Digital vignettes Czech Republic

Digital vignette and toll in the Czech Republic

A digital vignette is required in the Czech Republic to use motorways and expressways with a car with a GVW of up to 3.5 tonnes. The digital vignette is available online and on site. However, it is advisable to buy the vignette online before traveling to avoid stress. For vehicles over 3.5 tonnes GVW, a route-dependent toll is due using a transmitter.

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The vehicle types of the digital vignette for the Czech Republic

Motorcycle

In the Czech Republic, all motor vehicles with a permissible total weight of up to 3.5 tons generally require a digital vignette. However, motorcycles and trikes are excluded from this.

Motor vehicle

Motor vehicles with four wheels and a maximum permissible gross vehicle weight (GVW) of up to 3.5 tons are subject to tolls in the Czech Republic. These types of motor vehicles require a digital vignette.

Motorhomes

Motorhomes and vans with a maximum permissible gross vehicle weight (GVW) of up to 3.5 tonnes also require a vignette. Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes pay route-dependent tolls using a transmitter and do not require a vignette.

Note

Trailers and caravans do not require a separate vignette in the Czech Republic. The only decisive factor is that the weight of the combination does not exceed the permitted gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 3.5 tonnes.

Digital vignettes with different validity and digital route tolls

Digital vignette Czech Republic online

Source: Statni fond dopravni infrastruktury

10-day vignetteA 10-day vignette is valid for 10 days. The 10-day vignette can be purchased at any time of the year. You can choose the day of validity yourself. You can buy the 10-day vignette quickly and conveniently online on our website. It is valid immediately upon request.

30-day vignette
The 30-day vignette is valid for two months. The validity of the vignette always ends at 11:59:59 p.m. on the specified day. You can buy the 2-month vignette quickly and conveniently online on our website. It is valid immediately upon request.

Annual vignette
An annual vignette can be purchased at any time of the year. It is not tied to the calendar year. For example, if you buy an annual vignette with immediate validity on August 29th, 2023, it is valid until August 29th, 2024, 11:59:59 p.m. You can buy the annual vignette quickly and conveniently online on our website. It is valid immediately upon request.

Digital vignette Czech Republic online

In principle, the vignette requirement applies to all motor vehicles with a maximum vehicle weight of up to 3.5 tonnes. With a few exceptions, all motorways in the Czech Republic are subject to tolls:

Toll-free motorways in the Czech Republic

D0 Prague city ring: partly toll-free
D1 Prague – Brno / Brünn: exit 183-210
D1 Brno / Brno – Ostrava: Exit 354 to the Polish border
D2 Slovakia towards Brno to the Lanžhot service area
D3 Veselí nad Lužnicí Nord – Bošilec (exits 104 – 109)
D5 Pilsen / Plzeň – Prague: exit 89 – 67
D5 Germany towards Prague to Rozvadov service area
D6 Cheb – Karlovy Vary (exits 162 – 131)
D6 Germany towards Karlovy Vary to exits 131 and 129
D7 Chomutov – Louny (exit 18 – 78)
D8 Germany towards Prague to exit 65
D11 Sedlice – Kukleny (exits 84 – 90)
D35 Sedlice – Opatovice (exits 126 – 129)
D35 Mohelnice – Olomouc: exits 261 – 276
D46 Hněvotín – Olomouc, Slavonín (exits 37 – 39)
D48 Frýdek-Místek – Dobrá (exits 47 – 54)
D52 Pohořelice (exits 23 – 26)
D55 Otrokovice (exits 30 – 32)

Source: Statni fond dopravni infrastruktury

Digital vignettes and toll in neighboring countries

Learn more about digital vignettes and route tolls in neighboring countries of the Czech Republic.

Austria

Slovakia

FAQ

Here we answer all questions about digital vignettes in the Czech Republic. Since want has there been a vignette requirement? What types of vignettes are there and what validity do they have? Which roads and tunnels are affected by the additional toll? We will answer all your questions. However, if we cannot answer any of your questions through our FAQs, please contact customer service. We are here to assist you.

Since when has the obligation to have a vignette existed in the Czech Republic?

Until 2021, the well-known adhesive vignettes were also available in the Czech Republic, but now there is only the digital vignette.

Which types of vignettes are valid?

Digital vignettes in Europe usually have different durations. This is also the case in the Czech Republic. Vehicle owners can choose the terms themselves. There are vignettes in the Czech Republic with the following validity:

10-day vignette
The 10-day vignette is valid for 10 days. It is possible to choose the start of validity yourself. The end of validity always occurs on the respective specified day at 11:59:59 p.m. You can buy the 10-day vignette quickly and conveniently online on our website. It is valid immediately upon request.

30-day vignette
The 30-day vignette is valid for 30 days. You decide for yourself when exactly the validity begins. The start of validity can be postponed up to three months into the future. You can buy the 30-day vignette quickly and conveniently online on our website. It is valid immediately upon request.

Annual vignette
The annual vignette is not tied to the calendar year, but is tied to the start date of the validity period. It can therefore be purchased at any time of the year. For example, if you buy the annual vignette on August 29th, 2023 with immediate validity, it is valid until August 28th, 2024, 11:59:59 p.m. You can buy the annual vignette quickly and conveniently online on our website. It is valid immediately upon request.

Are the digital vignettes valid immediately in the Czech Republic?

All digital vignette variants can be purchased all year round, at any time, without restrictions. The buyer is free to choose when the digital vignette begins to be valid. It is possible to choose the start of validity immediately or to postpone it up to three months into the future.

On which roads in the Czech Republic does the vignette requirement apply?

The vignette requirement in the Czech Republic generally applies to all motorways. However, there are countless exceptions. A number of sections of the Czech motorway network are exempt from the vignette requirement:

D0 Prague city ring: partly toll-free
D1 Prague – Brno / Brno: exit 183-210
D1 Brno / Brünn – Ostrava: Exit 354 to the Polish border
D2 Slovakia towards Brno to the Lanžhot service area
D3 Veselí nad Lužnicí Nord – Bošilec (exits 104 – 109)
D5 Pilsen / Plzeň – Prague: exit 89 – 67
D5 Germany towards Prague to Rozvadov service area
D6 Cheb – Karlovy Vary (exits 162 – 131)
D6 Germany towards Karlovy Vary to exits 131 and 129
D7 Chomutov – Louny (exit 18 – 78)
D8 Germany towards Prague to exit 65
D11 Sedlice – Kukleny (exits 84 – 90)
D35 Sedlice – Opatovice (exits 126 – 129)
D35 Mohelnice – Olomouc: exits 261 – 276
D46 Hněvotín – Olomouc, Slavonín (exits 37 – 39)
D48 Frýdek-Místek – Dobrá (exits 47 – 54)
D52 Pohořelice (exits 23 – 26)
D55 Otrokovice (exits 30 – 32)

The vignette requirement applies to all other motorways in the Czech Republic.

Do I also need a vignette for a trailer?

Trailers do not require a vignette in the Czech Republic. What is crucial is that the weight of the combination must not exceed the maximum permissible total weight (hzG) of 3.5 tonnes.

Do caravans require a vignette in the Czech Republic?

Caravans and trailers do not require a separate vignette in the Czech Republic. However, the weight of the combination must not exceed the permitted gross vehicle weight (GVW) of 3.5 tonnes.

Do motorhomes in the Czech Republic need a vignette?

All motor vehicles, including mobile homes with a maximum permissible gross vehicle weight (GVW) of up to 3.5 tonnes, require a vignette. Only vehicles over 3.5 tonnes pay a route-dependent toll using a transmitter and do not require a vignette.

Can there be penalties and fines for violations of vignette and toll requirements?

The Czech police and the customs administration are constantly carrying out checks. The checks are carried out directly on the motorways with a vignette requirement through the physical presence of the security organs. The vehicle license plates are checked for valid digital vignettes using a camera system.

Driving without a valid digital vignette on motorway routes that require a vignette can result in a penalty or a fine of CZK 20,000. The only exception is the exemption from the vignette requirement.

Potential abuses of the exemption regulations are also monitored. If a natural or legal person applies for an exemption even though they are not entitled to do so, with the deliberate intention of exploiting the system, this may be punished with a fine of up to CZK 100,000. If a toll motorway route is driven by a vehicle that benefits from the exemption, but the driver does not make an appropriate declaration as required by law, this may result in a fine of up to CZK 5,000. The same penalty is also provided for persons who do not report to the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure within ten working days that the circumstances for exemption no longer apply.

Digital vignettes Czech Republic

Digital vignette and toll in the Czech Republic

The vehicle types of the digital vignette for the Czech Republic

Motorcycle

Motor vehicle

Motorhomes

Note

Digital vignettes with different validity and digital route tolls

Digital vignette Czech Republic online

Digital vignette Czech Republic online

Toll-free motorways in the Czech Republic

Digital vignettes and toll in neighboring countries

FAQ

Since when has the obligation to have a vignette existed in the Czech Republic?

Which types of vignettes are valid?

Are the digital vignettes valid immediately in the Czech Republic?

On which roads in the Czech Republic does the vignette requirement apply?

Do I also need a vignette for a trailer?

Do caravans require a vignette in the Czech Republic?

Do motorhomes in the Czech Republic need a vignette?

Can there be penalties and fines for violations of vignette and toll requirements?

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