Ireland
Pay per distanceMost Irish tolls are simple barrier plazas you pay at as you pass.
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Most Irish tolls are simple barrier plazas you pay at as you pass. The exception is the M50 around Dublin: it is barrier-free, cameras read your plate, and you must pay online by 8pm the next day or a penalty is added. Foreign and rental drivers miss it constantly because there is nothing to stop at.
About €0.05 per km on toll motorways.Estimate
Fixed tolls at specific plazas, not a per-km charge, so the figure is an effective average. Most roads are free.
How to buy
Where to get it
- Barrier plazas (M1, M3, M4, M7, M8, Port Tunnel and others): cash, card, or a tag
- M50: pay online at eflow.ie or the eFlow app; there is no booth
- An eFlow video account lowers the M50 rate if you register your plate
Step by step
- On a tolled barrier road, pay by cash or card at the plaza.
- On the M50, drive through; the camera reads your plate.
- Note the date you used the M50.
- Pay it at eflow.ie before 8pm the following day, using your plate.
- In a rental car, the company usually pays the M50 and bills you later with an admin fee, so check at pickup.
The traps to avoid
- The M50 has no booth and no cash option. Miss the 8pm next-day deadline and a penalty is issued that grows if ignored.
- Rental companies add an admin fee, often 5 to 15 euro, on top of any toll they pay for you.
- The Dublin Port Tunnel costs about 3.50 euro off-peak but 12 to 13 euro at weekday rush hour.
Charged separately
- M50 (Dublin ring, barrier-free eFlow)€3.70
No booth. Pay at eflow.ie by 8pm the next day. An eFlow account lowers the rate.
- Dublin Port Tunnel€3.50
About 3.50 euro off-peak, 12 to 13 euro at weekday rush hour.
Fuel
Petrol€1.80per litre
Diesel€1.75per litre
Local tips
- The M50 is the toll that catches everyone out. Set a phone reminder to pay it by 8pm the next day.
- Ask at rental pickup whether the car has an eToll tag and how the M50 is handled.
- Avoid the Dublin Port Tunnel at weekday rush hour, when it costs four times the off-peak rate.
- Every other Irish toll is a simple plaza; have cash or a card ready.
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