Slovenia: Vignette or toll? The complete guide for drivers

Slovenia, a small country in Central Europe, is a charming vacation destination with its lakes, mountains and the Adriatic coast. To explore the roads, it is important to understand the toll system, which is based on an electronic Vignette for light vehicles and a kilometre-based toll system for heavy vehicles.

So in Slovenia: tolls and vignettes?

Here you will find our complete guide to vignettes and toll motorway in Europe!

Tolls and vignettes in Slovenia: The complete guide for drivers 🇸🇮🚗

The electronic Vignette (e-Vignette) for vehicles under 3.5 tonnes 🎫

In Slovenia, is the use of motorways and expressways for vehicles with two axles under 3.5 tonnes mandatory. Since the beginning of 2022 there are only the electronic Vignette. you will be on the license plate is registered.

Vehicle classes for the Vignette:

Vehicles under 3.5 tonnes are divided for the Vignette in two classes:

• Class 2A: Vehicles with a height of less than 1.30 m above the first axle (including combinations with trailers) and all motorhomes, regardless of their height.

• Class 2B: vehicles whose height above the first axis, more than 1.30 m is (with or without a trailer), except for mobile homes (these belong to class 2A).

Validity and cost (Stand 1. May 2025):

The electronic Vignette for different time periods, with different prices depending on the vehicle class:

Gültigkeitszeitraum	Klasse 2A (Euro)	Klasse 2B (Euro)
7 days	16	30
1 month	32	64
1 year	117	235

• The vignette valid for a year is 12 months from the date valid (for example, from 2. March to 2. In March of the following year included).

Trailers and caravans:

Trailers and caravans, the vehicle can be drawn, with a maximum permitted Laden weight of 3.5 tonnes or less, do not require additional Vignette. The Vignette of the towing vehicle covers the entire Team down.

Toll for the Karawanken tunnel ⛰️ tunnel

The price of the Vignette includes not travel through the Karavanke tunnel, the Slovenia with Austria connects. For the use of this tunnel will be charged additional fees.

Toll for vehicles over 3.5 tons 🚚

Vehicles with maximum permissible weight over 3.5 tonnes (including mobile homes of more than 3.5 tons), a kilometre-based toll to pay, depending on the mileage, and the exhaust emissions.

The DarsGo System:

For the payment of the tolls you need the DarsGo, an electronic Transponder.

• Purchase: You can obtain DarsGo online or at DARS service centers.

• Of duty: DarsGo is also mandatory, if you are a camper above 3,5 tons not to.

An Alternative Route to Croatia (control change) 🚧

Since 2017 is the alternative Route without tolls or a Vignette to Croatia via Trieste (coast road Koper – Izola) for transit traffic to closed. , This means that you will need for this connection is mandatory, the toll H6 need to use.

Useful official Websites 🌐

For the most accurate and up to date information to vignettes and toll system in Slovenia, including a detailed list of rates, points of sale and terms of Use of the DarsGo, visit the official source:

• DARS (Družba za avtoceste v Republiki Sloveniji): This is the Slovenian Motorway Company. Its website is the main source of all information about electronic vignettes and the DarsGo system. https://www.dars.si/
• e-Vignette official: For direct purchase of the e-Vignette. https://www.e-vignette.si/en
• DarsGo: Special information about the toll system for heavy vehicles. https://www.darsgo.si/portal/en/

Conclusion 🇸🇮

Traveling with the car to Slovenia, is a friction-free experience, if you are well-informed about the toll system. You make sure to buy the appropriate electronic Vignette for light vehicles (taking into account the classes 2A and 2B, as well as the specifics of the campers) and get DarsGo, if you are driving a vehicle over 3.5 tonnes. Do not forget the separate toll for the Karavanke tunnel, and the Change in the Route to Croatia. Who’s prepared properly, can enjoy the beautiful Slovenian roads.

Srečno pot! (Have A Good Trip!) ✨