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E-vignette Austria
Tolls in Austria are collected through a digital vignette managed by ASFINAG. The motorway vignette is linked to the vehicle's license plate and can be purchased online. You can easily buy the electronic vignette using a debit or credit card. A confirmation will be sent to your email, and optionally as a text message, which you can present if requested during checks.
Toll roads
Vignettes have been compulsory on almost all motorways and expressways in Austria since 1997. Additionally, a separate section toll is charged on some other motorway sections.
A section toll is charged on the following motorway sections:
- A 9 Pyhrn motorway Gleinalm and Bosruck tunnel
- A 10 Tauern motorway and Klatschberg tunnel
- A 11 Karawanken motorway
- A 13 Brenner motorway
- S 16 Arlberg expressway
Exceptions
There are some toll-free motorways and expressways as exceptions:
- A1 West motorway (border crossing Walserberg to Salzburg-Nord), province of Salzburg
- A12 Inntal motorway (border crossing Kiefersfelden to Kufstein-Süd), Tyrol
- A14 motorway (Hörbranz border crossing to Hohenems), Vorarlberg. Vignette exemption applies from (coming from the south) or junction 23 Hohenems Diepoldsau
- A26 (Linz motorway – currently still under construction, including the new Danube suspension bridge), Upper Austria. You will only need a digital vignette after the completion of the entire A26 motorway and connection to the A7 motorway.
For motorhomes over 3.5 tonnes, these routes remain subject to tolls.
Map
Click on the following map to get an overview of the tolls in Austria.
Regulations for different types of vehicles
In Austria, the vignette regulations are divided into two categories. All vehicles with a permissible total weight of 3.5 tonnes require a toll sticker. Quads are categorized as multi-track motor vehicles and therefore require a car vignette.
Please note that, despite a valid vignette, you may need to pay an extra digital section toll if you want to cross certain tunnels and mountain passes.
Trailers
Trailers do not require a vignette on Austrian motorways. Only the towing vehicle requires a vignette, as long as it does not exceed the permissible total weight of 3.5 tonnes.
Campervans
Campervans that do not exceed the permissible total weight of 3.5 tonnes require a vignette. Campervans over 3.5 tonnes must pay a route-based toll and be equipped with the Go-Box for campervans.
Prices and validity periods
For the electronic vignette in Austria, you can choose between the following validity periods:
- 1 day
- 10 days
- 2 months
- 1 year
The vignette is always valid up to and including the last day of the selected period (at the same time).
Annual vignettes cannot be registered retroactively and are always valid from purchase until 31 January of the following year.
Please note that it is not possible to purchase the vignette for Austria online via vintrica.com. All prices include VAT.
Fines
Anybody driving without a valid e-vignette risks heavy fines. We therefore recommend buying a vignette for your category before you start your journey. In addition, you should check the validity of the electronic vignette before and after purchase so that you can act quickly if there are any problems.
How are tolls controlled in Austria?
In Austria, valid vignettes are monitored through manual checks and camera systems. Mobile control systems regularly change their locations.
What penalties do I face without an e-vignette?
If you drive on toll motorways in Austria without a valid e-vignette, you will be asked to pay a replacement toll. The fine is approximately £104 for cars or campervans and approx. £57 for motorcycles. If you manipulate your vignette (e.g. change the validity date), the replacement toll will be doubled. Accordingly, the fine for cars and campervans is approx. £208 and for motorcycles approx. £113. If the replacement toll is not paid, further administrative fines of £260 – £2.597 will be added.
Can I transfer my vignette?
Please note whether you have registered an adhesive vignette or a digital vignette. The adhesive vignette cannot be converted into a digital form, and vice versa.
Adhesive vignette
The adhesive vignette is only valid for one vehicle (vignette on the windscreen). You can only receive a new replacement vignette if your vehicle is completely damaged or if your windscreen is broken.
E-Vignette
You only have the option to change your license plate for annual vignettes and annual toll cards.
Which vehicles are exempt from the vignette?
Currently, all vehicles with a Ukrainian licence plate are exempt from the vignette requirement and the section toll. Vehicles, regardless of nationality, are also exempt from the section toll and vignette requirement if they are transporting refugees as part of a humanitarian organization. These conditions also apply to lorries and buses. Before starting the journey, a form for toll exemption must be filled out, which can be obtained from ASFINAG.
Other vehicles exempt from the vignette requirement are:
- Persons with disabilities in possession of a disability pass with the additional notation “Impracticality of using public transportation”. You can obtain a free digital vignette for your vehicle from ASFINAG, if the licence plate is registered in your name and you meet the criteria mentioned above. This exemption does not apply to vehicles from abroad!
- Military vehicles
- Emergency vehicles (Attention! The blue light – headlight or warning light – must be visible on the vehicle)
- Public security services, financial administration, and judicial custodianship.
- Peacekeeping operations of international organizations (UNO, SFOR, IFOR)
No more stickers! No more stops!
With the digital vignette, there’s no need to leave the motorway or apply anything to your windshield. Cameras automatically scan your license plate and verify it in the system.
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