Exploring Austria's Toll System: What You Need To Know

Driving on Austrian motorways requires the purchase of a vignette, a toll sticker that must be affixed to your windscreen. This replaces the classic toll system, which means there are no booths or barriers collecting payments. Vignettes can be purchased in paper or digital form, either before entering the country or at various places inside Austria, including newsagents, automobile associations, and special outlets of the public agency responsible for motorways. The vignette must be constantly in view, and different types are available depending on the length of your stay and the type of vehicle. Heavier vehicles over 3.5t maximum permissible weight, such as buses and lorries, use a different toll system called GO-Box.

How to buy a vignette

To drive on Austrian motorways, you need to buy a vignette, which is a sticker that goes on your windscreen. You can buy a vignette in paper or digital form.

You can buy a vignette online on the website of Asfinag, the Austrian company that manages the country’s motorways, or via their free downloadable app. You can also buy one at various places inside the country, including newsagents (Trafik), automobile associations, and special outlets of the public agency responsible for motorways. If you enter Austria on a toll road, you can also buy a vignette at the border.

To purchase a vignette, you first need to select the type of vehicle you will be travelling in (i.e. car or motorbike). You then need to choose the length of time you want the vignette to cover. You can buy an annual, 2-month, 10-day or 1-day vignette.

It is important to stick the vignette on your windscreen in a place where it can be easily seen by the police.

Where to buy a vignette

The vignette for Austria can be purchased in paper or digital form. It is recommended that you buy it before entering the country. The digital vignette can be purchased online on the website of Asfinag, the Austrian company that manages the country's motorways, or via their free downloadable app. Inside the country, various places sell the sticker, including newsagents (Trafik), the automobile associations, and special outlets of the public agency responsible for expressway tolls. If you enter Austria on a toll road, you’ll get the opportunity to purchase a sticker at the border.

To purchase the sticker, you will first have to select the type of vehicle with which you intend to travel in Austria (i.e. car or motorbike), and then choose whether to purchase the 10-day sticker, the two-monthly sticker or the annual sticker.

Different types of vignette

Austria has a toll system for motorways, and visitors to the country are not exempt. There are no booths or barriers collecting payments. Instead, you need to buy a physical or digital toll sticker (called a Vignette or Autobahnpickerl) before driving on a motorway or expressway with a car or motorcycle.

There are different types of Vignette, depending on the length of your stay in Austria and the type of vehicle. The Vignette is available for 1 day, 10 days, 2 months, or 1 year. The Vignette can be purchased in paper or digital form. The digital vignette can be purchased online on the website of Asfinag, the Austrian company that manages the country’s motorways, or via their free downloadable app. To purchase the sticker, you will first have to select the type of vehicle with which you intend to travel in Austria (i.e. car or motorbike), and then choose the length of your stay.

For heavier vehicles over 3.5t maximum permissible weight, such as buses, lorries, and motorhomes, there is a different toll system called GO-Box, which works in a similar way to Telepass.

Toll system for heavier vehicles

Austria has a toll system for its motorways, and visitors to the country are not exempt. Heavier vehicles over 3.5t maximum permissible weight, such as buses, lorries, and motorhomes, use a different toll system called GO-Box. This works in a similar way to the Telepass system.

The GO-Box vignette for Austria can be purchased in paper or digital form. It is recommended that you buy it before entering the country. The digital vignette can be purchased online on the website of Asfinag, the Austrian company that manages the country’s motorways, or via their free downloadable app. To purchase the sticker, you will first have to select the type of vehicle with which you intend to travel in Austria, and then choose whether to purchase the 10-day sticker, the two-monthly sticker, or the annual sticker.

If you enter Austria on a toll road, you’ll get the opportunity to purchase a sticker at the border. Inside the country, various places sell the sticker, including newsagents (Trafik), the automobile associations, and special outlets of the public agency responsible for expressways and motorways.

Toll roads in Austria

Austria has a toll system for its motorways, and visitors to the country are not exempt. Unlike in France or Italy, there are no toll booths. Instead, you need to buy a physical or digital toll sticker (called a Vignette or Autobahnpickerl) before driving on a motorway or expressway with a car or motorcycle. You can buy annual, 2-month, 10-day and 1-day stickers.

The Vignette for Austria can be purchased in paper or digital form. It is recommended that you buy it before entering the country. The digital vignette can be purchased online on the website of Asfinag, the Austrian company that manages the country’s motorways, or via their free downloadable app. To purchase the sticker, you will first have to select the type of vehicle with which you intend to travel in Austria (i.e. car or motorbike), and then choose the length of your stay.

If you enter Austria on a toll road, you’ll get the opportunity to purchase a sticker at the border. Inside the country, various places sell the sticker, including newsagents (Trafik), the automobile associations, and special outlets of the public agency responsible for expressway tolls.

For buses, lorries and motorhomes over 3.5 tonnes, there is a different toll system called GO-Box, which works in a similar way to Telepass.

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