Low-emission zones, charges and tolls for coaches

Low-emission zones for buses

Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Eindhoven have a low-emission zone for buses, for coaches and public transport buses. Only diesel buses of at least emission class 6 may enter. Truckroute checks every low-emission zone on the route against the emission class of your bus from the number plate; on the map the Buses and coaches layer shows only the zones that apply to a bus.

Zero-emission zones: not now, possible from 2029

The zero-emission zones currently apply only to vans and trucks; a coach may enter. The national government wants to allow municipalities to introduce a zero-emission zone for new buses from 1 January 2029. Amsterdam, Utrecht, The Hague and Eindhoven intend to do so; the low-emission zone for buses then lapses. As soon as a municipality introduces such a zone, it is added to Truckroute.

Charges and tolls

The Dutch truck charge only applies to trucks (N2 and N3), not to a bus. In Germany buses are exempt from the Maut, and the Belgian kilometre charge does not apply to buses. Truckroute does calculate a toll road or toll tunnel, such as the Westerschelde Tunnel or the Liefkenshoek Tunnel, with the height and length of your bus.

Read also

• Route planner for coaches and buses: Enter the number plate of your coach: Truckroute plans with the height, length and weight of the bus and only avoids the signs that apply to a bus.
• Signs C7a and C7b: closed to buses: C7 applies to trucks, C7a to buses and C7b to both. What the signs mean for a coach and how Truckroute plans with them.
• A route around low-emission and zero-emission zones: For each number plate the verdict for every low-emission and zero-emission zone, and a truck route that avoids the zones your vehicle may not enter.