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We are planning our next trip to The Continent and plan to concentrateon the eastern side this time, visiting the eastern side of Germany, and both sides of the Adriatic Sea (Italy, Croatia).
In the way stands Austria, a country we would also like to explore.
BUT, can it be done without getting involved with the dreaded GO Box (we are 3.85t.). I am not a motorway enthusiast when touring and have no desire to visit those in Austria.
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We are planning our next trip to The Continent and plan to concentrateon the eastern side this time, visiting the eastern side of Germany, and both sides of the Adriatic Sea (Italy, Croatia).
In the way stands Austria, a country we would also like to explore.
BUT, can it be done without getting involved with the dreaded GO Box (we are 3.85t.). I am not a motorway enthusiast when touring and have no desire to visit those in Austria.
Just done a quick google and this came up
Driving through Austria with a vehicle exeeding 3,5 t?
Starting with January 1, 2010 new rules and regulations apply.
The toll tariff system based on emission categories will concern all motor vehicles with a maximum permissible gross weight exceeding 3.5t and will apply on all Austrian motorways and expressways.
I'm not sure if expressway is the A roads if it is there is no easy way to drive through Austria
I was in eastern Austria in June of the year visiting Vienna and then following the Danube. You definitely do not need a GO Box in the eastern end of the country it is not so mountainous as the west and roads are good. I also crossed Austria in september using the Fern Pass and the Brenner Pass the route is no problem although it is a little slow as quite a few coaches and lorries use the road in the summer to avoid the GO Box.
If you are visiting Vienna I would recommend staying at Klosterneuburg as the public transport link from the campsite is very good.
If you are following the Danube look for Kaiserau near Aschach an der Donau. This very small campsite on the lawn of the Kaiserhof Hotel alongside the river is a truly heavenly spot. You can sit in or outside of your camper and watch the occasional cruise boat slide by or just gaze up at the monastery on the mountainside on the opposite side of the river and wonder at what you could have missed if I had kept this a secret. Very little english is spoken and they only take cash but the Apfelstrudel and Topfenstrudel are to die for.
I was in eastern Austria in June of the year visiting Vienna and then following the Danube. You definitely do not need a GO Box in the eastern end of the country it is not so mountainous as the west and roads are good. I also crossed Austria in september using the Fern Pass and the Brenner Pass the route is no problem although it is a little slow as quite a few coaches and lorries use the road in the summer to avoid the GO Box.
If you are visiting Vienna I would recommend staying at Klosterneuburg as the public transport link from the campsite is very good.
If you are following the Danube look for Kaiserau near Aschach an der Donau. This very small campsite on the lawn of the Kaiserhof Hotel alongside the river is a truly heavenly spot. You can sit in or outside of your camper and watch the occasional cruise boat slide by or just gaze up at the monastery on the mountainside on the opposite side of the river and wonder at what you could have missed if I had kept this a secret. Very little english is spoken and they only take cash but the Apfelstrudel and Topfenstrudel are to die for.
Beckey I think things change this Jan
If they do its still IMO worth paying for a go box
Austria is such a beautiful country and as you say food to die for
Well, here is one answer. I don't claim it's the best or the only one but it has the virtue that we've done it.
Basically you nip round the eastern end of the Bodensee, go through the centre of Bregenz and straight into Switzerland (where of course you'll need a vignette but at least you don't have to install it - just stick it on the windscreen.
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another reason to stick with 3.5 tons then (Not that I am planning on visiting Austria anytime soon)
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