ZTL Naples: ten zones, and one of them runs at night

At least ten separate restricted zones and pedestrian areas, each with its own perimeter, its own hours and its own gates. They do not follow a common pattern: most are daytime, one is entirely night-time, one runs only on Saturdays and one only over Christmas. A permit issued for one zone does not work in another — the council states this explicitly.

They differ by zone and even by gate. The Centro Antico is 09:00–17:00 at most gates, but the via del Sole gate runs to 22:00 on weekdays and to 02:00 at weekends. Mezzocannone follows the same late pattern. Tarsia-Pignasecca-Dante is 09:00–18:00. Belledonne-Martiri-Poerio runs 19:00–07:00, at night. Piazza del Gesù is closed around the clock. Verified 13 August 2026 against the city's own pages.

Belledonne, Martiri and Poerio, from 19:00 to 07:00 every day. It covers vico Belledonne, piazza Rodinò, via Alabardieri, via Bisignano, via Calabritto, via Cavallerizza, piazza dei Martiri and via Carlo Poerio between piazza dei Martiri and via Fiorelli. This is the single most common way a visitor is fined in Naples, because it runs exactly when you drive out to dinner.

Sometimes, but there is a limit nobody expects. Under the council's rules a hotel is issued a number of permits EQUAL TO ITS NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES, its own or under agreement with a garage. A small hotel with six spaces can admit six cars, not every guest. Ask when booking whether they can register your plate and which ZTL they are in, because a permit is valid only for that specific zone. The permit for hotel and garage customers costs €50.

The hotel notifies your plate and hands you a completed form on arrival showing the permit number, your plate and the exact dates of your stay, stamped by the property. You must display that form on the windscreen for the whole stay, together with one of the hotel's permits, and show it at the first gate.

It depends on the zone, which is unusual even by Italian standards. Mopeds and motorcycles are allowed in the Centro Antico and in Tarsia-Pignasecca-Dante, but NOT in Mezzocannone, NOT in the Piazza del Gesù pedestrian area and NOT in via Brombeis. Check the specific zone before riding in.

No. Naples grants temporary ZTL permits only for removals, building maintenance, medical appointments for people with walking difficulties, and loading for authorised events. Tourism is not among them. The route for a visitor is the hotel, or a taxi.

Go to a tobacconist. ANM manages around 32,000 parking spaces in total, blue-line bays and multi-storey car parks together, and you can pay on the LIS circuit at a tabaccheria simply by giving your plate and the zone — nothing needs to be displayed on the dashboard at all, which is by far the simplest route for a visitor. Otherwise pay at the meter, where newer machines take contactless cards and require you to enter the plate. Of the apps, Tap&Park is ANM's own and charges no surcharge.

Yes, and this catches people out: the council is explicit that without registering the plate the cameras fine even holders of a disabled badge. Up to two plates can be registered. If an unregistered vehicle passes a gate, the transit must be reported within 48 hours by certified email. Note this does not cover the restricted zone at Capodichino airport, which has its own rules.

You can, but almost nobody should. Naples has at least ten separate restricted zones, their hours contradict each other, and they change from gate to gate within the same zone — one runs only at night, from 19:00 to 07:00. Taxis and licensed private hire may enter the pedestrian areas to drop you at the door, so arriving by taxi removes the problem entirely.

The camera reads the plate and the fine follows months later. There is no way to put it right afterwards. The most common mistakes are two: assuming the hours are the same across the city, and assuming a hotel can always let you in — a property is issued only as many permits as it has parking spaces, not one per guest.

You can, but it is the hardest historic centre in Italy to read: at least ten separate restricted zones with different hours, and the hours change from gate to gate within the same zone. One runs only at NIGHT, 19:00 to 07:00. Taxis and licensed private hire enter freely, which is the practical answer for reaching a hotel.

A camera reads the plate and a fine follows by post, usually months later and through your rental company. There is no way to regularise it afterwards in Naples. The zones are not marked in any way an unfamiliar driver would notice at speed, which is why so many visitors are caught.

ANM manages around 32,000 spaces across the city, and the easiest way to pay is not the meter: go to a tobacconist on the LIS circuit, give your plate and the zone, and nothing needs to be displayed on the dashboard at all. Of the apps, Tap&Park is ANM's own and charges no surcharge.