Motorists woke up to a bright-red motorway vignette this morning – Austria’s final adhesive toll sticker before the system goes fully digital in 2027. The 2026 annual vignette costs €106.80, €3 more than last year, and is mandatory for all cars using the country’s Autobahn and Schnellstraße network, including foreign vehicles transiting between Germany, Italy, Slovenia and Hungary.
The Austrian motorway operator ASFINAG confirmed that one-day and 10-day digital vignettes remain available online and via smartphone app. From next year, however, even annual passes will move to the e-vignette platform, aligning Austria with neighbouring Germany’s toll-camera model and eliminating the need for time-consuming windshield swaps during car-hire turnarounds.
For corporate mobility teams the change has practical implications. Digital vignettes can be pre-assigned to rental-car licence plates, reducing the risk of fines (currently €120 roadside or €300 if escalated) when staff cross into Austria for meetings in Vienna or manufacturing audits in Upper Austria. Fleet-management providers are already adjusting policies to purchase electronic passes in bulk and allocate costs via telematics feeds.
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Before setting off, remember that vehicle documents aren’t the only paperwork travellers might need. VisaHQ’s streamlined online service (https://www.visahq.com/austria/) helps both tourists and corporate road-warriors secure Austrian visas and other travel permits, offering step-by-step guidance, status tracking and expert support—so you can focus on the drive while VisaHQ handles the bureaucracy.
Cross-border transport companies should note that Austria’s toll obligations sit alongside separate truck road-pricing (GO-Box) rules. The e-vignette rollout will not alter heavy-vehicle tariffs but may increase enforcement camera density, meaning lorries without a functioning GO-Box face higher detection risk on feeder roads previously considered low-priority.
ASFINAG says the final print run of adhesive stickers will sell out fast among collectors. Tourists keen on a souvenir are advised to buy early, while business travellers are better served registering digitally to avoid procurement headaches when the adhesives disappear for good next year.
The Austrian motorway operator ASFINAG confirmed that one-day and 10-day digital vignettes remain available online and via smartphone app. From next year, however, even annual passes will move to the e-vignette platform, aligning Austria with neighbouring Germany’s toll-camera model and eliminating the need for time-consuming windshield swaps during car-hire turnarounds.
For corporate mobility teams the change has practical implications. Digital vignettes can be pre-assigned to rental-car licence plates, reducing the risk of fines (currently €120 roadside or €300 if escalated) when staff cross into Austria for meetings in Vienna or manufacturing audits in Upper Austria. Fleet-management providers are already adjusting policies to purchase electronic passes in bulk and allocate costs via telematics feeds.
Before setting off, remember that vehicle documents aren’t the only paperwork travellers might need. VisaHQ’s streamlined online service (https://www.visahq.com/austria/) helps both tourists and corporate road-warriors secure Austrian visas and other travel permits, offering step-by-step guidance, status tracking and expert support—so you can focus on the drive while VisaHQ handles the bureaucracy.
Cross-border transport companies should note that Austria’s toll obligations sit alongside separate truck road-pricing (GO-Box) rules. The e-vignette rollout will not alter heavy-vehicle tariffs but may increase enforcement camera density, meaning lorries without a functioning GO-Box face higher detection risk on feeder roads previously considered low-priority.
ASFINAG says the final print run of adhesive stickers will sell out fast among collectors. Tourists keen on a souvenir are advised to buy early, while business travellers are better served registering digitally to avoid procurement headaches when the adhesives disappear for good next year.
