Swiss Motorway Fees

[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

 

[David & Ann]

Vignette

Correct me if I am wrong Don. This year in the summer I drove through Switzerland. At the Border I stressed that I would only be driving through normal roads (not on Freeways or Highways) I did not have to pay a cent. Had no trouble crossing into Italy.
David

 

[Don Madge]

Correct me if I am wrong Don. This year in the summer I drove through Switzerland. At the Border I stressed that I would only be driving through normal roads (not on Freeways or Highways) I did not have to pay a cent. Had no trouble crossing into Italy.
David

David,

That's quite correct as long as you stay off the motorways you are OK.

As we usually transit Switzerland in Dec/Jan time we have no option but to stay on the motorways.

Don