Vignette Croatia
All vehicles using the motorway in Croatia must pay a toll. The Croatian toll system charges fees depending on the kilometers driven, the route and the vehicle category. Since joining the EU on January 1, 2023, you can pay the toll in euros and no longer have to change it into the local currency, the kuna. You also have the option of paying the toll with your EC card or credit card.
Toll roads
The Croatian motorway network covers a length of over 1,300 kilometers. All motorways in Croatia are subject to tolls. Here is a list of the motorways that make up the Croatian motorway network:
- A1: Zagbreb - Metković (planned: Dubrovnik)
- A2: Macelj (SVN) - Zagreb
- A3: Bregana (SVN) - Lipovac (SRB)
- A4: Goričan (HUN)- Zagreb
- A5: Branjin Vrh (HUN) - Svilaj (BIH)
- A6: Bosilijvo - Matulji
- A7: Rupa (SVN) - Križišće (planned: Žuta Lokva)
- A8: Rovinj - Matulji
- A9: Kaštel (SVN) - Pula
- A10: Metković (BIH) - Metković junction
- A11: Zagreb - Lekenik (planned: Žuta Lokva)
- A12: Sveta Helena - Gradec (planned: Gola (HUN)
- A13: Vrobvec - Terezino Polje (HUN)
Special fees
There are only special charges for the Ucka Tunnel:
| Car | Trailer | Motorcycle | Campervan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucka-Tunnel | 4,20 € / 3.65 £ | 5,90 € / 5.12 £ | 2,50 € / 2.17 £ | 5,90 € / 5.12 £ |
Since June 2020, all bridges in Croatia have been exempt from an extra toll. The Krk Bridge and Mirna Bridge are among the general toll roads. Since then, there has only been one toll tunnel, the Ucka Tunnel.
Does Croatia have a vignette?
Currently, a distance-based toll has to be paid, but Croatia is said to have announced e-vignettes and toll boxes for the end of 2024. The new system is intended to make traffic on Croatian motorways more fluid and relieve the burden on toll booths.
Determination of different vehicle categories
| Category IA | Motorcycles (also trikes and quads) |
| Category I | Vehicle with 2 axles; max. height 1.9m; under 3.5t; no trailer |
| Category II |
Vehicle with 2 axles; over 1.9m; max. 3.5t
Vehicle with 2 axles; max. height 1.9m; with trailer |
| Category III |
Vehicle with 2 or 3 axles; max. 3.5 tonnes
Vehicles with 2 axles; over 3.5 tonnes; trailers with 1 axle Vehicles with 2 axles; over 1.9 m overall height; max. 3.5 tonnes; with trailer |
| Category IV |
Vehicles with 4 or more axles; over 3.5 tonnes
Vehicles with 2 axles; over 3.5 tonnes; trailers with 2 or 3 axles |
Tolls and payment
At each motorway entrance, you must first stop at a toll station and take a valid ticket, which you must keep and pay for until you leave. The toll ticket documents the distance travelled and your vehicle category.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to determine the exact amount of the motorway toll in advance. There is also no uniform price for the respective motorway sections, but you can roughly expect costs of £ 7 per 100 km for category 1.
Examples of toll costs in Croatia:
| Car | Trailer | Motorcycle | Campervan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umag - Pula | 6,10 € / 5.30 £ | 9,20 € / 7.99 £ | 3,70 € / 3.21 £ | 9,20 € / 7.99 £ |
| Zagreb - Split - Dubrovnik | 30,70 € / 26.66 £ | 47,70 € / 41.42 £ | 18,40 € / 15.98 £ | 47,70 € / 41.42 £ |
| Bregana - Zagreb - Lipovac | 17,80 € / 15.46 £ | 26,70 € / 23.18 £ | 10,70 € / 9.29 £ | 26,70 € / 23.18 £ |
You can obtain a detailed list of possible motorway tolls from HRVATSKE AUTOCESTE
Eletronic Toll Collect - ETC
With the Electronic Toll Collect system, you can pay cashless using a transponder, which is rechargeable and unlimited in time. You can obtain the transponder for a fee of around £ 13 from the Croatian motorway company HAC.
When is an ETC worthwhile?
If the total toll charges incurred are £ 60 or higher, it is worth buying an ETC device for £ 13. The ETC device gives you a discount of at least 21.74%.
Example routes to Croatia
Germany
Munich - Split: The fastest route to Croatia is via the A8 and A10 motorways to Austria, through the Karawanken Tunnel onto the A9 in Slovenia and finally on the A1 in Croatia to Split.
- Vignette: 10-day vignette Austria £ 9.90 + 7-day vignette Slovenia £ 13.80 = £ 23.70
- Tunnel: Tauern tunnel £ 11.00 + Karawanken tunnel £ 7.00 = £ 18.00
- Toll road Croatia: approx. £ 17.60
The total toll cost for a car from Munich to Split is approx. £ 59.30.
Berlin-Zagreb: The most common route to Croatia, Zagreb is via the A13 towards Dresden onto the A17 to the Czech Republic on the D8 via Prague to Linz, Austria. In Austria you have to take the A9 motorway via Graz to Maribor, Slovenia. From the A4 in Slovenia, take the A2 in Croatia towards Zagreb.
- Vignettes: 10-day vignette Czech Republic £ 11.20 + 10-day vignette Austria £ 9.90 + 7-day vignette Slovenia £ 13.80 = £ 34.90
- Tunnel: Gleinalm Tunnel £ 9.20 + Bosruck Tunnel £ 5.60 = £ 14.80
- Toll Croatia: approx. £ 5.30
The total toll from Berlin to Zagreb for a vehicle weighing less than 3.5 tonnes is approx. £ 55.
Vignette AT + SI, toll AT + HR
Austria
Graz - Zadar: The fastest route from Graz, Austria to Zadar, Croatia is from the A9 motorway to Maribor on the A1. If you cross over to Croatia, take the A1 via Zagreb to Zadar.
- Vignette fees: 10-day vignette Austria £ 9.90 + 7-day vignette Slovenia £ 13.80 = £ 24
- Toll costs Croatia: approx. £ 19.20
The total car toll for motorways and expressways is approx. £ 43.20.
Switzerland
Bern - Zadar: The fastest routes from Switzerland to Croatia are always via Italy to Slovenia.
- Vignette: Annual vignette Switzerland £ 37.00
- Toll Italy £ 35.60 + Croatia approx. £ 25.80 = £ 61.40
The total toll charges from Bern to Zadar amount to approx. £ 98.40.
How are tolls controlled in Croatia?
The Croatian toll is always controlled at the exits.
Fees
As vehicles in Croatia cannot enter the motorway without taking a toll ticket, which must be paid before leaving the motorway, no fines can be levied here. This means that the system is significantly less control-intensive for the Croatian police than the systems in Austria or Slovenia, for example. Unfortunately, there is still no video toll system in Croatia that could be used effectively.
Who is exempt from a vignette?
In Croatia, persons with an established physical disability of at least 80% of the lower extremities (from the hip upwards), HRVI (Croatian Disabled Homeland War Veterans) with a proven physical disability of 100% and persons with a visual impairment of 100% or cars in their possession are exempt from the car toll. Further information on toll-exempt vehicles can be found here at HAC.
Toll obligation in neighbouring countries
In the following neighbouring countries, tolls are also compulsory to finance and maintain the motorways. You can find more information on motorway toll stickers in neighbouring countries and their validity here:
Slovenia
Hungary
Serbia
Bosnia
Montenegro