Salamanca low-emission zone 2026: a timetable running to 2039

In 2024 Salamanca approved the longest timetable on this site: unlabelled vehicles go in 2029, the B label in 2034 and the C in 2039.

Address on the registration and road-tax record

Do you live inside the zone?

On the technical card; not engine horsepower

More options: date of the trip, fiscal horsepower

To see each byelaw’s timetable

Salamanca ZBE, 17 October 2026

Depends on the zone

B label

  • ZBE 1 «Zona Monumental»: yes, with conditions

    A transitional regime covers your case, under conditions the council can withdraw. Enforced: every day, at any time.

    pedestrian zone: only with a council permit (registration at zbe.aytosalamanca.es)

    From 1 January 2034: you cannot drive in.

  • ZBE 2 «Zona Centro»: you can drive in

    Free access, driving and parking with this label.

    From 1 January 2034: you cannot drive in.

Fine for entering without permission€200 · €100 if paid early
Road tax (section 95)€34.08 – €68.16

Full Salamanca rules · B label ·

How the answer was reached, step by step
  1. First registered in June 2012: under the dates published by the DGT, B label.
  2. ZBE 1 «Zona Monumental»: yes, with conditions (every day, at any time); pedestrian zone: only with a council permit (registration at zbe.aytosalamanca.es).
  3. ZBE 2 «Zona Centro»: you can drive in.
  4. IVTM: Salamanca'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

Salamanca's low-emission zone byelaw was published in the provincial gazette (BOP no. 109) on 6 June 2024 and has been in force since June 2024. It creates two zones: ZBE 1 'Zona Monumental', the pedestrianised historic centre, and ZBE 2 'Zona Centro', a ring around it. In ZBE 1 entry already requires a council permit and has been checked by number-plate readers since June 2024. Until 31 December 2028 all vehicles may drive whatever their label. From 1 January 2029 vehicles without a label are banned, from 1 January 2034 B vehicles too, and from 1 January 2039 C vehicles too. ZBE 2 rules take effect on 1 January 2029. People registered as living in the zones are never affected by the timetable.

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The historic core already checks

Zone 1, the pedestrian historic centre, has had plate readers at its entrances since June 2024: an out-of-town vehicle already needs a council permit, whatever its label. Zone 2, the ring around the historic core, starts applying its rules on 1 January 2029. People registered as living in the zone are never affected by the timetable.

Three dates in the gazette

The byelaw, published in the provincial gazette on 6 June 2024, bans unlabelled vehicles from 1 January 2029, B labels from 1 January 2034 and C labels from 1 January 2039, in both zones. The tool lets you pick those dates to see what changes. To find your label, use the label calculator.

Who can drive into the Salamanca ZBE today

ZBE 1 «Zona Monumental»

pedestrianised historic centre: inside the ring formed by Puerta de Zamora, Avenida de Mirat, Plaza de España, Gran Vía, San Pablo, Paseo del Rector Esperabé, Paseo de San Gregorio, Cuesta de San Blas, Ramón y Cajal and Paseo de Carmelitas (the ring roads themselves are outside). Enforced: every day, at any time. In force since1 June 2024.

Position on 17 October 2026 under the byelaw
LabelOut-of-town vehicleRegistered in SalamancaResident of the zone
Zero emissions label Yes, with conditionsYes, with conditionsYou can drive in
ECO label Yes, with conditionsYes, with conditionsYou can drive in
C label Yes, with conditionsfrom 1 January 2039: you cannot drive inYes, with conditionsfrom 1 January 2039: you cannot drive inYou can drive in
B label Yes, with conditionsfrom 1 January 2034: you cannot drive inYes, with conditionsfrom 1 January 2034: you cannot drive inYou can drive in
No label Yes, with conditionsfrom 1 January 2029: you cannot drive inYes, with conditionsfrom 1 January 2029: you cannot drive inYou can drive in

ZBE 2 «Zona Centro»

ring around ZBE 1: Puerta de Zamora, Avenida de Mirat, Plaza de España, Paseo de Canalejas, Rector Esperabé, Avenida de Reyes de España, Enrique Estevan bridge, Vía Helmántica, Paseo del Progreso, Sánchez Fabrés bridge, Paseo del Desengaño, Paseo de San Vicente and Paseo de Carmelitas. Enforced: every day, at any time. Takes effect on1 January 2029.

Position on 17 October 2026 under the byelaw
LabelOut-of-town vehicleRegistered in SalamancaResident of the zone
Zero emissions label You can drive inYou can drive inYou can drive in
ECO label You can drive inYou can drive inYou can drive in
C label You can drive infrom 1 January 2039: you cannot drive inYou can drive infrom 1 January 2039: you cannot drive inYou can drive in
B label You can drive infrom 1 January 2034: you cannot drive inYou can drive infrom 1 January 2034: you cannot drive inYou can drive in
No label You can drive infrom 1 January 2029: you cannot drive inYou can drive infrom 1 January 2029: you cannot drive inYou can drive in

Upcoming dates in the byelaw

  • : No label, anyone not living inside the zone, you cannot drive in (ZBE 1 «Zona Monumental»).
  • : No label, anyone not living inside the zone, you cannot drive in (ZBE 2 «Zona Centro»).
  • : B label, anyone not living inside the zone, you cannot drive in (ZBE 1 «Zona Monumental»).
  • : B label, anyone not living inside the zone, you cannot drive in (ZBE 2 «Zona Centro»).
  • : C label, anyone not living inside the zone, you cannot drive in (ZBE 1 «Zona Monumental»).
  • : C label, anyone not living inside the zone, you cannot drive in (ZBE 2 «Zona Centro»).

Fine, enforcement and exceptions

  • Fine: €200, €100 if paid within 20 calendar days (the byelaw refers to the fines in the Traffic Act; it sets no amount of its own).
  • Enforcement: number-plate readers at the entrances to the pedestrian zone (ZBE 1), running since June 2024.
  • people registered as living in the zone (the timetable never applies to them).
  • bicycles, e-scooters, emergency services, blue-badge holders, historic vehicles and garage spaces in the zone.
  • with a permit: hotels, health and education centres, shops, tradespeople, loading, taxis and private-hire cars, car parks, second homes and residents' guests.
  • Under review: label restrictions from 1/01/2029 (no label), 1/01/2034 (B) and 1/01/2039 (C) in both zones.

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What drivers ask

Can I drive into Salamanca today with a car without a label?

In ZBE 2, yes: there is no label restriction until 1 January 2029. In the pedestrian zone (ZBE 1) any vehicle, whatever its label, needs a council permit registered on the ZBE platform. Residents registered in the zone are never affected.

I live inside the pedestrian zone: do I need to do anything?

No, if you are registered as living there and pay road tax in Salamanca: you are added to the system automatically. If you live there without being registered, or have a garage space but pay the tax elsewhere, you must register on the ZBE website.

When will cars with a B label be banned?

From 1 January 2034 in both zones. Cars with a C label will be banned from 1 January 2039, except residents' vehicles. Until then, B cars drive freely in the Centro zone and need the same permit as any outside vehicle in the historic pedestrian zone. People registered as living in the zone are never affected by the timetable.

Continue with

Valladolid ZBE

B banned from 31/12/2027, C from 2030

Burgos ZBE

No-fine grace period until August 2027

León ZBE

Pedestrian centre, Ensanche only in alerts

C label

Green: petrol from 2006, diesel from 09/2015

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