and the Lower Austria zone, which also covers the districts of Bruck an der Leitha, Gänserndorf, Korneuburg, Mödling, and Tulln.

Failure to comply may result in a fine of up to € 2,180 (£ 1800).

You can read more about the types of environmental badges in the section Types of Environmental Badges.

Driving in Vienna

Are you travelling to Vienna by truck or company car?

From 1. 1. 2016, a restriction applies to vehicles in categories N1, N2 and N3, allowing entry only to cars falling under the EURO 3 emissions class and above. Entrance to the low-emissions zone of Vienna thus requires that the coloured “Pickerl” plaque be affixed to the windscreen. This plaque states the emissions class. Breach of duty is severely punished – the fine may go up to 2,180 euros (£ 1800).

The low-emissions zone of Vienna is valid throughout the capital, in an area of 415 km² with 1.8 million inhabitants.

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The date of introduction of the low emission zone in Vienna (Lower Austria)

Date	Measures
From 1. 1. 2016	restrictions for vehicles of category N1, N2 and N3 with emission class Euro 2. Entry allowed for vehicles with emission class EURO 3 and higher
From 1. 7. 2014	restrictions for vehicles of category N1, N2 and N3 with emission class EURO 0 and EURO 1. Entry allowed with emission class EURO 2 or higher.
From 1. 7. 2014	a low emission zone came into force in Vienna and surrounding areas (Lower Austria)

Pavlina Pavlina is an author at EnvironmentalBadge.com and our expert on European low-emission zones, with many years’ experience assessing vehicles for environmental badges.

Last update 29.1.2026

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