Tolls in Austria
What you should know about toll charges in Austria
Tolls in Austria
Are you planning a trip through Austria and want to set off without a care in the world? Then you should definitely know about which motorway and toll charges apply in Austria.
- The use of motorways and motorways in Austria is subject to vignettes for motorbikes, cars, motorhomes, buses and lorries up to 3.5 tonnes. Vignettes are available for revival and as a digital version, e.g. from our partner mautwelt.de.
- For mountain passes such as the Brennerautobahn A13 or the Tauernautobahn A10 as well as tunnels such as the Felbertauerntunnel or the Arlbergtunnel, additional tolls apply in Austria.
- Vehicles over 3.5t - motorhomes or trucks - can use our toll box for motorhomes and vehicles over 3 metres high or our toll box for commercial trucks over 3m high and over 3.5t in weight in Austria.
Information at a glance
- In Austria, tolls are compulsory on all motorways and motorways.
- You can choose between an adhesive toll sticker or a digital e-vignette.
- On special toll routes (e.g. tunnels or pass roads), an additional fee must be paid.
Motorway tolls in Austria
Toll in Austria: How the digital e-vignette works
If you find sticking and scratching off a nuisance, you can rejoice: because since 2017, Austria has also had the digital e-vignette (more information e.g. on mautwelt.de).
- Registration takes place via the number plate, which is why the e-vignette is linked to the number plate. The digital version is available at all participating sales outlets, or online at our partner mautwelt.de
- The digital e-vignette can be used at all open toll lanes. The lanes marked green may only be used with the digital vignette, although this only applies to cars without trailers with a maximum width of 2 metres.
- If a vehicle is not recognised by the system during the check despite a valid vignette (e.g. due to a dirty number plate), the driver will be diverted to another handling lane.
If you cannot show a vignette, you will have to pay a replacement toll of €120. Payment of the fine must be made directly at the checkpoint, otherwise this will result in administrative penal proceedings with high costs of up to € 3,000.
Vignette obligation - exceptions and motorhomes
- A1 Westautobahn: border crossing Walserberg to Salzburg-Nord
- A14: Rheintal/Walgau motorway: Hörbranz border crossing to Hohenems
- A12: Inntal motorway: border crossing Kiefersfelden to Kufstein-Süd
Motorhomes up to and including 3.5 t mwa require a vignette, motorhomes over 3.5 t, on the other hand, pay a route-dependent toll and must be equipped with a suitable toll box.
Transitional period until 31 January 2029: For all vehicles registered before 1 December 2023
- with a technically permissible maximum laden mass of more than 3.5 tonnes were registered for the first time and
- with a maximum permissible laden weight of no more than 3.5 tonnes,
the vignette obligation and route toll for vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes (tzGm) will continue to apply until 31 January 2029 (§ 33 Para. 18 Z 8 BStMG).
Tolls in Austria: Prices
Prices for vignettes in Austria
Vignettes for motor vehicles up to 3.5 t mwa are available as a classic vignette - to stick on the windscreen - as well as in digital form - where the registration number of the vehicle is registered in advance.
Prices for vignettes 2024
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome | |
| Yearly e-vignette | 38,50 € | 96,40 € | 96,40 € |
| 2-month e-vignette | 11,50 € | 28,90 € | 28,90 € |
| 10-Day e-vignette | 4,60 € | 11,50 € | 11,50 € | NEW: 1-Day e-vignette | 3,40 € | 8,60 € | 8,60 € |
The annual vignette is always valid from December before to January after the calendar year printed on it, e.g. for 2024 from 1 December 2023 to 31 January 2025. The other vignette variants 2-month and 10-day as well as the new 1-day vignette, on the other hand, are valid for a specific period that can be freely selected.
The classic adhesive toll sticker must be affixed to the inside of the windscreen so that it is clearly visible and can be checked from the outside. If you are travelling by motorbike, you must stick the vignette on a smooth area that is difficult to replace.
Vignettes are best removed after their validity has expired to avoid problems during checks.
Special tolls
Tunnel
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome | Trucks | |
| Single ticket | 11,50 € | 11,50 € | 11,50 € | 11,50 € |
Travel advice: From April to November 2024, the Arlberg tunnel will be closed for renovation work.
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome | Trucks | |
| Single ticket | 12,00 € | 13,50 € | 13,50 € | 13,50 € |
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome | Trucks | |
| Gleinalm tunnel (Single ticket) | 10,50 € | 10,50 € | 10,50 € | 10,50 € |
| Bosruck tunnel (Single ticket) | 6,50 € | 6,50 € | 6,50 € | 6,50 € |
| Pyhrn total / Gleinalm tunnel & Bosruck tunnel (Single ticket) | 17,00 € | 17,00 € | 17,00 € | 17,00 € |
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome | Trucks | |
| Single ticket | 7,80 € | 7,80 € | 7,80 € | 7,80 € |
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome | Trucks | |
| Innsbruck - Brennerpass - Lake Brennero and vice versa | 11,00 € | 11,00 € | 11,00 € | 11,00 € |
| Innsbruck - Zenzenhof - Lake Brennero and vice versa | 1,00 € | 1,00 € | 1,00 € | 1,00 € |
| Innsbruck - Patsch / Europabrücke - Nösslach and vice versa | 3,00 € | 3,00 € | 3,00 € | 3,00 € |
| Innsbruck - Stubaital and vice versa | 3,50 € | 3,50 € | 3,50 € | 3,50 € |
| Matrei - Brenner Pass and vice versa | 5,50 € | 5,50 € | 5,50 € | 5,50 € |
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome | Trucks | |
| Day ticket | 8,50 € | 12,00 € | 12,00 € | 19,50 € |
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome | Trucks | |
| Day ticket | 33,00 € | 43,00 € | 43,00 € | ab 52,50 € |
| Day ticket Electric vehicles | 28,00 € | 35,50 € | 35,50 € |
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome | Trucks | |
| Yearly e-vignette | 14,50 € | 18,00 € | 25,50€ |
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome | Trucks | |
| Total distance (Tauern tunnel & Katschberg tunnel) | 13,50 € | 13,50 € | 13,50 € | 13,50 € |
| St. Michael - Rennweg and vice versa (Katschberg tunnel) | 7,00 € | 7,00 € | 7,00 € | 7,00 € |
| St. Michael - Flachau and vice versa (Tauern tunnel) | 7,00 € | 7,00 € | 7,00 € | 7,00 € |
| Zedernhaus - Flachau and vice versa (Tauern tunnel) | 7,00 € | 7,00 € | 7,00 € | 7,00 € |
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome up to 3,5 t mwa | Motorhome over 3,5 t mwa | |
| Single trip | 17,00 € | 19,00 € | 19,00 € | 30,00 € |
| Round trip | 23,00 € | 26,00 € | 26,00 € | - |
| Motorcycle | Car | Motorhome | Trucks | |
| Single ticket incl. people | 20,40 € | 20,40 € | 20,40 € | 32,50 € |
Important travel advice:
- From April to November 2024, the Arlberg tunnel will be closed for renovation work.
- The Lueg Bridge on the Brenner motorway will be renovated from the beginning of 2025.
- There are still construction sites on the Tauern motorway until 2027.
- In summer from approx. June to September 2024: Closure of the country roads on the Fernpass, in the Kufstein and Innsbruck area for all through traffic.
- In winter: Metered traffic lights in the Tyrol region to "equalise" winter travel traffic.
Tolls for vehicles over 3.5 t
For all motor vehicles over 3.5 t mwa, the toll is collected electronically on all motorways and motorways in Austria with the help of toll boxes. It is calculated according to:
- the kilometres driven
- the number of axles
- the Euro emission class
How it works ...
- The toll box, which is attached to the inside of the windscreen, regularly exchanges data with the contol stations on the motorways and motorways while driving.
- At all toll stations that can be crossed with a telepass, there are antennas that transmit a signal. If there is a toll box suitable for Austria in your motorhome over 3,5 t maximum weight allowed or commercial truck, the signal from the toll box is responded to.
- The control station recognises that it is a toll box for large motorhomes over 3 metres high or a truck toll box for commercial vehicles from maut1.de and sends us the corresponding toll transaction. This contains measured data records according to which your toll is calculated - such as Euro emission class, vehicle class, engine type, number of axles.
- We take over the settlement of the toll fees vis-à-vis the toll operators and send you a transparent invoice for all the transactions we receive from the control stations you pass through.
FAQ - Frequently asked questions about the toll in Austria
Yes, on the A1, A12 and A14 German motorists can drive as far as Salzburg or Kufstein (connection to Kitzbühel) without buying a vignette.
Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of over 3.5 tonnes must pay the toll in Austria on a route-based basis using a toll box. A certain amount is charged per kilometre driven, a.o. depending on the EURO emission class and the number of axles. All other vehicles are subject to vignettes on toll routes in Austria. Vignettes are small stickers that are affixed to the car's windscreen, or more simply registered digitally, and are valid for a certain period of time (e.g. 1 month).
No, the digital vignette costs the same as the conventional adhesive vignette.
If you are caught on an Austrian motorway without a valid vignette, you have to pay a replacement toll of 120 euros for vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes. For motorbikes, the replacement toll is 65 euros.
The toll sticker must have been purchased before you drive on - either online or as a vignette that is affixed to the windscreen. The toll in Austria is compulsory. Those who do not comply with the rules must expect high replacement toll payments.
Tollbox from maut1.de - one box for many countries
Small device - big effect! With our toll box for large motorhomes over 3 metres high or our truck toll box for commercial vehicles, you can relax while driving on all motorways and motorways in Austria and just as easily use the special toll routes throughout Austria - because the payment of tolls is completely automatic.
Our toll box over 3 metres high can be used not only in Austria but also in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal.
Do you still have questions? In our FAQ you find answers or please feel free to contact us.
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