Motorway vignette Czechia - price list, vignette validity, toll roads
Motorways are charged with an electronic vignette for vehicles weighing up to 3.5 t, which is on sale in three lengths of validity: ten days, thirty days and year. The vignette is mandatory for vehicles with at least four wheels, motorcycles and tricycles are free of charge for driving on the motorway. Most motorways and expressways are charged, some parts around major cities and unfinished roads are exempt from charging. The toll system with an on-board unit is intended for vehicles with a maximum permissible weight of over 3.5 t. The vignette can be bought online, at branches of the Czech Post, at some petrol stations and in self-service terminals near border crossings.
Czech electronic vignette prices for 2024
eco 50 Kč
nat.gas/bio.meth. 100 Kč
eco 100 Kč
nat.gas/bio.meth. 210 Kč
eco 570 Kč
nat.gas/bio.meth. 1150 Kč
Sale of e-vignettes at the edalnice.cz, branches of the Czech Post, some petrol stations and in kiosks at border crossings.
The eco sticker with the lowest price is intended for plug-in hybrid vehicles with CO2 emissions up to 50 g/km.
Exemption for vehicles powered solely by electric energy or hydrogen (registration required)
Exemption from charging for zero-emissions vehicles and ZTP holders
For vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes with an exclusively electric or hydrogen drive, there is an exemption from the payment of motorway tolls. Registration on edalnice.cz is required to drive without a vignette.
Exemption also applies to vehicles transporting certain severely disabled citizens, historical vehicles, vehicles equipped with a special warning light, some government vehicles and some vehicles used to assist citizens. Cases in which you can drive across highways without vignette are strictly defined and before using the rule. More information on edalnice.cz.
Electronic tolls for vehicles weighing over 3.5 t
For vehicles with a maximum authorised mass exceeding 3,5 t is designed electronic toll system Myto CZ. Charged are motorways and 1st class roads. Toll price is calculated per travelled kilometres and is based on the number of axles and euro class of vehicle, for buses is set a discounted rate. Rule for exemption from tolls applies in similar cases as for vehicles weighing up to 3.5 t. Toll road map, price list and registration can be found at the mytocz.eu.
Map of the Czech motorway network
Motorways and expressways are highlighted on the map, some of highlighted roads can be toll free for vehicles up to 3.5 t.
Map and list of toll roads can be found at the edalnice.cz.
Frequently asked questions about Czech vignettes
For which motorways is the vignette compulsory?
For a passenger car is a motorway stamp is mandatory for driving on most motorways and expressways in the Czech Republic. Parts of some city bypasses and unfinished roads are excluded from toll roads. Toll roads map is available at edalnice.cz.
Is vignette required for motorcycles?
Tolls on motorways with a motorway stamp apply to vehicles with a maximum permissible weight of up to 3.5 t and at least four wheels. The passage of motorways is free of charge for motorcycles and tricycles.
Which vignette for a vehicle with trailer?
Division of vehicles into weight categories is made according to the total weight of the vehicle stated in the technical certificate. When driving with a trailer, weights do not add up to determine the method of toll charging, and one vignette is enough for a vehicle weighing up to 3.5 t and pulling trailer.
Is it possible to transfer the vignette to another vehicle?
The vignette is intended for use for one vehicle to which it is bound via a license plate and it is not possible to transfer it to another vehicle. The change of the license plate for which the vignette is registered can only be made in case of incorrectly entered data within 15 minutes when making a purchase at a trading place, when making a purchase via the Internet or in a kiosk, it is necessary to correct the license plate in the period before the beginning of validity.
What are the lengths of validity of the vignettes?
Vignettes are sold in length of validity of 1day, 10 days, 30 days and year, the beginning of their validity can be selected including the annual vignette at the time of purchase up to 3 months in advance. The expected last day of validity of the vignette can be verified at the time of purchase.
Where can I buy highway vignette?
Vignettes for the Czech Republic are sold in electronic form and can be bought on the Internet at edalnice.cz, at sales points such as Czech Post and some petrol stations and in self-service kiosks near border crossings. Online sales of e-stamps and an overview of points of sale are available at the edalnice.cz.