Croatia
Pay per distanceCroatia charges by distance: take a ticket at entry and pay at the exit by card or cash, in euros since 2023.
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Croatia charges by distance: take a ticket at entry and pay at the exit by card or cash, in euros since 2023. An ENC tag gives a fast lane and a discount of up to about a third off-season. The barrier system stays through 2026; a camera-based free-flow system is planned for 2027.
About €0.07 per km on toll motorways.Estimate
Ticket in, pay at exit; about 0.07 euro per km for a car. Zagreb to Split runs near 26 euro. An estimate.
How to buy
Where to get it
- Toll plazas: card or cash in euros at the exit
- An ENC tag for the dedicated fast lane
- ENC tags from HAC (hac.hr), Bina-Istra in Istria, and some petrol stations
Step by step
- Take a ticket at the entry lane and keep it.
- Follow signs for 'cestarina' (toll) to your exit.
- Hand the ticket over or insert it at the booth.
- Pay by card or cash in euros; contactless works at most plazas.
- With an ENC tag, use the ENC lane and skip the ticket.
The traps to avoid
- Keep the ticket; losing it means the maximum charge for that motorway.
- Summer queues at Lucko (Zagreb) and the coastal exits can run one to two hours on peak weekends.
- Istria's motorways (A8, A9) are run by Bina-Istra, with slightly different rates.
Charged separately
- Ucka tunnel (A8, toward Istria)€4.50
A separate toll on top of the motorway charge. Approximate; confirm at bina-istra.hr.
Fuel
Petrol€1.45per litre
Diesel€1.45per litre
Local tips
- An ENC tag both discounts the toll and skips the summer queues; it pays off over a week-long trip.
- The coastal road (Jadranska magistrala, D8) parallels the A1 for free, but it is slow and winding.
- The Peljesac bridge is free, so you no longer cross Bosnia to reach Dubrovnik from Split.
- Pass the Lucko gate near Zagreb before 7am or after 9pm on summer Fridays to dodge the worst queues.
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