Cities with Environmental Zones
You need a green environmental badge in these German cities
Important Information
Over 70 German cities have established environmental zones where a green environmental badge is mandatory. The green badge (emission group 4) has been the only valid badge in all German environmental zones since 2025. Entering an environmental zone without a valid badge can be fined 80 euros.
Berlin
Environmental zone
Germany's largest city with a strict environmental zone since 2008.
München
Environmental zone
Bavaria's capital with an environmental zone throughout the city within the Mittlerer Ring.
Köln
Environmental zone
Environmental zone in the entire city area within the Cologne motorway ring.