Granada low-emission zone 2026: the whole city, for outsiders only
Granada’s zone covers almost its whole municipality, but its own residents are outside the rules. The restriction targets unlabelled cars coming in from elsewhere.
Granada ZBE, 17 October 2026
You can drive in
B label
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Granada: you can drive in
Free access, driving and parking with this label.
| Fine for entering without permission | not applicable |
|---|---|
| Road tax (section 95) | €34.08 – €68.16 |
Full Granada rules · B label ·
How the answer was reached, step by step
- First registered in June 2012: under the dates published by the DGT, B label.
- Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Granada: you can drive in.
- IVTM: Granada's tax byelaw is not included; section 95 of the Local Finance Act sets €34.08 to €68.16 for 11.50 fiscal hp (multiplier 1 to 2).
Estimate based on the byelaws and DGT criteria checked on 15 October 2026. The byelaw in force and, for the label, the DGT number-plate lookup have the final word. How we calculate
Granada’s low-emission zone covers about 23.5 km², practically the whole city, between Camino del Sacromonte, Avenida de la Innovación and Federico García Lorca Park, among other limits. Its start, planned for 1 April 2025, was put back to 1 October 2025 together with the penalty regime, as set out in the final approval published in the Granada provincial gazette on 18 September. The rules only affect vehicles from outside Granada without a DGT label; residents registered in the city are outside the scheme, and B, C, ECO and zero labels drive freely. There are exceptions for drivers parking for more than an hour in a public car park, low-income drivers who need the car for work, essential services, public transport, taxis, ride-hailing and people with reduced mobility. The serious-offence fine is €200.
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · How we calculate
Large in area, narrow in scope
Granada chose an almost citywide boundary and a very specific rule: it only excludes unlabelled vehicles, and only those from outside the city. The aim is the traffic arriving from the metropolitan area, the Vega plain and the coast. For a registered resident nothing changes; for someone driving in every day from a nearby town in a pre-2006 diesel, everything does.
The car-park way in
The most useful exception is the public car park: leaving the car for more than an hour justifies the entry. Given the city’s distances, it is the option for people coming to work or to hospital who cannot change car. The full list of exceptions is in the approved project published in the provincial gazette.
The council website blocks automated reading, so the data were read in the provincial gazette and in archived copies of its official press notes. If you are not sure whether your car has a label, the page on unlabelled vehicles explains how to check and whether you can get one.
Who can drive into the Granada ZBE today
Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Granada
almost the whole city, about 23.5 km² bounded by Camino del Sacromonte, Avenida de la Innovación and Federico García Lorca Park, among others. Enforced: every day, at any time. In force since1 October 2025.
| Label | Out-of-town vehicle | Registered in Granada | Resident of the zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero emissions label | You can drive in | You can drive in | You can drive in |
| ECO label | You can drive in | You can drive in | You can drive in |
| C label | You can drive in | You can drive in | You can drive in |
| B label | You can drive in | You can drive in | You can drive in |
| No label | You cannot drive in | You can drive in | You can drive in |
Fine, enforcement and exceptions
- Fine: €200, €100 if paid within 20 calendar days (serious offence under section 76(z3) of the Traffic Act).
- Enforcement: number-plate cameras at the entries.
- out-of-town unlabelled vehicles going to a public car park and staying more than an hour.
- drivers with incomes below twice the IPREM index who need the car for work (permit).
- with a permit: garage owners (only to reach them), court summonses, people over 67, people with reduced mobility and their carers, health centres and pharmacies, supplies and repair workshops.
- emergency, security and essential public services, public transport, taxis, ride-hailing and reduced-mobility users.
Official sources for this city
- Proyecto de Zona de Bajas Emisiones de Granada, aprobación definitiva (BOP de Granada n.º 178, 18 de septiembre de 2025)
- Ayuntamiento de Granada · Se retrasa al 1 de octubre la entrada en vigor y el régimen sancionador
- Ayuntamiento de Granada · La ZBE abarca toda la ciudad y solo afectará a los no residentes sin etiqueta
- Checked on ; granada.org refuses automated downloads (403): on 16/10/2026 the provincial gazette was read on bop.dipgra.es and the two council notes in their web.archive.org copies (27/10/2025 and 24/11/2024).