The 2024 ring ends in the summer

Less than a month remains until the end of the cordon in place in central Athens and the “green light” for all vehicles within the specified limits.

The Ring will stop next month for the summer, and by October 2024, all vehicles will be able to participate normally in central Athens. In particular, it will cease to be valid Friday, July 19, 2024 It will go into effect again next October, around the middle of the month.

The Ring is valid Monday through Thursday during business hours 07:00 – 20:00And on Friday of 07:00 – 15:00.

His measures The ring is not valid on Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays As well as on days when there is a strike by workers in all public transportation.

• Even dates: Cars whose registration numbers end in 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 are in circulation.
• Odd dates: Cars with registration numbers ending in 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 are in circulation.

Seal: fine

Violation of restrictive measures leads to An administrative fine of 100 eurosbased on the provisions of Article 52, Paragraph 6 of the Road Traffic Law, as amended and in force in conjunction with Article 31 of Law 3904/2010 (Α΄218).

What cars are allowed on the circuit?

The following types of vehicles are exempt from Ring restrictions and are allowed to move freely in central Athens:

• Purely Electric cars, hybrids Electric cars, natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas vehicles.
• EURO 6 vehicles (except for the driving technologies mentioned above) emit lower amounts of 120 g/km CO2 (according to the New European Driving Cycle – NEDC) and classified for the first time in an EU Member State by 31 December 2020.
• EURO 6 vehicles (except for the driving technologies mentioned above) emit lower amounts of 145 g/km CO2 (in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure – WLTP) and registered for the first time in an EU Member State from 1 January 2021 onwards.

In addition to electric and hybrid cars, there are also exceptions based on the driver’s status.

Specifically, the following vehicles are allowed to drive in central Athens:

• Medical vehicles (with special badge)
• Cars for physical therapists
• Disabled military vehicles
• Patients who require repeated treatment (with a relevant certificate from a nursing institution)
• Vehicles driven or transported by persons with disabilities, provided that the persons with disabilities are provided with a persons with disabilities parking permit

In addition, the following compounds are excluded:

• Vehicles transporting medicines and sensitive medical materials
• Transport vehicles
• Training cars for professional coaches stationed inside the ring
• Vehicles of government services, online travel agencies, organizations or public utility companies that have special registration numbers or are clearly marked for these services
• Vehicles headed by foreign diplomatic missions
• Compounds of press representatives, with a maximum per media outlet

Ring boundaries

Great ring

The Athens Belt is briefly called a measure to limit vehicular traffic in central Athens, based on the regular traffic of most of it.

This measure aims to reduce the traffic burden in central Athens and thus reduce air pollution due to gaseous pollutants during vehicle operation, both in the wider Athens area and in its central area. Traffic restrictions of a similar nature apply in some major cities abroad.

The boundaries of the Grand Ring Road application are the following boulevards and streets: Beach Street – Alimos – Vouliagmenis – St. Venizelo – Perimetrici Lemito – Katehaki – Mesogion – Ag. Paraskevi – Chalandrio – Papanikoli – (K. Palaiologo) – Kapodistrio – Kemi – Kastamonis – Chalandrio – Anagenesios – Athens – Lamia National Road – Athens – Thebes – Lambrakis Village to Keratsini.

Small ring

The application boundaries of the small ring are the following avenues and streets: Alexandras – Zakharov – Mesogion – Fedebedou – Mikalakopoulou – SP Mercury – Freaksidos – Lemitou – Ilio Island – Amber. Franzi – Singro – Hamsterna – Piraeus – Ira Odos – Constantinople – Achilleos – Karaiskaki Square – Carollo – Marni – October 28 (Patission) – Alexandras.

The boundaries of the small ring are marked with special signs bearing the word “D” on a yellow background, and are located on each entrance road to the ring.

According to the Road Traffic Law, violation of the ring is punishable by an administrative fine of 200 euros. In addition, violators who do not comply with instructions from police authorities to immediately leave the prohibited area are subject to imprisonment for up to one year.