Country Guides

Everything you need per country — what's required, what it costs, and where to buy it.

🇦🇹

Austria

Digital Vignette
Required

VALIDITY & PRICE

10 days
€9.90
2 months
€29.00
1 year
€96.40

WHERE TO BUY

Online at asfinag.at, petrol stations, or border shops

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Schengen area. No passport control from EU countries.

Tips

  • The digital vignette is linked to your number plate — no sticker needed.
  • Buy at least 18 days before travel if purchasing online.
  • Additional tolls apply on specific mountain roads (Brenner, Tauern, etc.).
🇨🇭

Switzerland

Vignette
Required

VALIDITY & PRICE

1 year
CHF 40

WHERE TO BUY

Online e-vignette, border crossings, post offices, petrol stations

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Schengen area, but customs checks still apply — declare goods.

Tips

  • Only an annual vignette exists — no short-term option.
  • Valid from 1 December of the previous year to 31 January of the next.
  • The Great St. Bernard tunnel has a separate toll.
🇨🇿

Czech Republic

Vignette
Required

VALIDITY & PRICE

10 days
CZK 270
30 days
CZK 430
1 year
CZK 2 300

WHERE TO BUY

Online at edalnice.cz, petrol stations, post offices

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Schengen area. No passport control from EU countries.

Tips

  • Fully digital since 2021 — linked to your plate.
  • Only required on motorways and expressways.
  • Set the start date carefully; it cannot be changed afterwards.
🇫🇷

France

Toll Booths
Not Required

WHERE TO BUY

Pay at toll booths — cash, card, or télépéage (transponder)

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Schengen area. No passport control from EU countries.

Tips

  • No vignette required — tolls are paid at booths on most motorways.
  • A Paris–Lyon trip costs approximately €25–€35 in tolls.
  • Télépéage (Liber-t tag) speeds up toll payment significantly.
🇩🇪

Germany

No Toll for Cars
Not Required

WHERE TO BUY

N/A — motorways are free for passenger cars

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Schengen area. No passport control from EU countries.

Tips

  • Autobahns are free for passenger cars and motorcycles.
  • Trucks and vehicles over 7.5t pay the LKW-Maut toll.
  • Some urban tunnels and bridges have tolls.
🇭🇺

Hungary

Vignette
Required

VALIDITY & PRICE

10 days
HUF 6 400
1 month
HUF 10 360
1 year
HUF 62 200

WHERE TO BUY

Online at nemzetiutdij.hu, petrol stations, mobile apps

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Schengen area. No passport control from EU countries.

Tips

  • E-vignette linked to your plate — keep the receipt for 1 year.
  • County vignettes are cheaper if you stay in one region.
  • Cameras enforce automatically; fines arrive by post.
🇮🇹

Italy

Toll Booths
Not Required

WHERE TO BUY

Pay at toll booths — cash, card, or Telepass

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Schengen area. No passport control from EU countries.

Tips

  • Take a ticket on entry and pay on exit.
  • Watch for ZTL zones in city centres — heavy fines.
  • Telepass lanes are yellow; avoid them without a device.
🇸🇮

Slovenia

Vignette
Required

VALIDITY & PRICE

7 days
€16.00
1 month
€32.00
1 year
€117.50

WHERE TO BUY

Online at evinjeta.dars.si, petrol stations, border kiosks

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Schengen area. No passport control from EU countries.

Tips

  • E-vignette only — no stickers since 2021.
  • Required even for short motorway hops near the border.
  • The Karavanke tunnel toll is included in the vignette.
🇭🇷

Croatia

Toll Booths
Not Required

WHERE TO BUY

Pay at toll booths — cash, card, or ENC device

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Schengen area since 2023. No passport control from EU countries.

Tips

  • Distance-based tolls: take a ticket, pay on exit.
  • Zagreb–Split costs roughly €25 one way.
  • An ENC transponder gives a discount on frequent trips.
🇸🇰

Slovakia

Vignette
Required

VALIDITY & PRICE

10 days
€12.00
30 days
€17.00
1 year
€60.00

WHERE TO BUY

Online at eznamka.sk, petrol stations near the border

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Schengen area. No passport control from EU countries.

Tips

  • Digital vignette tied to your registration plate.
  • Bratislava's bypass motorways require a vignette.
  • Check whether your rental car already has one.
🇵🇱

Poland

Toll Booths
Not Required

WHERE TO BUY

e-TOLL app or toll booths on concession motorways

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Schengen area. No passport control from EU countries.

Tips

  • State motorways are free for passenger cars.
  • A1, A2 and A4 sections are privately operated and charged.
  • The e-TOLL PL BILET app handles state-run sections.
🇷🇴

Romania

Vignette
Required

VALIDITY & PRICE

10 days
€3.30
30 days
€6.60
1 year
€30.00

WHERE TO BUY

Online at roviniete.ro, petrol stations, post offices

Official site

BORDER CROSSING

Land borders with non-Schengen neighbours can be slow.

Tips

  • The rovinieta is required on all national roads, not just motorways.
  • Buy it before crossing the border to avoid fines.
  • The Fetești–Cernavodă bridge has an extra toll.