TOLL ROADS IN EUROPE. HOW, TO WHOM AND WHERE TO PAY?
Of course, knowing the traffic rules of the country you are going to travel to is good, but not enough.
In Europe, the system of toll roads is widespread. In each country, using toll roads costs differently and is paid for in different ways. The most important are:
A vignette is a paper sticker that is bought at special places. Sticks to the inside of the windshield. Instructions are usually on the back. Be careful, in some cases it is necessary to write on the vignette the number of the vehicle for which it is used. For motorcycles, the vignette must be attached in a place that is difficult to remove.
Electronic vignettes have appeared relatively recently, and countries are actively switching to them. Among them are Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Moldova, Austria and Bulgaria. Then only the payment status is entered in the database and no stickers are issued. When buying via the Internet, an SMS is sent to the phone, when buying at a gas station, a receipt for payment is issued. Movement control is carried out with the help of cameras and mobile transport control stations.
In addition to vignettes, there are turnstiles. The amount is calculated based on the distance traveled and paid at the entrance or exit of this highway or its section.
Toll roads Austria
The sticker is ordinary, bought at every border petrol station and stuck exclusively on the upper left corner of the windshield. If you stuck it somewhere else, you have to buy an additional daily vignette for €120.
In general, the prices for 2022 are as follows:
-10-day vignette – €9;
-2 months – €26.20;
-year – €87.30.
An additional fee has been introduced for driving through tunnels and Alpine mountains:
– Autobahn S16 Arlberg road tunnel – €9.50;
– Grossglockner – High Alpine Road – €34.50;
– Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road – €14;
– A9 Phyrnautobahn w Gleinal Tunnel – €8.50;
– A9 Bosruck Tunnel – €5;
– A10 Tauernautobahn – €11;
– A11 Karawanken – 7 €;
– A13 Brenner Motorway – €9;
– B108 Felbertauernstrasse – €10;
– B165 Gerlos Alpine Road – €8.50;
– B188 Silvretta High Alpine Road – €15.
Toll roads Belarus .
electronic system. Applies to drivers whose cars are registered in countries that are members of the Customs Union.
Toll roads Bulgaria.
You can buy a vignette at petrol stations, border crossings and post offices. A separate fee is charged for movement along the Danube River, which connects the country with Romania (€2 for cars and €6 for minibuses up to 3.5 tons).
-7 days – €8;
– monthly – 15 €;
– quarterly – €28;
– Summer – €50.
Toll roads Hungary.
electronic vignettes. Exhibited across the country. The proof of purchase must be kept in the event of a police check.
-10 days – €9;
-1 month – 15 €;
– Summer, specific region – €16;
-year, across the country – 131 €.
Toll Roads Ireland.
electronic vignettes. Only some roads are paid. Pay at the nearest petrol stations or through the eToll system. Surveillance is carried out by cameras located at the exit. If the fare has not been paid, a fine will be sent to the place of residence where the vehicle is registered.
Toll roads Moldova.
In addition to the vignette, there is an entrance fee and an environmental fee.
-7 days – €4;
-15 days – €8.
Romania.
electronic vignettes.
– 7 days – €3;
– 30 days – €7;
– 90 days – €13;
– year – 28 €.
Toll roads Slovakia.
Vignettes are electronic. They are bought at gas stations and border points on the Eznamka resource.
-10 days – €10;
-1 month – 14 €;
-annually – 50 €.
Toll roads Slovenia.
Vignettes are even sold in shops and kiosks. The fare for the Karawanken Tunnel is €7.
-7 days – €15;
-1 month – 30 €;
-annually – 110 €.
Toll roads Czech Republic.
Motorcyclists ride for free. In addition to the territory of the Czech Republic, the vignette can also be purchased in Poland.
-10 days – €12;
-1 month – 17 €;
– 1 year – 58 €.
Toll roads Turkey.
The electronic vignette HGS is used. There are two kinds. The first one can only be used for one car, it costs 1€. The second type can be used for two or three different cars, the cost is €3.
Toll roads Switzerland.
There is only one 14-month vignette, which is valid from December 1st of the previous year to January 31st
Toll roads Spain.
Payment in cash or by credit card.
Toll roads Italy
. Cash payment or prepaid card of a certain denomination (not valid in Sicily).
Toll roads Greece.
Payment in cash only. Average 6-9 € per 100 km. Some bridges and tunnels are paid extra.
Toll roads Macedonia. Main Directions:
– Kumanovo – Mladinovtsi – €1.5;
– Skopje – Petrovets – €1;
– Petrovets – Veles: €1.5;
– Veles-Gradsko: €1.5;
– Skopje – Mladinovci: €1;
– Tetovo – Gostivar: €0.5;
– Gostivar – Tetovo: €0.5;
– Skopje – Tetovo: €1;
– Tetovo – Skopje: €1.
Toll roads Norway.
Payment by card or cash. At the entrance to major cities there is an environmental fee, a tunnel connecting Oslo from west to east costs €3, owners of luge cars pay extra.
Toll roads Poland.
A ticket is issued at the entrance to the highway, which is paid for at the exit, that is, the ticket must be kept throughout the journey. If the ticket has not been purchased, the maximum possible amount will be paid upon departure, depending on the car you have.
Toll roads Portugal.
All motorways are toll roads. You can pay in two different ways.
Toll roads Serbia.
The average price is €6 per 100 km.
Toll roads France .
Payment can also be made in cash or by credit card. The prices depend on the route.
There are paid passages through some tunnels, flyovers and bridges:
– Millau – €10.10 (15/06-15/09) or €8 (16/09-14/06),
– Pont de Normandie – €5.40,
– Pont de Tarcanville – 2, €60,
Prado Carenage Tunnel €2.80,
Puymorens Tunnel €6.70,
Frejus Tunnel €43.50 one way, €54.30 return,
Mont Blanc €43.50 one way, end €54.30 € Round trip.
Toll roads Croatia.
The cost is between €1 and €16, but on average it is €3-7. The fare on the Krk Bridge is charged separately – €5.25. You can pay by card.
1 – an electronic system divided into EasyToll (in devices located on highways, the car number and payment card are entered, a toll is collected when using the roads. Valid for 30 days) and TollCard (the Card is deposited prepayment for the amount you choose and activated for the dedicated website).
2 – Payment at the entrance or exit at the turnstiles.
Remember that all toll roads have free alternatives, but speed on them is very limited. Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Finland and Estonia do not have toll roads. In Lithuania and Latvia, roads are subject to tolls only for cars over 3.5 tons.