Last updated: 02.04.2025
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If you plan to travel to Austria, you must adhere to the toll regulations. In general, vehicles up to 3.5 tons gross weight are subject to the vignette requirement, while vehicles over 3.5 tons gross weight must pay a route-based toll. The amount of the route-based toll depends, among other factors, on the length of the distance traveled. To track the traveled distance (route-based toll), you must purchase a GO-Box. Regardless of the vignette requirement and the route-based toll, Austria also has the route toll for special toll routes.
Do you need a vignette?
All vehicles up to 3.5 tons gross weight require a vignette. Vehicles over 3.5 tons gross weight must pay a route-based toll. Below are the different regulations for each vehicle type.
Motorcycles
Motorcycles require a vignette in Austria.
Passenger Cars (PKW)
As a passenger car driver, you need a vignette for your vehicle and do not need to pay a route-based toll. This applies as long as your car does not weigh more than 3.5 tons gross weight. If your vehicle weighs over 3.5 tons gross weight, the vignette requirement is waived, and you must acquire a GO-Box for the route-based toll. This GO-Box must also remain activated on toll-free (vignette-free/non-route-based) roads.
Trailers (Towing Vehicle + Trailer)
Trailers are not subject to the vignette requirement in Austria. However, the weight of your towing vehicle, such as a passenger car, is crucial. As a passenger car driver, you need a vignette for your vehicle and do not need to pay a route-based toll. This applies as long as your car does not weigh more than 3.5 tons gross weight. If your vehicle weighs over 3.5 tons gross weight, the vignette requirement is waived, and you must acquire a GO-Box for the route-based toll. This GO-Box must also remain activated on toll-free (vignette-free/non-route-based) roads.
Motorhomes
Motorhomes follow the same rules as other vehicle types. The vignette requirement applies to motorhomes up to 3.5 tons gross weight. If your motorhome weighs more than 3.5 tons gross weight, you must pay the route-based toll, and the vignette requirement is waived. To pay the route-based toll, you must acquire a GO-Box. This GO-Box must also remain activated on toll-free (vignette-free/non-route-based) roads.
Trucks (LKW)
As a truck driver, you need a vignette for your vehicle and do not need to pay a route-based toll. This applies as long as your truck, including the load, does not exceed 3.5 tons gross weight. If your truck weighs over 3.5 tons gross weight, the vignette requirement is waived, and you must acquire a GO-Box for the route-based toll. This GO-Box must also remain activated on toll-free (vignette-free/non-route-based) roads.
Vehicle Classes under the Vignette Requirement
The vignette for Austria is divided into two vehicle classes:
- Motorcycle: this includes motorcycles
- Passenger Car (PKW): this includes passenger cars, but also motorhomes and trucks including loads under 3.5 tons gross weight
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