The Vignette - Austria's Motorway Toll Sticker
Physical stickers can be obtained from the Austrian Automobile Clubs as well as post offices, newsagents, and petrol stations. You can also purchase stickers in Austria’s neighbouring countries at petrol stations, borders, and Automobile Clubs. Cars rented in neighbouring countries may or may not be equipped with the sticker. Please obtain one from your car rental agency.
For Cars
You must display the Vignette sticker on the inside of the windshield of your vehicle as you enter Austria. It must be stuck to your windshield in order to be valid, affixed to the inside of the windscreen, on the top left-hand edge or behind the rear-view mirror, and not be covered by any tinting strips.
For Motorbikes
On motorbikes , it must be affixed to a component that is difficult to remove (fork leg or tank) and clearly visible.
Failure to do so will mean a heavy, on-the-spot fine.
A digital version of the toll sticker is available. You can get it in one of two ways:
Buy online on your device
Go to the ASFINAG online shop or download the ASFINAG app "Unterwegs" to your phone. The digital vignette is available for 1 year, 2 months, 10 days or 1 day. Please be aware that the tickets for 1 year and 2 months are only valid from the 18th day after the online purchase, while the other two are valid immediately.
Buy at a sales point
You can also buy the digital toll sticker at a physical sales office or a vending machine. In this case, all digital vignettes are valid immediately.
Sections not subject to Vignette
the A 1 Westautobahn toll section between the state border at Walserberg and the Salzburg Nord junction
the A 12 Inntal motorway toll section between the state border at Kufstein and the Kufstein-Süd junction
the A 14 Rheintal/Walgau motorway toll section between the state border at Hörbranz and the Hohenems junction
the A 26 Linz motorway toll section (currently still under construction)
Further information on the temporary exemptions can be found on the website of the responsible authority, ASFINAG.
Independently of the vignette, a road charge (toll) is levied for cost-intensive Alpine passes in terms of construction and operation. For these toll sections, such as the Arlberg or the Karawanken Tunnel, tolls can be paid directly at the respective toll station or online in advance.
The most important Q & A about the Vignette and tolls
Drivers of vehicles with a permissible maximum weight exceeding 3.5 t (e.g. heavy goods vehicles, buses, heavy mobile homes) must pay a mileage-based toll for the use of motorways and expressways.
To be able to pay this toll, you need to get a so-called GO-Box before you drive onto a motorway or expressway. The toll can only be paid if you have a GO-Box, which is available from many petrol stations and other GO-Box partners in Austria. You can find a full list of outlets here.
The rates depend, among other things, on the number of axles, the number of kilometres driven, and the vehicle's EURO emission class.
Find rates and more information here.
In Austria, the environmental sticker requirement only applies to lorries in categories N1, N2 and N3 if they wish to enter one of the 6 environmental zones currently in force, as well as cars that have been registered as HGV N1 for tax purposes.
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