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On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:04:57 -0800, "Joseph"
wrote: |Plan on driving from Germany to Slovenia through Austria in one day. Are |there toll roads that I would have to use in Austria? If so any idea how |much for a small car? Can they be avoided? | |Joe | Elsewhere I mentioned the Eurodrive leaseback. It has one minor disadvantage - a bright red "I am a tourist" numberplate. That is how we found out from the policemen (who look for signals like that) that we should have bought a sticker for the windscreen before travelling on Austria's main roads. It cost us 120 euros for this friendly advice; it would have cost something much less if we'd bought a sticker first. Czech has a similar system - stop at the first opportunity as you cross the border in each country to purchase the stickers. Cheers, Alan |
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Plan on driving from Germany to Slovenia through Austria in one day. Are
there toll roads that I would have to use in Austria? If so any idea how much for a small car? Can they be avoided? Joe |
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On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:04:57 -0800, Joseph wrote:
Plan on driving from Germany to Slovenia through Austria in one day. Are there toll roads that I would have to use in Austria? If so any idea how much for a small car? Can they be avoided? Joe You *can* drive through Austria on non-motorway roads. It'll be more scenic but won't save you any time. I'd pay the Eur 7,60 for the vignette and stay on the motorway. I bet you'll be driving on the Slovenian motorways as well - you'll pay tolls there too, for each stretch like in Italy and France. You can do it of course... when are you going? I assume it's not now, or it'll be a bit harder with all the snow and the blocked roads. Where are you starting from and aiming for ? I could work out a route for you. Alternatively try one of the many route planners on the web. www.theaa.co.uk does a reasonable one, but it's not good on Slovenia. You have to pay for all motorways (marked 'A') and all Schnellstrasse (marked 'S') - and some tunnels/bridges extra. There's a list of all roads in Austria that you need a Vignette for he http://www.oeamtc.at/index.php?type=...enu_active=116 Scroll down to where it says:'Vignettenpflichtig in Österreich sind:' Extra toll stretches are : A9 Phyrn-Autobahn betwenn Spital/Phyrn and Ardning; between St. Michael - Übelbach. A10 Tauern-Autobahn between Flachau and Rennweg. A11 Karawanken-Autobahn between St. Jakob i. Rosental and the border in the Karawnken tunnel. A13 Brenner-Autobahn S16 Arlberg-Schnellstraße between St. Anton and Langen. -- Tim C. |
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I guess it is almost impossible to travel in Austria without paying a
VIGNETTE and /or paying extra for tunnel and bridges. the cost is very reasonable.. about 8 eur for a week. you can buy it at any gasoline station the similar system applies to czech republic and Slovak republic in Slovenia you have toll booths like in Italy in Germany you do not pay.. for the moment. trucks already pay.. the system being based on satellite controls the same system applies in austria for trucks or any vehicle above 3500 kg "Joseph" ha scritto nel messaggio ... Plan on driving from Germany to Slovenia through Austria in one day. Are there toll roads that I would have to use in Austria? If so any idea how much for a small car? Can they be avoided? Joe |
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Great Tim! Thanks for all the information. Just what I was looking for.
We are not going until Mid May and Austria just happens to be between Germany And Slovenia where we want to go to. I guess the obvious route is Salzburg to Klangenfurt ================================================== ============== "Tim Challenger" wrote in message news:1110526477.7fbdc3e944434eac4726d140f3356181@t eranews... On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:04:57 -0800, Joseph wrote: Plan on driving from Germany to Slovenia through Austria in one day. Are there toll roads that I would have to use in Austria? If so any idea how much for a small car? Can they be avoided? Joe You *can* drive through Austria on non-motorway roads. It'll be more scenic but won't save you any time. I'd pay the Eur 7,60 for the vignette and stay on the motorway. I bet you'll be driving on the Slovenian motorways as well - you'll pay tolls there too, for each stretch like in Italy and France. You can do it of course... when are you going? I assume it's not now, or it'll be a bit harder with all the snow and the blocked roads. Where are you starting from and aiming for ? I could work out a route for you. Alternatively try one of the many route planners on the web. www.theaa.co.uk does a reasonable one, but it's not good on Slovenia. You have to pay for all motorways (marked 'A') and all Schnellstrasse (marked 'S') - and some tunnels/bridges extra. There's a list of all roads in Austria that you need a Vignette for he http://www.oeamtc.at/index.php?type=...enu_active=116 Scroll down to where it says:'Vignettenpflichtig in Österreich sind:' Extra toll stretches are : A9 Phyrn-Autobahn betwenn Spital/Phyrn and Ardning; between St. Michael - Übelbach. A10 Tauern-Autobahn between Flachau and Rennweg. A11 Karawanken-Autobahn between St. Jakob i. Rosental and the border in the Karawnken tunnel. A13 Brenner-Autobahn S16 Arlberg-Schnellstraße between St. Anton and Langen. -- Tim C. |
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On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:04:57 -0800, "Joseph"
wrote: Plan on driving from Germany to Slovenia through Austria in one day. Are there toll roads that I would have to use in Austria? If so any idea how much for a small car? Can they be avoided? Note also that if you're driving via Munich towards Salzburg, some of the German Autobahn services sell the Austrian vignette. There's one on the Munich ring-road that does so, and I bought one at Holzkirchen services late last year. Look at the signs directing you to the services and at the top it will say "Vignettenverkauf" or something like that. |
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I was just checking with
www.viamichelin.it and not only you will have to pay for the Vignette if you take the itinerary Muenchen/Salzburg/Klagenfurt/Lubiana but also you will pay a toll for the Tauern Tunnel alltogether it should be about 16.eur one way the distance given is 404 kms. so it will take you about 4 hours assuming yr beginning point as the ending point are the ones i figured out. "Joseph" ha scritto nel messaggio ... Plan on driving from Germany to Slovenia through Austria in one day. Are there toll roads that I would have to use in Austria? If so any idea how much for a small car? Can they be avoided? Joe |
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"tile" wrote in message ... I was just checking with www.viamichelin.it and not only you will have to pay for the Vignette if you take the itinerary Muenchen/Salzburg/Klagenfurt/Lubiana but also you will pay a toll for the Tauern Tunnel and for Karawanken. And then the SLO/HR motorways, except for some short unconnected parts, have toll booths. The ring around Ljubljana is free. tim |
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 10:52:50 -0500, Jursano wrote:
Great Tim! Thanks for all the information. Just what I was looking for. We are not going until Mid May and Austria just happens to be between Germany And Slovenia where we want to go to. I guess the obvious route is Salzburg to Klangenfurt Yes, that's what I'd do if sticking to the motorways. Even that route is pretty scenic, especially the bit through the tunnels south of Salzburg as you drive past Hohenwerfen castle. If not, I'd think about a route Salzburg/Klagenfurt via Lofer - Zell am See - Grossglockner (opens first May but is a toll ~Eur26!!) Alternatively Salzburg via Pass Lueg and Annaberg to Radstadt and over the Katschberg pass. Then down to Spital an der Drau taking the country road along the river that runs literally below the motorway to Villach and than over the Wurzenpass. Takes you out to Kranjska Gora, then Jesenice to Ljubliana. It'll take a bit longer, but the scenery is better and no tolls. The advantage there is that if you are running late you can still jump on the motorway and make up time. (Then you'll have to buy a vignette ;-) ) Even a more out-of-the-way, twisty and scenic route can be done in a full day. -- Tim |
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Joseph wrote:
Plan on driving from Germany to Slovenia through Austria in one day. Are there toll roads that I would have to use in Austria? If so any idea how much for a small car? Can they be avoided? Joe In addition to the other good advice, I'd like to mention that www.viamichelin.com has a route planner that lets you specify toll-free roads as an option. However, a few things to bear in mind if you use their routes. Get a set of really good up-to-date maps- in Austria in particular the road signs will almost invariably send you onto the highway and before you know it, it's too late. The Austrian traffic police have a zero-tolerance policy and know more about tollroad dodges than you'll ever learn in a lifetime. Trying to argue with them will just get you into more trouble. Secondly, depending what time of year you are travelling, check carefully in advance if the route is taking you over a mountain pass. The passes are snowbound for months and even when they aren't, if you get caught in bad weather without winter tires or snowchains, you can be in serious trouble. Lastly, respect the speed limits- radar traps! T. |
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