Croatia motorway tolls: prices by class, how to pay and ENC

Croatia motorway tolls are charged by distance and vehicle class rather than by vignette, and they are paid in euros at the toll plaza, in cash, by card or with an ENC transponder. For a car (class I: two axles, up to 1.90 m high) the tariff of Hrvatske autoceste (HAC) shows €10.10 from Zagreb to Rijeka (Grobnik) and €26.40 from Zagreb to Split, VAT included, as published in November 2026.

HAC states that the fee depends on the distance between two toll points and on the vehicle category, so there is no sticker to buy at the border. Not every crossing costs money: the toll on the bridge to the island of Krk was abolished on 15 June 2020, as announced by the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure.

Closed and open systems

Most motorways use the closed system. The driver is registered at the entry plaza, by taking a ticket or by an ENC reading, and pays at the exit according to the recorded trip. In the open system the plaza is both entry and exit, so the price depends only on the vehicle class. HAC's tariff pages for Rupa on the A7 and Bregana on the A3, both at the Slovenian border, list a single price per class, which fits the open system: class I pays €1.10 at Rupa and €1.00 at Bregana.

1. At the entry plaza take the ticket, or use a lane marked for ENC, where the device is read instead.
2. Keep the ticket safe. HAC allows a maximum stay of 24 hours on a motorway.
3. At the exit plaza hand in the ticket, or let the ENC be read, and pay the amount shown.

Mistakes are expensive. HAC charges double the toll for the longest route to that exit in the vehicle's category if a driver arrives without a record, with a record more than 24 hours old and no reason for the delay, or without using the entry data.

Cash, card or ENC at the plaza

HAC plazas take cash in euros, cards (Diners, Mastercard, Maestro, Visa, INA and MOL Group) and ENC devices. Croatia introduced the euro on 1 January 2023. HAC's 2025 report also lists devices issued by Telepass and ENC linked to DKV, UTA and Shell fuel cards.

ENC, called ETC on HAC's English pages, is a windscreen device read by an antenna in a lane marked for it. At peak times HAC may turn ENC lanes into combined lanes that also take cards and cash. The device costs €15.00 and suits every vehicle class. A standard device is tied to the class chosen at purchase, not to a number plate, and one device may not pay for several vehicles at the same time. On HAC motorways it works 30 minutes after the contract is signed.

The standard prepaid model gives 21.74 % off all year. The seasonal model gives 33.48 % from 1 November to 31 March and 21.74 % for the rest of the year. The balance has no expiry date. Accounts are topped up at plazas, by SMS voucher or through the free HAC ENC app, which anyone can also use to calculate tolls and check road conditions.

Vehicle classes and example prices

HAC sorts vehicles into five classes by axles, height, permitted weight and trailers. The table shows the prices from Zagreb for all five classes, VAT included.

A car towing a caravan or trailer is class II whatever the trailer's height, so the same trip to Rijeka (Grobnik) rises from €10.10 to €18.50. Zagreb to Zadar centar costs €17.60 in class I. HAC sets the tariff with the consent of the transport minister and can change it, so check the list before a long trip.

Other operators, bridges and tunnels

HAC is not the only operator. The A2 from Zagreb to Macelj is run by Autocesta Zagreb-Macelj (AZM), which takes cash in euros and cards and publishes its own calculator: class I from Zaprešić to Trakošćan costs €6.70, VAT included. AZM defines class I as a two-axle vehicle up to 1.30 m high, measured at the first axle, a different rule from HAC's 1.90 m.

The Istrian Y motorway is run by Bina Istra. HAC says an HAC device works there only with an open Bina Istra ENC account. Bina Istra also runs a point of sale at the toll plaza of the Učka Tunnel on the A8. Older guides still mention Autocesta Rijeka-Zagreb (ARZ): it was merged into HAC and its ENC users moved to the HAC system from 1 January 2021.

Two exceptions are worth knowing. HAC's A11 page says the Zagreb to Sisak motorway is exempt from tolls for all vehicles. For the Pelješac Bridge, the government's concession decision states that the concessionaire, Hrvatske ceste, will not charge a bridge toll.

Crolibertas: free-flow tolling from 1 March 2027

The Toll Collection Act, adopted on 24 December 2025, requires a unified electronic system without stopping, to be fully applied from 1 March 2027. The system is called Crolibertas and will cover all motorways run by HAC, Bina Istra and AZM. Vehicles will be charged under gantries through an on-board unit or through automatic number plate recognition. Heavy vehicles must use the on-board unit. Light vehicles up to 3.5 t can choose the unit or register for plate recognition.