Tolls with a rental car in Europe: how to pay, country by country (2026)
Of the 13 European countries on this page, 5 use a vignette for cars on their motorways (Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Slovenia and Switzerland) and 8 charge tolls per trip, at toll booths or by camera (Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal and Spain); for each one we quote the motorway operator or the government, last checked on 31 October 2026.
Prices and rules change, and each rental company has its own toll fees. We quote the motorway operators and governments word for word, with the date we checked them; this is information, not legal advice. Before you drive, check the official page and ask the rental company how it charges you for tolls.
Every country
“How you pay”, “Price for a car” and “Rental cars” are our short summaries; each country page quotes the official sentences, with the link and the date. “Not mentioned” means that the official pages we read say nothing about rental cars.
| Country | How you pay | Vignette | Price for a car | Rental cars | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Vignette (digital or sticker) for motorways; extra section toll for some tunnels and passes | Yes | €9.60 (1 day) to €106.80 (year 2026), digital, car | Not mentioned by ASFINAG: check the plate with the official validity query | 31 October 2026 |
| Croatia | Toll plazas until 28 February 2027; from 1 March 2027, no toll plazas: ENC device or number plate recognition | No | Depends on the distance | Not mentioned by HAC or the new law: ask the rental company | 31 October 2026 |
| Czechia | Electronic vignette for motorways | Yes | CZK 230 (1 day) to CZK 2,570 (year), standard fuel | Not mentioned: check the plate on eDalnice.gov.cz | 31 October 2026 |
| France | Toll barriers (card, cash, tag); free-flow gantries on some new motorways such as the A79 | No | Depends on the trip | Not mentioned by the operators: ask the rental company | 31 October 2026 |
| Greece | Toll stations; on the Attiki Odos (Athens) you pay once at the entry, cash or card | No | €2.80 on the Attiki Odos (car, cash) | Not mentioned by the operator: ask the rental company | 31 October 2026 |
| Hungary | E-vignette (e-matrica) for toll roads | Yes | HUF 5,550 (1 day) to HUF 61,760 (year), car | Not mentioned: ask the rental company | 31 October 2026 |
| Ireland | M50 (Dublin): barrier-free toll, cameras read the plate, no cash at the toll point | No | €3.80 per trip for a car without an account (2026) | Many large rental firms pay it for you: confirm who pays | 31 October 2026 |
| Italy | Toll booths: cash or card; yellow Telepass lanes only with a Telepass device | No | Depends on the trip | Not mentioned by the operator: ask the rental company | 31 October 2026 |
| Norway | Automatic toll stations (AutoPASS): toll tag or photo of the plate, no booths | No | Set by each toll company; no single national price | Not mentioned by AutoPASS: ask the rental company | 31 October 2026 |
| Portugal | Toll barriers on some motorways, electronic-only gantries (no booths) on others | No | Varies by gantry; €0.32 fee per gantry if you pay afterwards | By law the rental company must fit a toll device; ask for the toll service | 31 October 2026 |
| Slovenia | E-vignette (electronic) for motorways and express roads | Yes | Not verified (the DARS website did not respond) | Not mentioned by the government page: ask the rental company | 31 October 2026 |
| Spain | Toll booths on toll motorways: cash, card or Vía T tag | No | Depends on the trip | Not mentioned by the operator: ask the rental company | 31 October 2026 |
| Switzerland | Vignette (e-vignette or sticker), one price for the whole year | Yes | CHF 40 per year | Check online whether the car's plate already has an e-vignette | 31 October 2026 |
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How we check
We read the pages of each motorway operator or government (for example Infraestruturas de Portugal, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, AutoPASS, Autostrade per l'Italia, ASFINAG and the Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security) and quote them word for word. A price appears only if we read it on an official page that answered normally on the day of the check; otherwise we say so. We write that a rule is about rental cars only when the official text says so. More on the About page. Spotted a change? Tell us.
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