Motorway tolls and vignettes in Europe — 37 countries

Where you need a vignette, where you pay at toll booths and where motorways are free – 37 European countries.

Found: 37

Country	Type of charge	In short
Albania — motorway tolls and road charges		No data on road charges in official sources – check your foreign ministry’s travel advice before you go.
Austria — motorway tolls and road charges	tolled tunnels, passes or bridges, vignettes	Digital or sticker vignette (motorways and expressways) + section tolls, e.g. A13 Brenner.
Belgium — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways, tolled tunnels, passes or bridges	No vignettes for cars; toll for the Liefkenshoek Tunnel in Antwerp.
Bosnia and Herzegovina — motorway tolls and road charges	tolls at toll booths	Motorways tolled – toll booths (ticket on entry, pay at the exit).
Bulgaria — motorway tolls and road charges	vignettes	E-vignette (motorways and first-class roads); motorcycles exempt.
Croatia — motorway tolls and road charges	tolls at toll booths	Toll booths on motorways (no vignettes); barrier-free CROLIBERTAS system being introduced.
Cyprus — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways	No vignettes or road tolls.
Czech Republic — motorway tolls and road charges	vignettes	Electronic vignette (motorways and expressways).
Denmark — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways, tolled tunnels, passes or bridges	No vignettes; tolls on the Storebælt (Great Belt) and Øresund (to Sweden) bridges.
Estonia — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways	No tolls for cars (charge for vehicles over 3.5 t).
Finland — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways	No tolls (roads, motorways and bridges are free).
France — motorway tolls and road charges	tolls at toll booths	Toll motorways (toll booths; no barriers on the A13/A14, A79 and part of the A4 – pay within 72 h).
Germany — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways	No motorway tolls for cars.
Greece — motorway tolls and road charges	tolls at toll booths	Toll motorways – toll booths (no vignettes).
Hungary — motorway tolls and road charges	vignettes	E-vignette (e-matrica) for motorways and expressways.
Ireland — motorway tolls and road charges	tolls at toll booths	Toll booths on several motorways; M50 in Dublin has no barriers – pay online.
Italy — motorway tolls and road charges	tolls at toll booths	Toll booths on motorways (pay per section), no vignettes.
Latvia — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways	Roads free for cars; charge to enter Jūrmala.
Liechtenstein — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways	No tolls (access via CH or AT motorways – vignette of those countries).
Lithuania — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways	No charges for cars (e-vignette for lorries, minibuses and N1 vans).
Luxembourg — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways	No vignettes or toll booths for cars.
Malta — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways	No vignettes or toll roads; entering Valletta is charged (CVA).
Montenegro — motorway tolls and road charges	tolled tunnels, passes or bridges, tolls at toll booths	No vignettes; tolls: Sozina tunnel, Bar–Boljare motorway section, Kamenari–Lepetane ferry.
Netherlands — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways, tolled tunnels, passes or bridges	Motorways with no vignettes or toll booths; tolls only for the A24 Blankenburg tunnel and the Kiltunnel.
North Macedonia — motorway tolls and road charges	tolls at toll booths	Motorways tolled – toll booths (denars or euro).
Norway — motorway tolls and road charges	tolled tunnels, passes or bridges, tolls at toll booths	Toll roads, bridges and tunnels – automatic AutoPASS toll points; ferries paid separately.
Poland — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways, tolls at toll booths	Tolls only on A2 Konin–Świecko and A4 Katowice–Kraków; other motorways free for vehicles up to 3.5 t.
Portugal — motorway tolls and road charges	tolls at toll booths	Toll booths and electronic gantries (no barriers); some sections free since 2025.
Romania — motorway tolls and road charges	tolled tunnels, passes or bridges, vignettes	E-vignette (rovinieta) – not only for motorways; separate tolls for some bridges.
Serbia — motorway tolls and road charges	tolls at toll booths	Motorways tolled – toll booths (dinars, euro, card, TAG).
Slovakia — motorway tolls and road charges	vignettes	E-vignette (motorways, expressways, selected class I roads).
Slovenia — motorway tolls and road charges	tolled tunnels, passes or bridges, vignettes	E-vignette (motorways and expressways); Karawanks Tunnel charged separately.
Spain — motorway tolls and road charges	tolls at toll booths	Some motorways (AP) tolled at toll booths; no vignettes.
Sweden — motorway tolls and road charges	toll-free motorways, tolled tunnels, passes or bridges	No vignettes; congestion tax (Stockholm, Gothenburg) and bridge tolls – charged automatically.
Switzerland — motorway tolls and road charges	vignettes	Annual vignette (e-vignette or sticker) for motorways and expressways.
Turkey — motorway tolls and road charges	tolled tunnels, passes or bridges, tolls at toll booths	Motorways and some bridges and tunnels are tolled – electronic payment only, from an HGS account you set up before the trip; third-party insurance and a Green Card are compulsory.
United Kingdom — motorway tolls and road charges	tolled tunnels, passes or bridges, tolls at toll booths	No vignettes; tolls: M6 Toll, Dartford Crossing (online), London: Congestion Charge and ULEZ.

Remember: buy your vignette in the operator’s official shop – you will find the links under each country. Speed limits, alcohol limits and compulsory equipment are compared in traffic rules in Europe.

Sources: European Commission – Your Europe (“Road rules and safety”), foreign ministries (Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Odyseusz, German Federal Foreign Office), official websites of road operators and ministries of individual countries (listed under each country). Last updated: September 2026.

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