Toll in Slovenia
Why do you have to pay toll fees?
Most countries in Europe charge toll fees. There is a so-called toll obligation. But what does that mean? Toll amounts are charged for the use of certain routes, tunnels, and bridges. The money raised through tolls is invested in the road network, enabling you to have a smooth journey. The primary areas of investment are infrastructure, traffic management and traffic 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 requirement, the distance-based toll, and special toll routes.
Vignette requirement: cars and motorhomes up to 3.5 t gross vehicle weight
Through the vignette requirement, toll fees are charged that are not measured by kilometers but correspond to a flat rate and vary depending on the duration of travel. Accordingly, you can now purchase your digital vignette from us before your trip and benefit from the simple ordering process. Please note which vehicle class your motor vehicle belongs to.
By purchasing the vignette, you make a one-time purchase that allows you to drive on all toll roads (except special toll routes). The vignette requirement applies to vehicles up to 3.5 t gross vehicle weight. More detailed information on the various vehicle classes and the existence of a vignette requirement can be found in our guide.
Vehicle
Vignette
Distance-based toll
Special toll
Motorcycle
✓
✗
✓
Car (up to 3.5 t gross vehicle weight)
✓
✗
✓
Trailer combination (over 3.5 t gross vehicle weight)
✗
✓
✓
Motorhome (up to 3.5 t gross vehicle weight)
✓
✗
✓
Motorhome (over 3.5 t gross vehicle weight)
✗
✓
✓
Truck (up to 3.5 t gross vehicle weight)
✓
✗
✓
Truck (over 3.5 t gross vehicle weight)
✗
✓
✓
Distance-based toll: trucks, buses & (motorhomes) over 3.5 t gross vehicle weight
The distance-based toll applies in Slovenia to vehicles over 3.5 t gross vehicle weight (trucks, buses, motorhomes). Unlike the vignette requirement, the distance-based toll is not a flat rate, but is based on the kilometers driven, the vehicle class (number of axles), and the emission class (pollutant load). The Euro emission class is divided into pollutant classes 1-6. Pollutant class 1 represents a high pollutant load, while pollutant class 6 represents a low pollutant load. For vehicles subject to the distance-based toll (vehicles over 3.5 t gross vehicle weight), the vignette requirement (vehicles up to 3.5 t gross vehicle weight) does not apply.
The distance-based toll is collected using an electronic toll system that can record the distance traveled via an electronic transmitter device. To do this, you need to purchase the so-called DarsGo transmitter device. This transmitter device allows you to automatically pay the toll fees. The DarsGo transmitter device is also often referred to as a toll box or On-Board Unit (OBU).
Special toll/route toll/video toll: applies to all vehicles
Special toll routes are often tunnels or mountain pass roads. So if you pass through a special toll route, you must pay an additional fee. As with the vignette, this fee is a flat rate that varies depending on the vehicle class.
The special toll is charged for certain routes that are subject to neither the vignette requirement nor the distance-based toll. This means the following for your trip: Even if you have purchased a vignette for the use of motorways or have already paid your distance-based toll using the transponder (transmitter device), there are route sections for which an additional fee applies. The special toll therefore applies to everyone who wants to use this particular route
The Karawanken Tunnel is the only special toll route in Slovenia. The tunnel connects Austria with Slovenia and is mainly used to cross this border. Even though the Karawanken Tunnel itself is not a section of road subject to the vignette requirement, the Karawanken Tunnel is reached via vignette-obligated routes. It should be noted that most special toll routes can be reached via vignette-obligated access roads or distance-based toll access roads. More detailed information on the special toll in Slovenia can be found in 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 Slovenia.
The Europamaut team wishes you a pleasant journey!
We wish you a pleasant journey to Austria and are happy to assist you with any further questions about Austria and the associated toll regulations. Contact us via our email.
