Are you travelling to Milan and would like to park in the city centre without the risk of fines? With Parclick, you can access the Area C of the Milan ZTL without worries. Read carefully the information we're going to give you below about this restriction and take note of the steps to follow so you can enjoy your parking in Milan in total comfort.
Area C, or ZTL Cerchia dei Bastioni zone, is one of the limited traffic zones in the historic centre of Milan. In this area, there are access restrictions for certain types of vehicles, where some may never enter and others may enter by purchasing a municipal access ticket for each day of circulation and access to this area.
Area C is delimited by a total of 43 entrances with cameras, seven of which are for the exclusive use of public transport. On this map, you can get a better idea of the exact area comprising Area C:
The Area C restriction is active from Monday to Friday, from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm. Outside these hours, including public holidays, you can circulate freely here whatever type of vehicle you are using.
The regulations governing the types of vehicles that are allowed access during the hours when the limitation is active are updated periodically, so to find out if your vehicle can enter Area C, you should check the following website made available by the City of Milan: Authorised vehicles ZTL Milan Area C
As mentioned above, vehicles that are allowed to enter Area C can do so by paying an access ticket to the City of Milan. However, some specific vehicles can enter directly without paying anything:
- Electric vehicles, mopeds and motorbikes (motorbikes, tricycles and quadricycles).
- Vehicles for the transport of persons with reduced mobility (which must carry the corresponding badge).
- Hybrid vehicles
How does access to this area work and how should the municipal ticket be paid for? We would like to inform you that as of 30 October 2023, the Area C access ticket will increase from €5 to €7.50 and will allow you to enter and leave Area C with the same vehicle as many times as you wish on the same day. Once you have purchased your ticket, you need to activate it, in other words, indicate to the city council that you already have your access ticket and, therefore, you have permission to enter Area C. indicate to the municipality that you already have an access ticket and are therefore allowed to enter Area C. You must activate your ticket before midnight on the day of access to the area.
As of 30 October 2023, it will also no longer be possible to purchase paper tickets (currently circulating paper tickets can only be activated online by 29 October 2024, here).
You can purchase your ticket online through this website: Access ticket ZTL Milan Area C.
However, it is still possible to purchase paper tickets at some participating car parks, which offer a price reduction. In this case, the ticket will cost €4.50 at the following participating car parks:
- Autosilo Diaz
- Autosilo San Marco
- Buonaparte Parking - Milano
- Car Central - Duomo di Milano
- Garage Gian Galeazzo
- Garage Sforza
- Lombardia Ariberto
- Matteotti
- Muoviamo Corso Venezia
- Nerino 6
- San Barnaba (Tribunale)
- Sant'Ambrogio
If you have forgotten to pay for your access to Area C, don't panic! You can regularise your access and pay for your ticket within 7 days of the day of your access by purchasing and activating a special ticket, which costs 15 euros. This ticket can be activated exclusively from your personal MyAreaC page. Use the "In 7 days" function and register your vehicle registration number on the "Vehicle management" page.
You can find more information on how to activate your Area C access ticket at the following link: Ticket activation information ZTL Milan Area C.
For any further information, you can call the City Council call centre on +39 02 486 840 01 (available from Monday to Saturday from 08:00 to 00:00 and on Sundays from 08:00 to 17:00). You can also make your enquiry by sending an email to mta.ufficioareac@comune.milano.it
Also, remember that access to Area C does not allow you to use the lanes reserved for other vehicles.
Finally, we remind you that within Zone C there is another area called the ‘Quadrilatero della Moda’ (Fashion District), which can only be accessed if you are entering a public car park within that same area. This restricted traffic zone, active 24 hours a day, is located within the area bounded by Manzoni, Senato, San Damiano, Corso Monforte, Via Cino del Duca streets and the pedestrian area of Corso Vittorio Emanuele.
Vehicles of customers from commercial garages located in this part of the ZTL must pay the access ticket for Zone C, but they do not need to request any authorization to enter, as all necessary procedures are handled directly by the garage, which is responsible for transmitting the license plate information.
Therefore, remember that if you cross this zone without entering a parking lot, you will be fined. To access this zone, you still need to pay the fee for passing through Zone C, which you are required to traverse.