Vignette for Croatia? There is none — Croatia uses tolls

Croatia does not sell a vignette, and no sticker or digital pass exists for Croatian motorways. If a website offers you a "Croatia vignette", it is selling something that does not exist. Croatian motorways charge a classic per-section toll instead: you take a ticket when you enter the motorway and pay for the distance driven when you exit.

How Croatian motorway tolls work in 2026

The network is run by several operators — HAC for most of the country (including the Rijeka–Zagreb motorway, since ARZ was merged into HAC in 2021), Autocesta Zagreb–Macelj for the A2 and Bina-Istra for the Istrian Y. The system is the same everywhere:

1. 1 Take a ticket at the entry barrier.
2. 2 Drive your section of the motorway.
3. 3 Pay at the exit barrier — by card or cash, in euros.

As a guide: the full A1 run from Zagreb (Lučko) to Split costs roughly ~€26.00 for a standard car in 2026. HAC has applied higher summer rates to cars and motorcycles between 1 July and 30 September, so check the table for your travel date. The price follows the vehicle category: a two-axle car up to 1.9 m high pays category I. A roof box changes that only if it lifts the vehicle above 1.9 m; category II then applies, which costs considerably more. A car or motorcycle towing a trailer also pays category II. Always verify the current rate on hac.hr before you travel.

ENC: the local toll transponder

Frequent drivers can buy an ENC transponder from the operators, which opens dedicated lanes and carries a discount of 21.74% on HAC tolls. For a single holiday round trip it is rarely worth the setup; for repeated trips or longer stays it pays off quickly.

Free-flow is coming — but not before 2027

Croatia has announced a nationwide electronic free-flow system (Crolibertas) that will replace the toll barriers with cameras and plate-based billing; light vehicles will be able to choose between an ENC device and automatic plate recognition. The full switch is planned for March 2027, so confirm the exact date on hac.hr before you travel in early 2027. Throughout 2026, the classic barriers remain in operation — plan for queues at major toll plazas on summer weekends.

The vignettes you do need on the way to Croatia

Driving to Croatia from western or central Europe, the vignette obligations sit in the transit countries, not in Croatia itself:

• Austria — ASFINAG vignette (digital or, in 2026, the last adhesive sticker), plus separate section tolls (Tauern, Karawanken).
• Slovenia — DARS e-vinjeta; the shortest car option is the 7-day product.
• Hungary — e-matrica, if you route via Budapest.

Planning the whole itinerary? Follow the Germany to Croatia route guide for the corridor step by step.