Vignette for Italy? There is none — Italy charges per-kilometre tolls

Italy does not use a vignette. Italian motorways (autostrade) work as a closed toll system: you take a ticket at the entry barrier and pay for the exact distance when you exit. Any site offering an "Italy vignette" is selling a product that does not exist.

How autostrada tolls work in 2026

The network is run by concessionaires — Autostrade per l’Italia operates most of it, with regional operators on other stretches. The flow is always the same:

1. 1 Take a ticket at the entry barrier (or drive through a Telepass lane if you have the device).
2. 2 Drive to your exit.
3. 3 Pay at the exit barrier — the amount depends on distance and vehicle class.

As a rule of thumb, a standard car pays roughly ~€7.00–€8.00 per 100 km on most stretches; tunnel-heavy Alpine sections sit at the higher end. Exact fares for any entry–exit pair are published on the operators' sites.

Lane colours at the barrier — the one mistake to avoid

• White lanes — cash or card, sometimes with an attendant.
• Blue lanes ("Carte") — cards only.
• Yellow lanes ("Telepass") — transponder holders only. Entering one without a device blocks the lane and ends in an administrative charge, so keep out of yellow unless you have Telepass.

A36, A59, A60: free-flow with no barriers

Three Lombard motorways (Pedemontana Lombarda) have no barriers at all: cameras record your plate and you must pay online within 15 days. Foreign drivers regularly miss this and receive penalty letters months later. If your route crosses the Milan area on the A36, A59 or A60, pay on the operator’s portal before you forget.

Coming from the north: what you pay before Italy

• Austria → Italy via Brenner — Austrian vignette plus the A13 Brenner section toll on the Austrian side, then regular A22 tolls in Italy.
• Switzerland → Italy — Swiss annual vignette (€42.45 (CHF 40)), then Italian tolls.
• Slovenia → Italy — DARS e-vinjeta in Slovenia; the Trieste area motorways then charge standard Italian tolls.