Toll in Slovakia

Why do you have to pay tolls?

Most countries in Europe charge tolls. There is a so-called toll obligation. But what does that mean? Toll amounts are charged for using certain routes, tunnels and bridges. The money collected through the toll is invested in the road network and thus enables you to have a smooth journey. The primary areas for investment are infrastructure, traffic management and road safety, as well as environmental protection measures.

• Infrastructure: construction and maintenance of roads and motorways

• Traffic safety and traffic management: new technologies such as intelligent traffic systems or toll bridges

• Environmental protection: expansion of noise barriers or measures to reduce emissions

How is the toll collected?

The toll can be collected in various forms. These include the vignette obligation, the distance-based toll and the special toll routes.

Vignette obligation: cars (with trailer) & motorhomes up to 3.5 t gross vehicle weight

Through the vignette obligation, toll fees are charged that are not measured by kilometres, but correspond to a flat rate and vary depending on the duration of travel. Accordingly, you purchase a digital vignette from us before your trip. Depending on the vehicle class, the price for a vignette may differ. With the vignette flat rate, you receive your vignette for Slovakia and can use it to drive on all toll routes. The vignette obligation applies in Slovakia to vehicles up to 3.5 t gross vehicle weight. Motorcycles are exempt from the vignette obligation, i.e. you do not need to purchase a vignette or pay the distance-based toll for your motorcycle. Further information on vehicle classes can be found in our guide.

Distance-based toll: vehicles over 3.5 t gross vehicle weight

The distance-based toll applies in Slovakia to vehicles over 3.5 t gross vehicle weight. Unlike the vignette obligation, the distance-based toll is not a flat rate, but varies depending on the road category, route length (number of kilometres), vehicle category (weight class and number of axles) and CO2 emission class. Accordingly, the amount of the toll fee can vary greatly. The distance-based toll is collected with the help of a transmitter device, the so-called on-board unit. The distance-based toll applies in Slovakia on expressways, motorways and some selected sections of class 1 and class 2 roads. By the way: for motorhomes, no distance-based toll needs to be paid regardless of weight, i.e. even if your motorhome weighs over 3.5 t gross vehicle weight, you only need to purchase a vignette.

Special toll: does not exist in Slovakia!

In Slovakia there are no special toll routes. However, there are various special toll routes in other countries, such as Austria. If you would like to learn more about the special toll, even though you don't need to consider it for Slovakia, feel free to check out our guide.

Free route planner

With our free route planner, you can quickly and easily find out which toll products you need for your trip through Slovakia.

The Europamaut team wishes you a pleasant journey!

We wish you a wonderful tour of discovery in Slovakia. Feel free to use our route planner as well, to plan your trip optimally and have suitable toll products displayed to you. If you have any questions, we are available at any time by email.