Brussels LEZ

The LEZ covers the whole Brussels-Capital Region (19 municipalities), 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. The R0 ring road and some access roads to transit car parks are outside the LEZ.

Since 1 January 2026 the following cars are banned: diesel Euro 5 and lower, and petrol/LPG/CNG Euro 2 and lower (gas and bioethanol count as petrol). Allowed: diesel Euro 6, petrol Euro 3 and higher. Nothing changes on 1 January 2027; the next step is 2028 (diesel Euro 6a/b/c and 6d-TEMP, petrol Euro 3).

Foreign-registered vehicles (except Dutch ones) must register, free of charge, valid for 5 years, before entering or within 5 days after entering. Dutch cars only need to register if they are non-compliant. A Brussels registration is not valid in Flanders and vice versa.

Day pass for non-compliant cars: EUR 35, maximum 24 per calendar year per plate, valid on the chosen day until 06:00 the next morning. Buy it before or up to 5 days after entry; foreign cars must register first. Only passes bought on lez.brussels are valid. An annual pass has been announced but is not yet available.

Before you leave: 1) check your car's Euro norm and fuel on the registration certificate (if in doubt, check the official website). 2) If it is compliant and foreign-registered (not Dutch), register it free of charge at lez.brussels/mytax/en/registration/start. 3) If it is non-compliant, register it first if foreign, then buy a day pass (EUR 35) on lez.brussels.

Use only the official site lez.brussels: registration is free and passes bought elsewhere are not valid. Beware of unofficial paid intermediaries.

For the city-centre Christmas markets (Bourse, Grand-Place, Sainte-Catherine), the train to Bruxelles-Central, Midi or Nord is the simplest option, with no LEZ worries. Otherwise use a P+R outside the LEZ that is open to all vehicles.