Road Tolls Austria and Slovenia 4 ton MH
We are planning to take our 4 ton motorhome briefly through Austria (in from Germany at Scharnitz and over the Brenner to Italy) and then even more briefly through Slovinia (in south of Trieste and out into Croatia by the shortest/easiest route)
From looking at the info on road tolls it appears to me I should:
1. Austria - Hire a Go Box from a petrol station as I enter Austria - then presumably go on line to make payment. We intend to return via the same route about 6 weeks later and I am not sure if I should keep the same box to us on the way back or do I need to get another one?
2. Slovenia - This appears to be pay as you go toll (like france) and I do not need any go box/vignette?. Looking at the on line maps though it does not show any toll booths on the section of road I will be using so this may be a freebie?
3. Croatia - Pay as you go and no go box/vignette needed.
If anyone has done this route in a MH over 3.5 ton I would welcome your comments!
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ASFINAG for Go Box.
Website http://www.asfinag.at/toll/go-box-for-hgv-and-bus/
Found this on another Forum
If your van is over 3.5 tonnes, these notes may help you.
We passed through Austria on Saturday 4 May. We bought our Go-Box in Germany just before entering Austria.
"How much credit will we need to get to Slovenia?"
"About 70 euros."
"What's the minimum credit I can put on the Go-Box?"
"75 euros."
"Ok, I'll have 75 euros."
"That will be 80 euros."
"Huh?"
"5 euros for the Go-Box."You have 10 days to submit proof of vehicle class to ASFiNAG. How does that work for motorhomers on extended travels? We photographed all the documents and emailed them straight away. We hope that works out (the guide notes suggest it should). Our proof of EURO V came from a letter from Mercedes (which I asked for).
Go-boxes emit a single beep when you pass through a toll point, but they don't tell you either the credit used, or the credit remaining. When credit starts to run low, you hear a double beep. We got the first of these less than halfway.
So we went into the next petrol station.
"How much credit is left on this box?"
"31.49 euros."
"How much will it cost to get to Slovenia?"
"35.15 euros."
(Hair been yanked out)
"What's the minimum credit I can put on the box?"
"75 euros."I ended up putting 85 euros on, in the expectation that his would be enough for 'there and back'. Otherwise, I might well have been 6 euros short coming back, which would cost another 75 euros to cover...
Slovenia. Above 3.5 tonnes you have to go through the Toll Gate
Prices highway signs in Slovenia for 2017
validity/vehicle motorcycles vehicles up to 3,5t and
height up to 1,3m above first axle vehicles up to 3,5t and
height 1,3m and more above first axle** vehicle over 3,5t
weekly* 7,5 EUR 15 EUR 30 EUR toll
monthy - 30 EUR 60 EUR toll
6 months 30 EUR - - toll
annual 55 EUR 110 EUR 220 EUR toll
* Weekly vignette is valid for 7 consecutive days from the date indicated on the mark, including the first day.
** list of "measured" vehicles can be found at official website.Hope this helps
DianneT
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Oscar, you can cross Austria on toll free roads - no need for vignettes or go box.
The route I know is over the Fern Pass, through Landeck town, rather than the motorway tunnel by pass, and over the Resia /Reschen pass into Italy.
But if you go to the specialist Motorhome forums the people there with vehicles like yours will tell you also how to go toll free via Innsbruck and over the original road rather than the motorway over the Brenner Pass. Maybe Google will tell you all that too.
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Hi Oscar, we are caravanners but travelled with friends who have a 4.2 tonne Autotrail and wanted to avoid using a GoBox. Sought advice on CT and used the route that eurortraveller has given.
As said you should drive via Landeck itselef and not use the Landecker Tunnel as it is part of the toll road system so would need a GoBox.
Even though we could get a low cost ticket we would use this route again as it was an easy drive and very enjoyable. We also stayed for 4 nights at what was planned to be a 1 night stopover at Camping Aktiv in Prutz as we like the site and area.
For people towing this route also avoids long sections of Italian motorway South of Brenner where overtaking is not allowed.
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Oscar. Have used Fern Pass/Reschen Pass many times. Be advised that there are very few stopping places on this route once you get past Landeck. There is a small parking area by a lake but this is likely to be full. Convenient sites in Merano and Imst. Oh, and ensure you fill up in Austria! You think this is complex just look at paying motorway tolls in Portugal
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