To use the Czech motorways (dálnice) and expressways (rychlostní silnice) you need a valid e-dálniční známka. Since 1 January 2021 it's been fully digital and linked directly to your licence plate, so there's no sticker on the windscreen anymore.
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| Validity | Car | Motorcycle | Motorhome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 days | € 41.95 | exempt | € 41.95 |
| 30 days | € 47.95 | exempt | € 47.95 |
| 1 year | € 139.95 | exempt | € 139.95 |
Checks on Czech motorways and expressways happen automatically via licence-plate recognition. Without a valid vignette (for vehicles where it's required) you risk a substantial fine, often many times the price of the vignette itself. Make sure your vignette is active before you enter the Czech dálnice or rychlostní silnice.
This vignette covers motor vehicles with at least four wheels up to 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight, such as cars, motorhomes and light commercial vehicles. Motorcycles are fully exempt from the vignette requirement in the Czech Republic and use the dálnice and rychlostní silnice free of charge. Trailers and caravans are exempt too, so you don't need to buy a separate vignette for them. If your vehicle is heavier than 3.5 tonnes, it's no longer covered by this vignette but falls under a separate, distance-based toll system for heavier traffic.
Yes. As soon as you use the Czech dálnice or rychlostní silnice (motorways and expressways), even for a brief transit, a valid vignette is mandatory for vehicles with at least four wheels up to 3.5 tonnes. There is no exemption for a short or one-off trip.
You risk a fine considerably higher than the vignette price itself; the exact amount can change. Checks are carried out automatically via roadside licence-plate recognition.
The vignette requirement applies to motor vehicles with at least four wheels up to 3.5 tonnes on the motorway and expressway network (dálnice/silnice pro motorová vozidla). Ordinary roads that don't require a vignette are freely accessible.
The e-dálniční známka is the Czech digital vignette, linked to your licence plate. There's no physical sticker anymore; checks are carried out entirely electronically via licence-plate recognition.
The Czech Republic has used the electronic e-dálniční známka since 1 January 2021. Sales of the new digital vignettes already started on 1 December 2020, so the transition was seamless.
Yes. Motorcycles, as well as three-wheelers and trailers, are fully exempt from the vignette requirement in the Czech Republic: you use the motorway free of charge. The vignette requirement is limited to motor vehicles with at least four wheels.
No. In the Czech Republic, trailers, like motorcycles, are fully exempt from the vignette requirement. So you don't need to buy a separate vignette for a trailer or caravan.
No. This vignette covers vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight. If your vehicle is heavier, it's no longer covered by the regular vignette but falls under a separate, distance-based toll system for heavier traffic.
Yes. In the Czech Republic, a motorhome up to 3.5 tonnes largely pays the same rate as a car, at the same validity periods.
Yes, as long as the vehicle has at least four wheels and its gross vehicle weight doesn't exceed 3.5 tonnes, it falls under the same vignette requirement as a car.
No, since 2021 the physical sticker in the Czech Republic has been replaced by the fully digital, licence-plate-linked system. Through EuropeVignettes.eu you always buy the official digital version; so you don't need to stick anything to your windscreen.
In practice, you as the driver are responsible for this yourself, unless the rental company explicitly arranges it for you. You usually only find out the exact licence plate once you pick up the keys — check it carefully and only order the vignette once you're sure it matches the rental car's registration document.
No, a vignette is linked to one specific licence plate. If your lease car changes (and the licence plate with it), a vignette on the old plate isn't automatically valid for the new car. If you've recently had a change, always check that the plate on your vignette still matches your current car.
No, a vignette is always linked to one specific licence plate. If you drive through the Czech Republic with several vehicles, each vehicle needs its own vignette.