Vignette and toll checker for Europe

How the checker works

Add the countries you drive through, your dates and your vehicle. If two countries in a row do not share a border, the checker offers the countries in between, and you can hold and drag a country to change the order. Going to the UK, it adds the Channel crossing by Le Shuttle or ferry. For every country that sells vignettes, the checker finds the cheapest mix that covers the days you drive there, and links only to the official shop. Tolls, bridges and tunnels come with their 2026 prices: tick the ones on your way and they go into the total.

An example: through Austria on a Saturday and back the next Saturday, one 10-day vignette for €12.80 covers both days, while two 1-day vignettes cost €19.20. In Slovenia there is no 1-day vignette, so one monthly vignette (€32) or two weekly ones (€32) are the choice.

Copy the checklist, add the reminders to your calendar or share the trip with whoever drives with you.

Vignettes and tolls in Europe at a glance

What a car up to 3.5 t needs on the motorways, with an example of the 2026 prices.

Vignette countries

Eight countries charge cars by time instead of distance: Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. All but the Austrian sticker are digital: the vignette is linked to your number plate, so there is nothing to glue on and a typo in the plate is the most common costly mistake.

Austria: vignette prices 2026

Austria sells 1-day, 10-day, 2-month and annual vignettes. The 2026 short-term vignettes can start until 30 November 2026. From 1 December 2026 every vignette is digital, and the 2027 prices were not published on 12 October 2026. Buy the digital vignette in the ASFINAG shop, or at petrol stations, tobacconists and ÖAMTC or ADAC offices.

No extra vignette for a trailer or caravan.

Tolls on top of the vignette:

• A13 Brenner motorway, Innsbruck to the Brenner Pass: €12.50
• A10 Tauern motorway, Flachau to Rennweg: €15
• A11 Karawanken tunnel to Slovenia: €9
• S16 Arlberg road tunnel: €13
• A9 Pyhrn motorway, Bosruck tunnel: €7
• A9 Pyhrn motorway, Gleinalm tunnel: €12

Watch out:

• 18-day rule: a 2-month or annual vignette bought online as a private buyer is valid only from day 18. Buy it at a petrol station or club office, or take a 1-day or 10-day vignette.
• The Brenner, Tauern, Pyhrn, Karawanken and Arlberg tolls come on top of the vignette.
• From 1 December 2026 the vignette is digital only. The 2027 prices were not out on 12 October 2026.
• Fake shops with look-alike addresses take money and deliver nothing. Buy only on asfinag.at.
• No vignette is needed on the first stretch after three borders: A1 Walserberg to Salzburg Nord, A12 Kufstein to Kufstein-Süd, A14 Hörbranz to Hohenems.

Without a vignette: Substitute toll of €200 since 1 January 2026; if unpaid, fines of €300 to €3,000.

Official shop: shop.asfinag.at. Other sites are resellers that add fees, or fakes.

Switzerland: vignette prices 2026

Switzerland sells only one vignette: the annual e-vignette for CHF 40. It runs from 1 December of the year before to 31 January of the year after, so the 2026 vignette is valid until 31 January 2027 and the 2027 one from 1 December 2026. Buy the e-vignette on the federal Via portal. It is linked to your plate and valid at once.

A trailer or caravan needs its own vignette (CHF 40), except behind a motorcycle.

Watch out:

• The official price is exactly CHF 40. Other sites may add a fee.
• A trailer or caravan needs its own vignette, except behind a motorcycle.
• A wrong plate can be corrected only once, within 24 hours of buying.
• No refunds, except for a proven double purchase.
• Campers over 3.5 t pay the heavy vehicle charge (PSVA) for every day in Switzerland instead, even when parked.

Without a vignette: CHF 200 plus the vignette.

Official shop: via.admin.ch. Other sites are resellers that add fees, or fakes.

Slovenia: vignette prices 2026

E-vignette for motorways: 7 days, 1 month or 1 year. There is no 1-day vignette. Buy it online in the DARS e-vignette shop before you drive onto the motorway, up to 30 days ahead.

No extra vignette for a trailer; the class follows the towing vehicle. Class 2B: over 1.3 m high at the front axle, as most vans and camper vans are. Measure your car: under 1.3 m is class 2A.

Tolls on top of the vignette:

• Karawanken tunnel to Austria: €9

Watch out:

• Vehicles over 1.3 m high at the front axle (most vans and camper vans) are class 2B and pay double.
• The Karawanken tunnel to Austria is not included: €9 each way.
• A wrong plate or class is at your own risk. A plate change costs a €6 fee.
• The coastal expressways from Škofije to Koper and Izola need no vignette since around the start of 2026.

Without a vignette: €300 (DARS). Some clubs quote up to €800.

Official shop: evinjeta.dars.si. Other sites are resellers that add fees, or fakes.

Czechia: vignette prices 2026

E-vignette for motorways: 1 day, 10 days, 30 days or a rolling year. Motorcycles and electric cars are free. Buy on edalnice.gov.cz (the shop moved there on 24 June 2026), at Czech Post or at petrol stations near the border.

Motorcycles need no vignette in Czechia. Electric and hydrogen cars are free, but a foreign car must file the free exemption notice on edalnice.gov.cz before driving on a motorway. No extra vignette for a trailer.

Watch out:

• The real shop ends in gov.cz. Sites like czdalnice.cz, e-vignettes.com and e-vignette.cz add fees.
• Foreign electric and hydrogen cars are free only if you file the exemption notice on edalnice.gov.cz before driving.
• Natural gas cars and plug-in hybrids up to 50 g CO2/km pay less: choose the right fuel when you buy.
• The annual vignette runs for a year from the day you choose, not for a calendar year.
• For 2027 the ministry proposed keeping the 2026 prices. Not confirmed on 12 October 2026.

Without a vignette: Up to CZK 20,000.

Official shop: edalnice.gov.cz. Other sites are resellers that add fees, or fakes.

Hungary: vignette prices 2026

E-matrica for motorways: 1 day, 10 days, 1 month or a year, for the whole country or single counties. Buy on nemzetiutdij.hu before you drive onto the motorway.

A trailer behind a car (D1) needs nothing. Behind a D2 vehicle it needs its own U vignette. Vans, camper vans and cars with more than 7 seats are category D2.

County e-matricas are annual and cover one county each (HUF 7,190 for a car in 2026). Worth it only if you use the same short stretch often.

Watch out:

• Vans, camper vans and cars with more than 7 seats are category D2, even under 3.5 t. A cheaper D1 vignette for them brings a surcharge.
• Buy before you drive on the motorway. If you got on by mistake, you have 60 minutes.
• County vignettes are annual and cover one county only. For one trip a 1-day or 10-day vignette is cheaper.
• A trailer behind a car needs nothing extra. Behind a D2 vehicle it needs its own U vignette.
• Keep the receipt for 2 years.

Without a vignette: Surcharge of HUF 27,790 if paid within 60 days, HUF 95,730 after that.

Official shop: nemzetiutdij.hu. Other sites are resellers that add fees, or fakes.

Slovakia: vignette prices 2026

E-vignette for motorways: 1 day, 10 days, 30 days or 365 days. Motorcycles are free. Buy on eznamka.sk, up to 60 days ahead. Only the confirmation e-mail proves the purchase.

Motorcycles need no vignette in Slovakia. A trailer needs its own vignette only if car and trailer together weigh over 3.5 t.

Watch out:

• Other websites add fees. The official site is eznamka.sk.
• A car with a caravan or trailer weighing over 3.5 t together needs a second vignette for the trailer.
• The D4 ring road around Bratislava is free for cars since July 2026.
• A wrong plate is easy to fix only on the same day.

Without a vignette: A fine. The amount could not be verified on 12 October 2026.

Official shop: eznamka.sk. Other sites are resellers that add fees, or fakes.

Romania: vignette prices 2026

Rovinieta for all national roads, not only motorways: 1, 10, 30 or 60 days or 12 months. Since 1 October 2026 the price depends on the Euro emission class. Buy on etoll.ro or in the TollRo app, up to 30 days ahead. erovinieta.ro stopped selling on 30 September 2026.

Motorcycles are not in the car categories, so they are taken to be free. This could not be confirmed. Without proof of the emission class the car pays the Euro 0 to 3 price.

The Danube bridge tolls at Fetești and Giurgeni ended on 1 October 2026. The Friendship Bridge from Giurgiu to Ruse in Bulgaria charges its own fee (amount not verified).

Watch out:

• Without proof of the emission class, the car counts as Euro 0 to 3 and pays the most. Most cars first registered from September 2015 are Euro 6.
• The 7-day and 90-day products are gone.
• The Danube bridge tolls at Fetești and Giurgeni ended on 1 October 2026. Do not pay anyone for them.
• Bank transfers to CNAIR accounts do not count as payment.
• Motorcycles are not in the car categories, so they are taken to be free (not confirmed).

Without a vignette: A fine. The amount could not be verified on 12 October 2026.

Official shop: etoll.ro. Other sites are resellers that add fees, or fakes.

Bulgaria: vignette prices 2026

E-vignette for most national roads: 1 day, a weekend, 7 days, 1 month, 3 months or 1 year. Motorcycles are free. Buy on web.bgtoll.bg or with the official partners vinetki.bg, tollpass.bg and digitoll.bg.

Motorcycles need no vignette in Bulgaria (fewer than 4 wheels). A trailer needs its own vignette only if car and trailer together weigh over 3.5 t.

The Danube bridges to Romania at Ruse and Vidin charge their own fee (amounts not verified).

Watch out:

• BG Toll warns about overpriced or fake sites: evignet24.eu, tollvignettes.com, vignet.online, vignette.id and vintrica.com.
• Prices went up on 1 August 2026 (a year now costs €64.50). Older price lists are wrong.
• Paid by bank transfer, the vignette takes 3 working days to start.
• A car and trailer over 3.5 t together need a second vignette for the trailer.
• The Danube bridges to Romania at Ruse and Vidin charge their own fee.

Without a vignette: Compensation fee of €46.50 for cars since 1 August 2026.

Official shop: web.bgtoll.bg. Other sites are resellers that add fees, or fakes.

Countries with tolls

In these countries you pay by distance: at booths, at barriers, or by camera with an invoice or an online payment. No vignette exists, whatever some websites sell.

Italy: tolls in 2026

Toll booths on most motorways: take a ticket at the entry and pay at the exit. About €0.08 per km on Autostrade per l'Italia in 2026, €0.09 in the mountains.

How to pay: Pay by card (blue signs), cash (white signs) or with a Telepass device (yellow lanes are for devices only).

Autostrade per l’Italia charges cars €0.07869 per km in 2026 and €0.09315 on mountain stretches, rounded to 10 cents. The A22 Brenner motorway and other operators have their own rates.

No booths, pay online:

• Pedemontana Lombarda (A36, A59 Como, A60 Varese). No booths. Pay online, in the app or at a post office within 15 days, or face a fine of €87 to €344 and 2 points.

Driving into cities

No sticker. Do not drive into a ZTL (limited traffic zone) unless your hotel registers your plate or you have a permit. Historic centres such as Rome, Florence, Bologna, Pisa, Siena, Verona and Naples are closed to unauthorised cars by cameras. Rome also bans older cars from its Fascia Verde ring from Monday to Saturday.

• Rome: Centro Storico ZTL weekdays 6:30 to 18:00 and Saturdays 14:00 to 18:00, plus night zones on Fridays and Saturdays.
• Florence: Camera gates; day permits for the ZTL are sold online by the city.
• Milan: Area C congestion charge and Area B low-emission zone (rules not verified on 12 October 2026).

Official site: serviziallastrada.it

Watch out:

• City centres are ZTL zones with camera gates. Each entry costs €83 to €332, and the letter can come a year later.
• Could not pay at the exit? You get a slip: pay it online within 15 days at no extra cost.
• Lost ticket: you pay from the farthest entry unless you declare your real one online.
• Fake text messages about unpaid tolls circulate. Pay only on the operators' own sites.

Official: Autostrade per l'Italia: pay a missed toll, Pedemontana Lombarda: pay a trip.

France: tolls in 2026

Toll barriers on most motorways, paid by card or cash. A few motorways have no barriers: there you pay online within 72 hours.

How to pay: Pay at the barrier by card or cash. Orange lanes marked t are for toll badges only.

Example prices for a car, one way:

• Paris to Lyon: €41.30
• Paris to Nice: €90.60
• Lyon to the Spanish border: €55.50

No booths, pay online:

• A13 and A14 Paris to Normandy, A79 in the Allier, A4 Boulay exit near Metz. No barriers. Pay on sanef.com or paiement.aliae.com, or at a Nirio tobacconist, within 72 hours.
• A69 Castres to Toulouse. Expected to open in early November 2026, also without barriers: 72 hours to pay.

Driving into cities

Crit'Air sticker, €5.11 for a car registered abroad. Needed in low-emission zones (ZFE) such as Paris and Lyon, and in any city during a pollution alert. Order only on certificat-air.gouv.fr; it comes by post in about 10 days, so order 3 to 4 weeks ahead. Fine €68.

• Paris (inside the A86): Crit'Air 3, 4, 5 and unclassified cars may not drive Monday to Friday 8:00 to 20:00. Fines are suspended until 31 December 2026.
• Lyon: Crit'Air 3, 4, 5 and unclassified cars are banned every day since 1 January 2025.
• Grenoble, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Marseille and others: Local rules; most ban Crit'Air 4, 5 and unclassified cars.

Official site: certificat-air.gouv.fr

Watch out:

• Missed the 72 hours on a road without barriers? €90 on top of the toll (€10 if paid within 15 days of the letter), €375 after 2 months.
• Vans and motorhomes over 2 m high pay class 2, about 1.5 times the car price.
• In a rental car, ask how the company handles the roads without barriers.
• Fake text messages asking you to pay tolls are common. Pay only on the operator's site.

Official: Sanef: pay A13, A14 and A4 trips, ALIAE: pay A79 trips.

Croatia: tolls in 2026

Toll booths on the motorways: take a ticket and pay at the exit by card or in euros. There is no vignette.

How to pay: Pay at the booth. An ENC device or a Telepass European device lets you use the faster lanes.

Example prices for a car, one way:

• Bregana toll station (from Slovenia): €1
• Zagreb to Split (A1): €26.40 (motorcycles €15.80)
• Zagreb to Zadar (A1): €17.60
• Zagreb to Rijeka (A6): €10.10

Watch out:

• The new system without booths (Crolibertas) is not running yet: full start planned for 1 March 2027. The new gantries do not charge in 2026.
• Long queues at the booths on summer weekends.
• The Istrian Y motorway (Bina Istra) needs its own ENC account.

Official: HAC: toll rates.

Poland: tolls in 2026

State motorways are free for cars since July 2023. Three private sections still have barriers: A2 from the German border to Konin, A4 Katowice to Kraków and A1 Gdańsk to Toruń.

How to pay: Pay at the barrier in złoty, euro or dollar notes (change in złoty) or by card.

Example prices for a car, one way:

• A2 German border (Świecko) to Konin: PLN 141
• A4 Katowice to Kraków: PLN 36

Watch out:

• Older guides still say cars need an e-TOLL ticket on the A2 and A4 state sections. That ended on 1 July 2023.
• Since 21 September 2026 a car with a trailer up to 3.5 t needs no e-TOLL either. A motorhome or a combination over 3.5 t must pay through e-TOLL.
• Camera lanes are only for drivers registered in a video tolling app.

Official: A2 operator: tolls, A4 operator: toll calculator.

Spain: tolls in 2026

Most motorways (autovías) are free. The remaining toll motorways (AP) have barriers: pay by card, cash or with a Via-T tag.

How to pay: Pay at the barrier. Blue Via-T lanes are for tags only.

Example prices for a car, one way:

• Bilbao to Zaragoza (AP-68): €39.90
• Madrid (Villalba) to Adanero (AP-6): €15.70

No booths, pay online:

• AP-636 Beasain to Bergara (Gipuzkoa). No barriers. Register your plate and a card on bidegi.eus within 24 hours, or pay 20 percent extra and risk a fine.

Driving into cities

City low-emission zones (ZBE). Barcelona: foreign cars must be registered (€7). Madrid, Barcelona and other cities ban cars without a Spanish environmental label: in practice diesel cars from before about 2006 and petrol cars from before 2000.

• Barcelona area (ZBE Rondes): Unlabelled cars banned Monday to Friday 7:00 to 20:00. Foreign cars must be in the AMB register (€7 if compliant).
• Madrid: Whole city: unlabelled cars banned. Distrito Centro: older labelled cars only to go to a car park.

Official site: zberegistre.ambmobilitat.cat

Watch out:

• The AP-7 from the French border to Alicante has been free since 2020 and 2021, so older guides overstate the cost.
• Abertis never asks for payments or fines by text message or e-mail link.

Official: Bidegi: register for the AP-636, Abertis Autopistas: 2026 tariffs.

Portugal: tolls in 2026

Two systems: toll booths (card or cash) and electronic-only motorways with gantries. On the electronic roads a foreign car needs a payment method that is active before you drive.

How to pay: Before the electronic roads: EASYToll (link a card to your plate at the Spanish border or online, 30 days), Toll Card (prepaid, from post offices), Via Verde Visitors, or a compatible tag (Via-T, Bip&Go, Ulys, Telepass). Most charge €0.32 per trip.

Example prices for a car, one way:

• Lisbon to Porto: €25.05
• Lisbon to Faro: €24.05
• Porto to Valença (Spanish border): €9.65

Watch out:

• Electronic-only roads are mainly around Porto (A4, A28, A41, A42, A44), Porto to Aveiro (A29, A17), Leiria (A8, A19) and south of Lisbon (A33). Fine: at least 5 times the toll, minimum €25.
• The A22 in the Algarve and the A23, A24 and A25 are free since 1 January 2025.
• EASYToll and Toll Card do not cover the Lisbon bridges, which have booths.
• Rental cars must have a toll device: ask whether it is active and what it costs.

Official: Portugal Tolls: options for foreign cars (official), EASYToll online.

Norway: tolls in 2026

All tolls are automatic: cameras read the plate and the invoice comes by post, also for foreign cars. There is nothing to pay on the spot.

How to pay: Register the car with Epass24 before the trip to get the invoices by e-mail and avoid a fee for looking up the owner abroad.

Driving into cities

City toll rings (Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger and others). Rates can depend on the fuel and the time of day. With Epass24 you get the right rate for your car.

Official site: epass24.com

Watch out:

• The invoice arrives weeks later, so many visitors think the road was free.
• Without Epass24, a fee for looking up the owner abroad is added (for example €5.10 for Germany).
• Rental companies add their own fee to the invoice.

Official: Epass24 (registration for foreign vehicles), AutoPASS: foreign vehicles.

Serbia: tolls in 2026

Toll stations: take a card at the entry and pay at the exit in dinars, euros or by card. There is no vignette.

How to pay: Pay at the exit booth. Euro prices are rounded.

Example prices for a car, one way:

• Subotica to Belgrade: €7.50
• Belgrade to Novi Sad: €3
• Belgrade to Niš: €10.50
• Niš to Dimitrovgrad (Bulgarian border): €5.50
• Belgrade to Preševo (North Macedonian border): €18

Watch out:

• Keep the entry card safe: if you lose it, you pay for the longest route.
• Ignore text messages about unpaid tolls or speeding.

Official: Putevi Srbije: price list.

Greece: tolls in 2026

Toll stations along the motorways, paid zone by zone in cash or by card. There is no vignette.

How to pay: Pay at each station by card or cash.

Example prices for a car, one way:

• Athens to Thessaloniki: €35.55
• Rio to Antirrio bridge: €15.90 (motorcycles €2.50)

Watch out:

• Many separate stations: keep a card or small cash ready.
• Vehicles over 2.20 m high (many motorhomes) pay about 2.5 times the car price.

Official: Aegean Motorway: toll cost.

North Macedonia: tolls in 2026

Toll stations on the motorways, paid in denars, euros or by card. There is no vignette.

How to pay: Pay at each station. Euro cash prices are rounded up.

Example prices for a car, one way:

• Serbian border to the Greek border (six stations): €8

Watch out:

• Many small stations: keep coins or a card ready.

Official: Public Enterprise for State Roads: prices.

Montenegro: tolls in 2026

Only two tolls: the motorway from Smokovac (Podgorica) to Mateševo and the Sozina tunnel on the road from Podgorica to Bar.

How to pay: Pay at the toll station.

Example prices for a car, one way:

• Motorway Smokovac to Mateševo: €3.50
• Sozina tunnel (Podgorica to Bar): €2.50

Watch out:

• Accepted payment methods were not checked; carry euros.

Official: Monteput: prices.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: tolls in 2026

Toll booths on the motorways of both parts of the country. Prices and payment options could not be verified on 12 October 2026.

How to pay: Pay at the booth.

Watch out:

• Check prices and accepted cards locally.

Official: Autoputevi Republike Srpske: toll calculator.

Ireland: tolls in 2026

Toll plazas on several motorways, paid by card or cash. The M50 around Dublin has no barrier: pay by 8 pm the next day.

How to pay: Pay at the plaza. For the M50 pay on eflow.ie, in the eFlow app or at a Payzone shop.

Example prices for a car, one way:

• M50 Dublin, one passage: €3.80

No booths, pay online:

• M50 Dublin, between junctions 6 and 7. No barrier. Pay by 8 pm the day after.

Watch out:

• M50 paid late: €4 extra, then €51 more, then €128 more.
• Rental cars: ask whether the company pays the M50 for you and what it adds.

Official: eFlow: pay the M50 toll.

No toll for cars

These countries charge cars nothing on the motorways. Some bridges, tunnels and city zones still cost money or need a registration.

Germany: no vignette, a few tolls

No toll and no vignette for cars and motorcycles. Only two tunnels charge: the Herrentunnel in Lübeck (€2.30) and the Warnowtunnel in Rostock. Nothing to buy for the motorways.

Crossings that charge, one way:

• Herrentunnel, Lübeck: €2.30

The Warnowtunnel in Rostock also charges (price not verified).

Driving into cities

Green Umweltplakette, from €6 at a testing station or €19.90 online for a foreign car. Needed in 35 low-emission zones, also by foreign cars (motorcycles are exempt). Buy only from official issuers such as TÜV, DEKRA or a registration office: resellers charge more. Fine €100.

• Berlin (inside the S-Bahn ring), Munich, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Leipzig and others: Green sticker needed, 24 hours a day.
• Munich and Stuttgart: Also ban diesel cars of Euro 4 and older (Stuttgart: Euro 5 too in the centre).

Official site: tuev-nord.de

Watch out:

• A green environmental sticker (Umweltplakette) is needed to drive into 35 city centres.

Netherlands: no vignette, a few tolls

No general motorway toll. Only the A24 Blankenburg tunnel west of Rotterdam charges cars (€1.57), and you pay it online. For the A24, pay on e-tol.nl from 7 days before to 3 days after the trip.

Crossings that charge, one way:

• A24 Blankenburg tunnel (Rotterdam west): €1.57

No booths, pay online:

• A24 Blankenburg tunnel (Rotterdam west). No booth. Pay on e-tol.nl within 3 days.

Driving into cities

Nothing to buy or register. Diesel cars need Euro 5 or newer in Amsterdam, Utrecht and Arnhem, and Euro 4 or newer in The Hague. Petrol and electric cars may enter every zone.

Official site: milieuzones.nl

Watch out:

• A24 not paid within 3 days: €9 reminder, then a €35 fine.
• The Westerschelde tunnel is free for normal cars since 30 December 2024; vehicles 3 m or higher still pay.

Official: e-TOL: pay the A24 Blankenburg tunnel.

Belgium: no vignette, a few tolls

No motorway toll for cars. Only the Liefkenshoek tunnel in Antwerp charges; the Kennedy tunnel is free. Nothing to buy for the motorways.

The Liefkenshoek tunnel in Antwerp charges a toll (price not shown on the official page). The Kennedy tunnel is free.

Driving into cities

Free registration for Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent. Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent have low-emission zones, 24 hours a day. Foreign cars (except Dutch ones) must be registered first, for free: Brussels on lez.brussels, Antwerp and Ghent together on the Flemish site.

• Brussels: Diesel cars need Euro 6 since 2026, petrol cars Euro 3. Fine €350.
• Antwerp and Ghent: Diesel Euro 5 and petrol Euro 2 may still enter. Ghent fines unregistered foreign cars €185.

Official site: lez.brussels

Watch out:

• Foreign cars must be registered for free before driving into Brussels, Antwerp or Ghent.

Official: Brussels LEZ registration (free).

Denmark: no vignette, a few tolls

No motorway toll. Two bridges charge: the Great Belt Bridge and the Øresund Bridge to Sweden. Pay at the toll station by card or cash. The Øresund ticket is cheaper online.

Crossings that charge, one way:

• Great Belt Bridge, one way: DKK 235
• Øresund Bridge to Sweden, one way: DKK 470 (motorcycles DKK 240)

Driving into cities

Online registration for older diesel cars. Diesel cars without a particle filter and older than Euro 5 must be registered before driving into Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense or Aalborg. Petrol cars are not affected. Fine DKK 1,500.

Official site: miljoezoner.dk

Watch out:

• A bike rack or a trailer can take the car over 6 m and nearly double the price on both bridges.
• The lower Great Belt price needs an agreement (BroBizz or plate payment) set up in advance.

Official: Great Belt Bridge: prices, Øresund Bridge: tickets.

Sweden: no vignette, a few tolls

No motorway tolls. Stockholm and Gothenburg charge a congestion tax by camera, and so do the Motala, Sundsvall and Skurubron bridges. The invoice comes later, also to foreign cars. Nothing to pay on the spot. Registering with Epass24 lets you receive and pay the invoices online.

Crossings that charge, one way:

• Øresund Bridge to Denmark, one way: DKK 470 (motorcycles DKK 240)

Watch out:

• Late payment costs SEK 300 to 500 extra.
• The Øresund Bridge to Denmark has a toll station (DKK 470 one way).

Official: Epass24, Swedish Transport Agency: congestion tax.

United Kingdom: no vignette, a few tolls

No motorway toll. Three crossings have no booths and must be paid online by midnight the day after: the Dartford Crossing, the Mersey Gateway and the Tyne Tunnels. The M6 Toll has barriers. Pay the Dartford Crossing on gov.uk, the others on their own sites.

Crossings that charge, one way:

• Dartford Crossing: £3.50 (motorcycles free)
• Mersey Gateway: £2.40
• Tyne Tunnels: £2.60

No booths, pay online:

• Dartford Crossing, Mersey Gateway, Tyne Tunnels. No booths. Pay online by midnight the day after crossing.

Driving into cities

London: register a foreign car with EPC; pay daily charges on tfl.gov.uk. London ULEZ costs £12.50 a day for older cars (petrol before Euro 4, diesel before Euro 6). Foreign cars must register with EPC even if they meet the standard, or TfL charges them automatically. Birmingham and Bristol charge older cars £8 and £9 a day.

• London Congestion Charge: Central London, weekdays 7:00 to 18:00 and weekends 12:00 to 18:00. £18 a day from January 2026 according to EPC (not confirmed by TfL).

Official site: epcplc.com

Watch out:

• Dartford charges only from 6:00 to 22:00. Penalty £70, or £35 if paid within 14 days.
• Use only gov.uk and the operators' own sites: copycat payment sites exist.

Official: Dartford Crossing (gov.uk), Mersey Gateway.

Fake vignette shops and resellers

Search for a vignette and the first results are often resellers. They are legal in most countries, but they add a fee to the official price, and some exclude your right to cancel. Fake shops with look-alike addresses take the money and register nothing. These are the official addresses:

Text messages about unpaid tolls or vignettes are a common scam in Italy, France, Spain, Serbia and elsewhere. Operators do not ask for card details by text message: pay only on their own sites.

Quick answers

Do I need a vignette in Germany?

No. Cars and motorcycles pay nothing on German motorways. Only two tunnels charge: the Herrentunnel in Lübeck and the Warnowtunnel in Rostock. A green Umweltplakette is needed to drive into 35 city centres.

Do I need a vignette in Italy, France or Croatia?

No. These countries charge tolls by distance, paid at booths or barriers. Croatia plans to switch to toll gantries without booths from 1 March 2027.

What is the 18-day rule in Austria?

A 2-month or annual digital vignette bought online from ASFINAG as a private buyer is valid only from the 18th day, because of the right to cancel. Bought at a petrol station, a tobacconist or an ÖAMTC or ADAC office it is valid at once, and the 1-day and 10-day vignettes are valid at once online too.

How much is the Austrian vignette in 2027?

Not published on 12 October 2026. In 2025 the new prices came out on 8 October. From 1 December 2026 the vignette is digital only. The 2026 prices are €9.60 for 1 day, €12.80 for 10 days, €32 for 2 months and €106.80 for the year.

Is there a short-term vignette for Switzerland?

No. There is only the annual vignette for CHF 40, valid for 14 months from 1 December to 31 January of the year after next. A trailer or caravan needs its own.

Is there a 1-day vignette in Slovenia?

No. The shortest is the weekly e-vignette for €16. For a trip there and back more than a week apart, one monthly vignette (€32) costs the same as two weekly ones.

Do electric cars need a vignette?

In most countries yes. In Czechia electric and hydrogen cars are free, but a foreign car must file the free exemption notice on edalnice.gov.cz before driving. In Romania electric cars pay the lowest price.

Do motorcycles need a vignette?

In Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and Hungary yes. In Czechia, Slovakia and Bulgaria no. In Romania motorcycles are not in the car categories and are taken to be free, which we could not confirm.

Do I need a vignette for a trailer or caravan?

In Switzerland yes, CHF 40 each. In Hungary only behind a D2 vehicle such as a van. In Slovakia and Bulgaria only if car and trailer together weigh over 3.5 t. In Austria, Slovenia and Czechia no.

How do I pay tolls in Portugal with a foreign car?

Booths take cards and cash, but several motorways have only gantries. Before you drive on them, link a card to your plate with EASYToll at the Spanish border or online, buy a prepaid Toll Card, or use a compatible tag such as Via-T or Bip&Go.

What if I drive without a vignette?

Austria charges a €200 substitute toll, Switzerland CHF 200 plus the vignette, Slovenia €300, Hungary a HUF 27,790 surcharge, Bulgaria a €46.50 compensation fee, and Czechia up to CZK 20,000.

How up to date is this?

Every price and rule was checked on the official sites on 12 October 2026, and the euro conversions use the ECB reference rates of the same day. Where a price was not published yet, the checker says so. Rules change, so check the official site before you go.

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• Colosseum and Roman Forum map: a free phone map with routes, entrances and opening hours.
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Sources

• Switzerland: Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (BAZG)
• Austria: oesterreich.gv.at, ASFINAG, ADAC (section tolls)
• Slovenia: DARS
• Czechia: eDalnice
• Slovakia: eznamka.sk
• Hungary: Nemzeti Útdíj
• Romania: CNAIR TollRo
• Bulgaria: BG Toll
• Tolls: Autostrade per l'Italia, HAC, Portugal Tolls, Putevi Srbije, Storebælt, Øresund Bridge, e-TOL, Gefyra (Rio to Antirrio)
• City zones: Crit'Air, Brussels LEZ, EPC, London charges for foreign cars
• Exchange rates: European Central Bank reference rates

Made with care and checked on 12 October 2026. Prices and rules change, so check the official site before you drive.

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