🇱🇮 Liechtenstein — HGV driving bans 2026
The principality is small but its rules align with those of its alpine neighbours: no HGVs on Sundays or public holidays, and a nightly ban every day. Here is what you need to know before crossing Liechtenstein.
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1. General rule
Two basic bans apply in Liechtenstein:
🚫Sundays and public holidays. Driving ban on Sundays and public holidays, from 0:00 to 24:00 (all day).
🌙Night. Driving ban every night, from 22:00 to 05:00.
These bans apply to:
- HGVs with more than 3.5 t GVW;
- tractors and industrial machinery;
- HGVs towing a trailer with more than 5 t total weight.
2. Exemption
A permit may be issued for the transport of perishable goods.
3. Public holidays 2026
On the dates below, the ban from 0:00 to 24:00 applies.
1st January — New Year's Day
6 January — Epiphany
5 April — Easter Sunday
6 April — Easter Monday
1st May — Labour Day
14 May — Ascension Day
25 May — Whit Monday
4 June — Corpus Christi
15 August — National Day
8 September — Nativity of Mary
1st November — All Saints' Day
8 December — Immaculate Conception
25 December — Christmas Day
26 December — St Stephen's Day
4. Good to know
🗺️Small territory: Liechtenstein is bordered by Switzerland to the west and south, and by Austria to the east. Make sure to check the restrictions of both countries depending on your route.
📅Full Sunday ban: unlike some neighbouring countries where the weekend ban lasts only a few hours, here Sunday is blocked from 0:00 to 24:00.
Alcohol and drugs
Drugs : THC 1,5 µg/L ; free morphine 15 µg/L ; cocaine 15 µg/L ; amphetamine 15 µg/L ; methamphetamine 15 µg/L ; MDEA 15 µg/L ; MDMA 15 µg/L (in blood) — unless a medical prescription is proven
Lilex — Gesetzesdatenbank des Fürstentums Liechtenstein · Regulatory text · Checked on August 17, 2026
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Official sources
The links below lead to the authorities and the legal texts that prevail. They are in the language of the country.
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Verkehrsregelnverordnung (VRV), Art. 89 — Sunday and night driving ban
Lilex — Gesetzesdatenbank des Fürstentums Liechtenstein · Regulatory text · Text dated August 30, 1978 · de
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National Administration of Liechtenstein
Landesverwaltung Liechtenstein · Competent authority · de
Before a sensitive journey
Bans may be changed temporarily because of the weather, roadworks, events, environmental measures or local decisions. This page provides a general overview and does not replace checking the official source before a sensitive journey. It covers the national rules and the main routes. Local bans — city centres, mountain passes, minor roads, often “except for access” — come from municipal and prefectural orders: far too many to list here, and to be checked on the road signs or on a truck GPS.
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