Truck Tolls in Europe 2026-2027: Netherlands, Via Toll Lithuania, Poland

The short version

• Netherlands: a kilometre toll for trucks over 3.5 t started on 1 July 2026 and the Eurovignette ended there the same day. Rates are 22.3% lower until 31 December 2026.
• Lithuania: vignettes end on 31 December 2026. From 1 January 2027 the new Via Toll system charges per kilometre.
• Poland: e-TOLL rates rose and about 645 km of road were added on 1 February 2026.
• Germany and Austria remain the most expensive kilometres on the way west.
• 2027 brings more: Denmark and Sweden plan to charge vehicles from 3.5 t, and Alsace in France starts its own truck charge.

The IRU estimates that truck tolls in the EU have risen by about 20% since 2023. Here is what a carrier driving between the Baltics and Western Europe meets today, and what is on the calendar.

Netherlands: kilometre toll since 1 July 2026

The Dutch truck toll (vrachtwagenheffing) applies to all N2 and N3 vehicles over 3,500 kg, Dutch and foreign, on almost all motorways and some provincial and municipal roads, about 3,000 km in total.

Rates depend on weight, Euro class and CO2 class. For a Euro 6 truck over 32 t in CO2 class 1, the 2026 rate is EUR 0.201 per km. An old Euro 0 truck of the same weight pays EUR 0.487, and a zero-emission truck EUR 0.038. Trucks first registered before 1 July 2019 are placed in CO2 class 1.

Because of fuel costs the Dutch government cut all rates by 22.3% from 1 September to 31 December 2026. In that period the same Euro 6 truck pays 15.6 cents per km instead of 20.1.

What you need in practice:

• An on-board unit and a contract with a provider before you enter the country. You can use a European (EETS) provider or the Dutch one. Units from the German and Belgian systems alone do not work.
• No contract costs EUR 800; a unit that is switched off or not working costs EUR 500. Both fines are halved until 1 January 2027, with at most one fine per 24 hours.
• Check your first invoices. The Dutch minister's progress report in September 2026 listed teething problems: late delivery of units by one provider, vehicles placed in the wrong rate class, failed automatic payments and reminders sent in error.

Lithuania: Via Toll replaces vignettes on 1 January 2027

Lithuania is leaving time-based vignettes behind. Since 1 July 2026 only vignettes valid for up to one month are sold, every vignette expires on 31 December 2026, and unused periods are refunded.

From 1 January 2027 the Via Toll system charges per kilometre on tolled state roads for buses and goods vehicles (categories M2, M3, N1, N2 and N3). The technology comes from Kapsch TrafficCom. You can pay through an on-board unit, a mobile app, a route ticket bought in the self-service portal, or an EETS or fuel card provider. There is no cash option, and the fine for not paying is EUR 700 to 1,000.

The Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration (LTSA) approved the rates on 30 June 2026 and will review them every year. According to the news site 15min, a heavy truck with three or more axles in Euro 6 pays about 11.1 cents per km. Electric and hydrogen vehicles get 50% off and biomethane vehicles 40%. Other published figures for the heaviest category differ slightly by axle class, so check your own vehicle in the official table.

The state expects road charge income to rise from about EUR 70 million a year under vignettes to about EUR 110 million in 2027.

Poland: e-TOLL is dearer and wider

On 1 February 2026 Poland raised e-TOLL rates and added about 645 km, taking the tolled network to about 5,869 km. For vehicles of 12 t and over in Euro 5 or better, the rate is now PLN 0.56 per km on motorways and expressways and PLN 0.42 on other tolled national roads. The oldest trucks (Euro 2 and worse) pay PLN 1.07 and PLN 0.83. Trade sources put the average rise at 35 to 40%.

Germany and Austria: the expensive part of the trip

In Germany a five-axle Euro VI truck over 18 t in CO2 class 1 pays 34.8 cents per km. Trans.info calculates that 45.4% of that is the CO2 component. The toll has applied to vehicles over 3.5 t since 1 July 2024. Zero-emission trucks remain exempt until 30 June 2031 under a law passed in late 2025.

Austria is dearer still: a Euro VI truck with four or more axles in CO2 class 1 pays EUR 0.5724 per km before VAT in 2026.

Latvia and Estonia

Latvia raised vignette prices for trucks over 3.5 t on 1 March 2026 and widened the roads where a vignette is needed. Zero-emission trucks pay nothing. Estonia's time-based toll has not changed since 2024: a Euro VI truck over 12 t with four or more axles pays EUR 22 a day or EUR 1,100 a year.

What a trip costs: quick sums

What is coming in 2027

• Lithuania: Via Toll from 1 January.
• France: the Alsace region plans its R-Pass charge for trucks over 3.5 t from 1 January 2027, on about 200 km of road.
• Denmark: the kilometre toll, in place for trucks of 12 t and over since 2025, is due to extend to vehicles from 3.5 t on 5 January 2027 if parliament passes the law.
• Sweden: the road charge is set to cover vehicles over 3.5 t from 26 March 2027.
• EU rules: on 30 June 2026 the Council and the Parliament reached a provisional agreement on CO2-based toll discounts. Formal adoption is still pending.

What this means when you price a load

Tolls are now a cost per kilometre almost everywhere on the main lanes, and they are charged whether the trailer is full or empty. Two habits pay off:

• Put tolls in the quote, per country. A single rate per kilometre for the whole trip hides the difference between Poland and Austria.
• Do not drive empty. An empty return leg costs the same toll as a loaded one. Carriers on Start2Load post their free space and find partial loads along the route, so the kilometres you pay for carry something.