Low-Emission Zone - Donostia / San Sebastián
Pursuant to EU guidelines and in compliance with Law 7/2021 of 20 May stipulating that all locations with populations exceeding 50,000 must establish a low-emission zone, the city of Donostia / San Sebastián has now set the conditions for access to the Low-Emission Zone (LEZ) or "Isuri Gutxiko Eremua (IGE)" in Basque.
The LEZ is composed exclusively of the city centre: the area highlighted in green on the map.
The LEZ may be used by all vehicles which meet the environmental requisites. Checks are made by cameras reading car registrations, and it is therefore NOT necessary to show the sticker on the car.
Vehicle registered in SPAIN that meets environmental requirements
Vehicle registered ABROAD and meets environmental requirements
Vehicles that DO NOT meet environmental requirements
FAQs - Frequently asked questions
Vehicle registered in spain that meets environmental requirements
You can check whether the vehicle meets the requisites HERE.
Vehicle registered abroad and meets environmental requirements
The following foreign vehicles will be entitled to access during the first phase (2025 – 2027):
- Cars and vans (petrol and diesel) registered after 01-01-2006.
- Buses, coaches and trucks:
- Petrol: registered after 01-10-2001
- Diesel: registered after 01-10-2006
- Motor bikes and mopeds registered after 01-01-2004.
IMPORTANT: : Any foreign vehicles meeting these registration requirements may enter the LEZ zone, but visitors must have made a statement of compliance before entering the zone, at this link
They must furnish the following data:
- Owner of the vehicle
- Type of vehicle
- Registration
- Date of registration
- Type of fuel
- Technical data sheet
- For owners of a vehicle over 30 years old or holders of a European card, the relevant documentation.
If the vehicle does not meet the environmental requisites
Vous ne pourrez pas accéder à la ZFE, c'est-à-dire au centre-ville, mais vous pourrez en revanche garer votre véhicule tout près du centre. Voici les options possibles :
- Kursaal (car park facing the beach in the Gros district)
- Txofre (car park 5 minutes from the beach in the Gros district)
- Plaza Cataluña (car park 5 minutes from the beach in the Gros district)
- Atotxa car park (in the city centre)
- Estación car park (in the city centre)
- Pío XII car park (10 minutes on foot from the city centre in the Amara district)
- Arcco car park (15 minutes on foot from the city centre in the Amara district, Nº 26 bus)
- Ondarreta car park (close to Ondarreta beach, Antiguo district)
- Zuatzu car park (45 minutes on foot from Ondarreta beach)
Dissuasive car parks (free car parks):
- Illunbe (Bus 28)
- Igara (Bus 5)
FAQs
Can't I go to Donostia by car now?
YES, YOU CAN USE YOUR CAR IN DONOSTIA CITY CENTRE. The only difference is that, if your car meets the environmental requisites, you can drive around the city centre (LEZ zone) and, if not, you will have to use the car parks close to the city centre.
What about foreign vehicles?
The only difference in this case is that before they can enter the LEZ zone they will have to make a statement of compliance so that the surveillance cameras know they have authorisation to enter it: www.donostia.eus/ataria/es/web/ige/vehiculos-extranjeros
What if my car does not meet the environmental requisites, or was registered before 2006?
YOU WILL HAVE TO USE THE CAR PARKS CLOSE TO THE CITY CENTRE
Paying car parks:
- Kursaal (car park facing the beach in the Gros district)
- Txofre (car park 5 minutes from the beach in the Gros district)
- Plaza Cataluña (car park 5 minutes from the beach in the Gros district)
- Atotxa car park (in the city centre)
- Estación car park (in the city centre)
- Pío XII car park (10 minutes on foot from the city centre in the Amara district)
- Arcco car park (15 minutes on foot from the city centre in the Amara district, Nº 26 bus)
- Ondarreta car park (close to Ondarreta beach, Antiguo district)
- Zuatzu car park (45 minutes on foot from Ondarreta beach)
Dissuasive car parks (free car parks):
- Illunbe (Bus 28)
- Igara (Bus 5)
Is it enough for my car to show the environment-friendly sticker?
NO. Checks are made by cameras which read vehicle registrations, and so the sticker on the car serves no purpose.
IF A VEHICLE IS REGISTERED ABROAD, IT HAS TO MAKE THE STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE to notify its registration and its technical data: www.donostia.eus/ataria/es/web/ige/vehiculos-extranjeros
IF THE VEHICLE IS REGISTERED IN SPAIN AND MEETS THE REQUISITES, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. You can check whether the vehicle has an environment-friendly sticker here: www.donostia.eus/ataria/es/web/ige/inicio.
