Swiss Motorway Fees Forums

Don Madge

Vehicles up to 3500kg must buy a Vignette costing SF 40 and valid for 14 months (1 December 2006 until 31 January 2008) if you are towing a trailer must to buy two. The vignette can be bought at the border, payment is in Euros, Sterling, Credit Cards or Swiss currency.

The vignette can usually be bought at service stations on the motorways approaching Switzerland. You can also buy it on line from the Swiss Travel centre in London but it will cost an extra £5 (I think) handling fee.

If your motorhome is over 3500kg you will need to buy a permit for one day SF 3.25, 10 days SF 32.50, a month SF 58.50 or a year SF 650.00. The permit is only available from the Swiss border posts.

If you buy the 10 day permit (only valid for one year) the 10 days don't have to be taken consecutively, You must annotate the permit for the days you are using it. This is the best buy if you are just transiting Switzerland out and back for a holiday.

The permit is also valid for a return journey if needed, provided it's within the year. The permit covers all the motorways and includes the 10-mile St Gothard Tunnel.

Safe travelling

Don

asgard

Very interesting.

When I took my last caravan there because it was a tandem axel unit they wanted double toll - but I explained my car was 4x4 - ok then - only a single toll for the caravan.

What happens now when I tow in my tag axel MH and trailer carrying a car.

I pay the over 3500 rate for the MH, I pay for the trailer - nowhere to stick the thing, do I need another for the car - I might never take it off the trailer.

When I took my motorbike I had clear tape on the windscreen where I stuck the toll sticker, when I left Switzerland I peeled it off and reapplied it to my car for a later trip, worked well. If you don't put the tape on the sticker tears apart when removed, maybe a resale opportunity for some.

Don Madge

RR

I was in Switzerland in 2005 for a week and never paid a penny.

Where and how are you suppose to pay?

peedee

Don,
Are you sure motorhomes over 3.5 tons pay a different rate. I thought this and the rules state you must take you reg doc to customs at the border to buy your vignette. My van is 3.8tons and I did this and they still only charged me SF40 rate. It may only apply to goods vehicles?

peedee

Rapide561

Hi

Over 3500 is exactly as Don as said.

Click here and see an example of the form you ned to fill in

Don Madge

adbe

thats brilliant, now lets sort out the Austrians with the 'go box' Evil or Very Mad

peedee

Thanks, It may well have changed. I have been searching the internet for a definitive statement but I cannot find anything regarding over 3.5 tons other than a pointer indicating changes were made in 2005. My experience was in 2002.

Perhaps I was lucky? If you can now pay by the day and I am sure you couldn't in 2002 that will make it cheaper than before as far as I am concerned because the Swiss public transport system is so good. Better to
go to a site on your day vignette, leave the motorhome, buy a travel pass and do your touring with that?

I also do not recall the 10 day pass being available. Good news.

peedee