Portugal
2026:
No driving ban for general freight traffic. For dangerous goods transports, a driving ban applies for vehicles over 3.5 t GVW on Fridays, Sundays and public holidays as well as on the day before a public holiday from 18:00 to 21:00 on the following routes:
• EN6 Lisbon – Cascais
• EN10 Infantado – Vila Franca de Xira
• EN14 Maia – Braga
• EN15 Porto – Campo (A4)
• EN105 Porto – Alfena (junction with IC24)
• IC1 Coimbrões – Miramar
• EN209 Porto – Gondomar
• EN209 (ER) Gondomar – Valongo
• IC2 (EN1) Alenquer – Carvalhos
• EN13 Porto – Viana do Castelo
• EN1 Carvalhos – Vila Nova de Gaia (Santo Ovidio)
• EN101 Braga – Vila Verde
• EN125 (ER) Lagos – São João da Venda
• IC4 (EN125) São João da Venda – Faro
• EN125 Faro – Olhão
• EN125 (ER) Olhão – Pinheira junction
• EN222 Porto – Crestuma/Lever toll station
The driving ban for dangerous goods transports also applies on the access roads to Lisbon and Porto.
The tunnels on motorway A 23 (Gardunha, Barracão and Ramela tunnels) are closed to dangerous goods transports all year round. The mandatory exit is signposted 1,500 metres before the tunnel entrance.
For the city centre of Lisbon, a driving ban applies to HGVs from 2.6 t GVW between 08:00 and 10:00 as well as 17:00 and 19:00. For HGVs that do not at least meet emission standard Euro III, driving within the Lisbon urban area is generally prohibited.
Driving in the city centre area of Porto is prohibited for HGVs from 14:00 to 19:00.
Public holidays: 1 January, 3 April (Good Friday), 5 April (Easter Sunday), 25 April, 1 May, 4 June (Corpus Christi), 10 June, 15 August, 5 October, 1 November (All Saints’ Day), 8 and 25 December
Antram Rua do Conselheiro Lopo Vaz – Lot AB Office A, 1800-142 Lisbon, Tel.: +351 21 854 41 00, Fax: +351 21 854 41 80
www.antram.pt
2025:
No driving bans for general freight transport. For dangerous goods transport, a driving ban applies to vehicles over 3.5 t GVW on Fridays, Sundays and public holidays, as well as on the day before a public holiday from 18:00 to 21:00 on the following routes:
• EN6 Lisbon – Cascais
• EN10 Infantado – Vila Franca de Xira
• EN14 Maia – Braga
• EN15 Porto – Campo (A4)
• EN105 Porto – Alfena (junction with IC24)
• IC1 Coimbrões – Miramar
• EN209 Porto – Gondomar
• EN209 (ER) Gondomar – Valongo
• IC2 (EN1) Alenquer – Carvalhos
• EN13 Porto – Viana do Castelo
• EN1 Carvalhos – Vila Nova de Gaia (Santo Ovidio)
• EN101 Braga – Vila Verde
• EN125 (ER) Lagos – São João da Venda
• IC4 (EN125) São João da Venda – Faro
• EN125 Faro – Olhão
• EN125 (ER) Olhão – Pinheira junction
• EN222 Porto – Crestuma/Lever toll station
The driving ban for dangerous goods transport also applies on the access roads to Lisbon and Porto.
The tunnels on the A23 motorway (Gardunha and Barracão–Ramela tunnels) are closed year-round to dangerous goods transport. The mandatory exit is signposted 1,500 metres before the tunnel entrance.
In the city centre of Lisbon, a driving ban applies to trucks from 2.6 t GVW between 08:00 and 10:00 and between 17:00 and 19:00. Trucks that do not meet at least the Euro III emissions standard are generally prohibited from entering the Lisbon city area.
Driving in the city centre of Porto is prohibited for trucks from 14:00 to 19:00.
Public holidays: 1 January, 18 April (Good Friday), 20 April (Easter Sunday), 25 April, 1 May, 10 June, 19 June (Corpus Christi), 15 August, 5 October, 1 November (All Saints' Day), 8 and 25 December
Antram Rua do Conselheiro Lopo Vaz – Lote AB Office A, 1800-142 Lisbon, Tel.: +351 21 854 41 00, Fax: +351 21 854 41 80
www.antram.pt
