What driving across Europe costs in tolls, vignettes, bridges and fuel
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Data · tolls and fuelFour ways to pay for a motorway — by the kilometre, by sticker, at a bridge or nothing at all — compared from the operators' published tariffs.Published 11 Oct 2026View the data: tariffs.csvWhat 100 km of tolled motorway costsWhat 100 km of tolled motorway costsMap of Europe coloured by the typical cost of 100 km of tolled motorway. Spain about €6, France about €11, Greece about €4, Croatia about €8, Italy about €7, Poland about €5, Portugal about €9, Serbia about €4. Vignette countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia.Andorra: no dataAlbania: no dataÅland: no dataBosnia and Herzegovina: no dataBelarus: no dataCyprus: no dataAlgeria: no dataEgypt: no dataFaroe Islands: no dataGeorgia: no dataGuernsey: no dataGreenland: no dataIsrael: no dataIsle of Man: no dataIraq: no dataIceland: no dataJersey: no dataJordan: no dataLebanon: no dataLiechtenstein: no dataLibya: no dataMorocco: no dataMoldova: no dataMontenegro: no dataNorth Macedonia: no dataMalta: no dataPalestine: no dataRussia: no dataSaudi Arabia: no dataSan Marino: no dataSyria: no dataTunisia: no dataTurkey: no dataUkraine: no dataKosovo: no dataAustria: vignette, shortest pass €9.60 for 1 dayBelgium: motorways free for a car; tolls at Liefkenshoek tunnelBulgaria: vignette, shortest pass €5.11 for weekendSwitzerland: vignette, shortest pass CHF 40 for yearCzech Republic: vignette, shortest pass €12 for 10 daysGermany: motorways free for a carDenmark: motorways free for a car; tolls at Great Belt bridge, Øresund bridgeEstonia: motorways free for a carSpain: ≈ €6.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €10.8 by motorhome (typical rate)Spain: ≈ €6.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €10.8 by motorhome (typical rate)Finland: motorways free for a carFrance: ≈ €11.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €19.8 by motorhome (typical rate)France: ≈ €11.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €19.8 by motorhome (typical rate)United Kingdom: motorways free for a car; tolls at Dartford Crossing, M6 Toll, London Congestion ChargeGreece: ≈ €4.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €10.0 by motorhome (typical rate)Greece: ≈ €4.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €10.0 by motorhome (typical rate)Croatia: ≈ €8.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €12.6 by motorhome (typical rate)Croatia: ≈ €8.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €12.6 by motorhome (typical rate)Hungary: vignette, shortest pass €17.50 for 10 daysIreland: paid at named plazas, not by distanceItaly: ≈ €7.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €10.5 by motorhome (typical rate)Italy: ≈ €7.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €10.5 by motorhome (typical rate)Lithuania: motorways free for a carLuxembourg: motorways free for a carLatvia: motorways free for a carNetherlands: motorways free for a car; tolls at Westerschelde tunnelNorway: paid at automatic toll stations across the countryPoland: ≈ €5.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €9.0 by motorhome (typical rate)Poland: ≈ €5.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €9.0 by motorhome (typical rate)Portugal: ≈ €9.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €16.2 by motorhome (typical rate)Portugal: ≈ €9.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €16.2 by motorhome (typical rate)Romania: vignette, shortest pass €3.50 for 1 daySerbia: ≈ €4.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €7.2 by motorhome (typical rate)Serbia: ≈ €4.0 per 100 km by car, ≈ €7.2 by motorhome (typical rate)Sweden: motorways free for a car; tolls at Øresund bridge, Stockholm congestion tax, Gothenburg congestion tax, Sundsvall bridge, Motala bridgeSlovenia: vignette, shortest pass €16 for 7 daysSlovakia: vignette, shortest pass €8.10 for 1 day€9.60*€5.11CHF 40€12free*≈€6≈€11≈€11≈€20free*≈€4≈€10≈€8≈€13€17.50≈€7≈€11*≈€5≈€9≈€9≈€16€3.50≈€4≈€7€16€8.10Typical cost per 100 km, carTypical cost per 100 km, motorhomeunder €5€5–8€8–12€12+vignette (shortest pass)free (* with named tolls)paid at stations/plazasno dataFrance is the dearest per kilometre (≈ €11 per 100 km for a car). 11 countries' motorways are free for a car — 5 of them with tolled bridges, tunnels or city charges (*) — and 8 sell a sticker for a period instead.[1]* Free motorways, with these tolls: Belgium — Liefkenshoek tunnel; Denmark — Great Belt bridge, Øresund bridge; Netherlands — Westerschelde tunnel; Sweden — Øresund bridge, Stockholm congestion tax, Gothenburg congestion tax, Sundsvall bridge, Motala bridge; United Kingdom — Dartford Crossing, M6 Toll, London Congestion Charge. Norway charges at automatic toll stations across the country.[2]Per-km countries show the typical rate we hold per country; exact rates differ by road (see the full data). Vignette countries show the shortest pass on sale.The map’s numbersCountryHowCar /100 kmMotorhome /100 kmShortest passAustriavignette——€9.60 1 dayBelgiumfree*€0€0—Bulgariavignette——€5.11 weekendCroatiaby distance≈ €8.0≈ €12.6—Czech Republicvignette——€12 10 daysDenmarkfree*€0€0—Estoniafree€0€0—Finlandfree€0€0—Franceby distance≈ €11.0≈ €19.8—Germanyfree€0€0—Greeceby distance≈ €4.0≈ €10.0—Hungaryvignette——€17.50 10 daysIrelandat plazas———Italyby distance≈ €7.0≈ €10.5—Latviafree€0€0—Lithuaniafree€0€0—Luxembourgfree€0€0—Netherlandsfree*€0€0—Norwayat toll stations———Polandby distance≈ €5.0≈ €9.0—Portugalby distance≈ €9.0≈ €16.2—Romaniavignette——€3.50 1 daySerbiaby distance≈ €4.0≈ €7.2—Slovakiavignette——€8.10 1 daySloveniavignette——€16 7 daysSpainby distance≈ €6.0≈ €10.8—Swedenfree*€0€0—Switzerlandvignette——CHF 40 yearUnited Kingdomfree*€0€0—Two bridges cost more than all of FranceØresund €139Great Belt €86France €121two bridges €225all of France €121Spain €0 · Stockholm congestion tax €2.68Driving Helsinki to Costa del Sol by motorhome (4,555 km, planned 11 Oct 2026), the Øresund and Great Belt bridges cost €225 together.
Every French motorway toll on the same route came to €121, and Spain's toll-free autovías added nothing.[3,4,5]The Alps are priced by the hole you choosecarmotorhome ≤ 3.5 tMont Blanc€56.40€73.30Fréjus€55.80€72.50Great St Bernard€31.00€40.00Brenner (A13) *€12.50€12.50Gotthardno toll beyond the Swiss vignette€0€0* secondary sources only; the operator publishes no figure we could read.Mont Blanc costs a car €56.40 one way; the Gotthard costs nothing beyond the Swiss vignette. The Brenner is €12.50 on top of Austria's vignette.[6,7,8,9]Where you fill the tank matters more than most tollspetroldiesel60 litres, cheapest petrol firstPolandSweden †BulgariaHungarySloveniaCroatiaAustriaLuxembourgSlovakiaCzechiaSpainRomaniaLithuaniaEstoniaBelgiumLatviaIrelandItalyPortugalGermanyGreeceFranceFinlandNetherlandsDenmark€90€110€130€150A 60-litre fill of petrol costs €65 more in Denmark than in Poland — more than the Brenner, Austria's 10-day vignette and the Great Belt bridge together (€57).[10]† Sweden: diesel currently costs well over petrol at the pump; national averages on 11 Oct 2026 were 18.83 kr (95) and 22.88 kr (diesel) per litre (bensinpriser.nu).The chart’s numbersCountryPetrol, 60 LDiesel, 60 LPoland€91.20€105.84Sweden€95.34€127.08Bulgaria€99.78€113.58Hungary€103.56€115.68Slovenia€105.78€118.86Croatia€109.62€119.04Austria€110.22€128.28Luxembourg€110.22€123.42Slovakia€110.70€118.32Czechia€110.82€117.12Spain€110.94€115.08Romania€113.16€123.00Lithuania€116.28€134.46Estonia€116.70€125.76Belgium€117.54€140.94Latvia€117.72€127.20Ireland€118.98€129.84Italy€124.38€136.38Portugal€124.86€129.30Germany€131.76€135.24Greece€132.18€129.96France€132.72€141.30Finland€142.20€153.18Netherlands€145.92€150.36Denmark€156.30€149.28Three more thingsThe Westerschelde tunnel is free for cars but €18.20 for anything over 3 m high, roof boxes included — so most campers still pay.[11]Austria's 10-day vignette costs €3.20 more than its 1-day pass (€9.60 vs €12.80); Switzerland sells only a 14-month one (CHF 40, ≈ €43), even for a two-hour transit.[12,13]Spain freed the AP-4 and AP-2 in 2020–21 and Portugal its former shadow-toll motorways (A22, A23, A24, A25 and A28) on 1 January 2025, so older cost guides overcharge these routes.[14]The full dataEvery tariff we hold, with its source and the date we checked it. tariffs.csv · README.txtFree to use with credit: copilot.travel (CC BY 4.0).
Tariffs are the operators' and authorities' published prices; we checked them on the dates shown.Bridges and tunnels, car vs motorhome, one wayCrossingCarMotorhome×CheckedØresund bridge[4]Motorhome 6–10 m520 DKK≈ €701,040 DKK≈ €1392.02026-08-11Great Belt bridge[5]Motorhome 6–10 m235 DKK≈ €31645 DKK≈ €862.72026-08-11Westerschelde tunnel[11]Over 3 m high, under 12 m long (category 3)free€18.20—2026-08-11Mont Blanc tunnel, one way[6]Camper / higher class€56.40€73.301.32026-08-11Spanish & Portuguese per-km roadscar rate× 1.81.8—Italian autostradecar rate× 1.51.5—Vignettes: the cheapest pass covering a week (car ≤ 3.5 t)CountryPassPriceShortestCheckedRomania[15]10 days€6.001 day€3.502026-08-11Bulgaria[16]7 days€7.67weekend€5.112026-08-11Slovakia[17]10 days€10.801 day€8.102026-08-11Czechia[18]10 days€12.00—2026-08-11Austria[12]10 days€12.801 day€9.602026-08-11Slovenia[19]7 days€16.00—2026-08-11Hungary[20]10 days€17.50—2026-08-11Switzerland[13]14 months40 CHF≈ €43—2026-08-11Per-km roads (car)Road€ per km€ per 100 kmSpain's AP-6€0.218€21.80Portugal's A1€0.089€8.90Italy's A22 (the Brenner autostrada)€0.071€7.10Notes, caveats and sources (21)Prices are for a single trip in the cheapest public class for a car or a motorhome up to 3.5 t (6–10 m where the class goes by length).