Vignette Price Index 2026

The Autovig price index puts the official 2026 vignette prices of every European vignette country into a single, verified comparison. All amounts come directly from the national operators (ASFINAG, DARS, edalnice and others) and are re-checked on a fixed cycle.

2026 in one sentence: the cheapest annual vignettes are Switzerland’s at €42.74 (CHF 40) — sold only as an annual product, with no short-term option — and Romania’s rovinieta for a Euro 6 car at €47.47 (RON 254). At the top end sit Hungary’s national annual e-matrica (€169.23 (HUF 61,760)), Slovenia (€117.50) and Austria (€106.80), with the Czech standard-fuel rate (€105.31 (CZK 2,570)) almost level with Austria. Every vignette country except Switzerland, which still sells a sticker, already runs a digital vignette; Austria sells its last sticker for 2026.

Each row in the table shows its own check date against the operator source. The current price in the official operator portal always prevails; the sources linked below take precedence.

Price comparison across all countries (cars up to 3.5 t)

Index metrics

From the same data, the index computes the figures that matter most in practice and to the press:

• Price per day for a typical 10-day trip (short-term vignette divided by validity days).
• Annual ranking from cheapest to most expensive.
• Share of countries already digital-only (no sticker vignette).

Validity periods and pricing overview

Two vignettes described as "annual" can differ by two months of coverage, and two described as "one day" can differ by up to 24 hours of driving. This page compares how the clock actually runs in each country. For the exact, source-verified amounts per vehicle class, open the country guide — prices there come straight from the official tariff.

How long each product really lasts

The three timing traps

A "day" is usually a calendar day, not 24 hours. Hungary's 1-day e-matrica dies at 23:59 on the day of purchase; buying it at 21:00 leaves three hours of driving. Slovakia's runs to 24:00 of the single day you selected. For late-afternoon transit, the next product up is almost always the better buy.

Two countries give you fourteen months, and everyone forgets January. Austria and Switzerland both run their annual products from 1 December to 31 January of the following year. A January trip is still covered by last year's vignette — and conversely, buying in December for a single crossing costs the full annual price, because neither charge is refunded or pro-rated.

Only the Czech Republic forbids buying in the past — explicitly. Its road act states that the start of the paid period may not precede the moment of payment, and must begin within 30 days of it. Everywhere else the same result is achieved in practice, but Czech law is the one that says it outright.

Where the price comes from

What moves the price is not the same in every country. Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia and Bulgaria charge one tariff for every vehicle up to 3.5 t; the only split is for motorcycles, which have their own cheaper tariff in Austria, pay the full price in Switzerland and are exempt in Slovakia and Bulgaria. Slovenia prices by height above the front axle: class 2A under 1.3 m, class 2B from 1.3 m at about twice the price. Hungary prices by the category on the registration document: D1 for M1 cars with up to 7 seats, D2 for N1 vans and for vehicles with 8 seats or more. Moldova separates cars from goods vehicles and buses. Two countries also price the engine: the Czech Republic by fuel, and Romania by EURO emission class within each of its four vehicle categories.

How the amounts are set differs too. Switzerland has charged the same annual amount since 1995. The Czech Republic sets only the annual standard rate in law and derives the shorter products from it — 30 days is 19%, 10 days 12% and 1 day 9%, each rounded down to whole tens of crowns — which is why all four standard Czech prices move together whenever the annual rate is indexed. Romania sets its tariffs in lei by order of the transport ministry and indexes them to inflation every year, the new amounts applying from 1 January. Moldova sets its tariffs in euro in the Fiscal Code and takes payment in lei at the official rate of the payment day.

Exact tariffs per vehicle class: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova.

Methodology

This index follows the same verification protocol as all Autovig data:

• Primary sources: official national road and toll authorities only — no aggregators or scrapers.
• Review cycle: every price row carries its own verifiedAt date and must be re-verified against the operator within 30 days; a row older than that fails content validation before the site can be published.
• Source precedence: in case of any discrepancy, the current price in the official operator portal always wins.

The full methodology is described under Transparency & Data Methodology.

How to cite this data

The data in this index is free to cite with attribution. We appreciate a reference in the following form:

Source: Autovig — Vignette Price Index 2026, checked against official operator data (autovig.eu).

For newsrooms and blogs we provide the comparison graphic for embedding; please use it with a link to this page.

Machine-readable files

The same operator-checked figures are also published as static JSON under /data/v1/index.json (CC BY 4.0). File shapes are described in /data/v1/openapi.json.

Frequently asked questions

Which annual vignette is cheapest in 2026?

Switzerland’s annual vignette (€42.74 (CHF 40)) and Romania’s annual rovinieta for a Euro 6 car (€47.47 (RON 254)) are the cheapest annual products; an electric car pays even less in Romania (€42.61 (RON 228)). The Swiss vignette is sold only as an annual product, so for a few days of driving, other countries’ short-term vignettes are often cheaper.

Which countries are digital-only in 2026?

All nine vignette countries sell a digital vignette linked to the plate. Switzerland still offers an adhesive sticker alongside the e-vignette, and Austria offers its sticker for the last time in 2026 before switching fully to digital from 2027; everywhere else the vignette is digital only.

How current are the prices in this index?

Each entry carries its own check date (verifiedAt) and cannot stay published for more than 30 days without being re-verified against the operator page it came from. The official operator price always prevails.

Do the prices include section tolls?

No. The index shows the vignette prices only. Section and special tolls (e.g. Brenner, Tauern, Karawanken in Austria, or tunnel charges) apply on top, depending on the route.

Official sources

• ASFINAG (Austria)
• DARS — e-vinjeta (Slovenia)
• edalnice (Czech Republic)
• Via / BAZG (Switzerland)

Prices in the table above are read directly from Autovig's verified operator data; each row carries its own check date.