Palermo ZTL: Hours, Daily Pass and Tourist Access

By Josep Mampel Marques, updated November 11, 2026

Palermo's central ZTL covers the historic centre and is active Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 20:00 all year, plus a night ZTL on Friday and weekend nights whose hours change between summer and winter, according to SicurAUTO (7 May 2026). Visitors can buy a daily pass online: the Comune's ZTL portal says daily passes are sold online and can be activated with a foreign mobile number. ZTL Map does not cover Palermo yet, so we give the reported hours with their source and no checker.

Palermo ZTL hours as reported

Period	Hours reported by SicurAUTO
All year	Monday to Friday 08:00 to 20:00
1 May to 31 October (night ZTL)	Friday 20:00 to 24:00; Saturday 00:00 to 06:00 and 20:00 to 24:00; Sunday 00:00 to 06:00
1 November to 30 April (night ZTL)	Friday 23:00 to 24:00; Saturday 00:00 to 06:00 and 23:00 to 24:00; Sunday 00:00 to 06:00

The same article says the ZTL is usually suspended over the Christmas period, and that an experimental evening ZTL in Mondello ran from 8 May to 30 September 2026, 20:00 to 24:00 (to 01:00 on days before holidays). The Comune's portal confirms that the night ZTL was reactivated in November 2021 and that the daytime ZTL on via Roma was reinstated in July 2023, but its page only links to the hours instead of stating them, so we could not check the table against it. We use the most restrictive reading and say so: if in doubt, assume the zone is active.

The ZTL covers the four historic districts (Kalsa, Albergheria, Monte di Pietà and La Loggia), with the perimeter streets outside the zone, according to SicurAUTO. Hours can change by ordinance for works and events, and the daytime ZTL is not normally active on public holidays according to some guides. We could not confirm the holiday rule officially, so do not count on it.

The daily pass

SicurAUTO gives these prices for the daily pass, and says it is for vehicles that are at least Euro 4 diesel or Euro 3 petrol, or hybrid, LPG or methane:

Vehicle	Daily pass
Petrol and diesel cars	5.00 EUR
Hybrid, methane and LPG cars	2.50 EUR
Electric cars	Free, with a pass
Buses and tourist coaches	30.00 EUR

How it works, according to the Comune's ZTL portal (ztl.comune.palermo.it):

Daily passes can be bought online, and the portal links instructions for activating one with a foreign mobile number.
The pass service is now in the PalerMobilità app; the old ZTL app was discontinued in January 2021.
Home delivery of passes is not active.

SicurAUTO and other guides stress that the pass must be activated before you enter, and that after the deadline the transit is punishable and can no longer be regularised. We could not read the official rule for late payment, so do not plan on paying afterwards.

Hotel and B&B guests

SicurAUTO says there are temporary passes for customers of businesses inside the ZTL, with hotel guests as an example. Another guide says the first entry and final exit of hotel and B&B guests are free and that emission rules still apply, but we could not confirm this in an official text. Ask your hotel before you arrive what it can issue and what it needs from you. For how other cities handle this, see hotel inside the ZTL.

Electric cars

SicurAUTO says the pass for electric cars and for vehicles carrying disabled people is always free, and that holders of fully electric vehicles can also be on a white list that grants free access after prior application. A rental electric car still needs the pass activated for its plate. More on this in ZTL and electric cars in Italy.

Fines and rental cars

We found no fine amount for Palermo in a source we could read. The general mechanics for a rental car, the deadlines and the appeal routes are in ZTL fines with a rental car, and paying from abroad is covered in how to pay a ZTL fine from abroad. Before you enter, learn the sign and do not rely on navigation apps.

Frequently asked questions

Can a tourist drive into the Palermo ZTL?

Yes, with a daily pass activated before entering, according to the press sources and the Comune's portal, or as a hotel guest if the hotel arranges it. Check the vehicle's emission class against the pass conditions.

Is the Palermo ZTL active at night?

There is a night ZTL on Friday and on weekend nights, with a later start in winter (23:00 instead of 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays) according to SicurAUTO. Confirm at the gate.

Does ZTL Map cover Palermo?

Not yet. Our checker covers Florence, Rome, Milan, Bologna and Lucca. See the method page for why we publish only sourced boundaries.

Sources

Comune di Palermo, ZTL portal: https://ztl.comune.palermo.it/
SicurAUTO, Ztl Palermo: Mondello nuova zona a traffico limitato, orari e mappa (7 May 2026): https://www.sicurauto.it/news/ztl-palermo-orari-zone-e-mappa/

Checked on 11 November 2026. Prices and hours change by ordinance: confirm on the Comune's portal before you buy a pass.