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[panderson]

Our summer holidays in France this year are close enough to allow for day trips to Switzerland.
I read recently that there is in place a toll system for driving on the motorways there.
I was wondering if any of you much travelled people could advise how this is operated.
Is it run like the French motorway system where you pay at toll booths or is it required to pre-purchase a permit of some sorts.
I've calculated the French tolls and it's going to cost nearly £50 eachway from Calais to Macon and if it's to to add much more to travel to Switzerland for day tripos, we'll just use the train.
Has anyone any experience of this?

[Kevin Wood]

I believe you have to buy a sticker for your windscreen in Switzerland (available at the border) then there are no tolls as such. Don't recall it being stupidly expensive. 20 or 30 euros perhaps?

Kevin

[Welung666]

You need to buy a Vignette to drive the autobahns of Suisse at a cost of CHF40.00. these can be got online HERE. If you choose not to buy one then you could face, if caught, a fine of CHF100.00 plus the cost of the Vignette.

HTH

EDIT: If you take a trailer/pikey palace then you have to buy a 2nd Vignette for that as well

[panderson]

Thanks for the excellent info guys.

[Lazydocker]

You need to buy a Vignette to drive the autobahns of Suisse at a cost of CHF40.00. these can be got online HERE. If you choose not to buy one then you could face, if caught, a fine of CHF100.00 plus the cost of the Vignette.

HTH

EDIT: If you take a trailer/pikey palace then you have to buy a 2nd Vignette for that as well

But if you stay off the Motorways it's free

[tunnie]

i bought a Vignette from eBay, bought it for my post uni road trip with mates, it was stuck on with sticky tape 

Did wonder if i would get stopped at border in my Senator, which was fully loaded with students, beer, and some well done electronics 

If you want to get anywhere fast, use the motorways 

Watch out in France if you go there, they check time stamps between toll sections on your ticket, plod lurk just after them. 

[Welung666]

You need to buy a Vignette to drive the autobahns of Suisse at a cost of CHF40.00. these can be got online HERE. If you choose not to buy one then you could face, if caught, a fine of CHF100.00 plus the cost of the Vignette.

HTH

EDIT: If you take a trailer/pikey palace then you have to buy a 2nd Vignette for that as well

But if you stay off the Motorways it's free

Have you tried crossing switzerland without touching a motorway? It takes 3 times as long I just used to run them and pay the fines on the company credit card

[Jim]

I drive through Switzerland at least once a week, and you need the sticker/vignette in the windows to drive on the motorways it cost me Euro30.00 or £27.00 on my credit card but is valid for a year, also fuel is cheaper in Switerland so fill your car up and try to get some of the money back from the vignette back

[Welung666]

I drive through Switzerland at least once a week, and you need the sticker/vignette in the windows to drive on the motorways it cost me Euro30.00 or £27.00 on my credit card but is valid for a year, also fuel is cheaper in Switerland so fill your car up and try to get some of the money back from the vignette back

It is indeed, Luxemborge too, we always fueled up in either if we were close (got my smokes there to)

[Lazydocker]

You need to buy a Vignette to drive the autobahns of Suisse at a cost of CHF40.00. these can be got online HERE. If you choose not to buy one then you could face, if caught, a fine of CHF100.00 plus the cost of the Vignette.

HTH

EDIT: If you take a trailer/pikey palace then you have to buy a 2nd Vignette for that as well

But if you stay off the Motorways it's free

Have you tried crossing switzerland without touching a motorway? It takes 3 times as long I just used to run them and pay the fines on the company credit card

But he's only planning a day trip

[Welung666]

One thing about the Swiss that tickles me... They are a small land-locked country yet they have a Navy of 350

[lowygsi]

may i ask when you going on your hol's ?
we are going on a road trip this year to rome via. france,switzerland,
we are so confused about the road tolls, i've evn e-mailed Top Gear to see if they can help!
If you have any ideas on the prices through France/Switzerland and the best routes to take can you please pm me???
Cheers

[Welung666]

may i ask when you going on your hol's ?
we are going on a road trip this year to rome via. france,switzerland,
we are so confused about the road tolls, i've evn e-mailed Top Gear to see if they can help!
If you have any ideas on the prices through France/Switzerland and the best routes to take can you please pm me???
Cheers

http://en.mappy.com/#d=Calais%2C+France&d=Rome%2C+Italy&lm=m&ipu=miles&p=itinerary

There is also an option to avoid the tolls... Click on more options (top left) and tick the avoid tolls option, then click Lets go. This will probably take you via Monte Carlo but bear in mind you have to pay for a tunnel going that way

[Jim]

may i ask when you going on your hol's ?
we are going on a road trip this year to rome via. france,switzerland,
we are so confused about the road tolls, i've evn e-mailed Top Gear to see if they can help!
If you have any ideas on the prices through France/Switzerland and the best routes to take can you please pm me???
Cheers

The best way to go to avoid the tolls in France is to go via Belgium, when Luxembourg, when Germany, going this way you wont have to pay a single toll until you get to the Swiss Border at Basel, then exit Switzerland just North of Milan the Tolls in Italy are Expensive
And the tolls both are for left hand drive cars so make sure your passenger has the cash or credit card

.Use this website, its the french motorway website tells you all the toll charges

http://www.autoroutes.fr/en/homepage.html

From : Calais (62, France) 
To : Rome (Italie) 
 
Itinerary : Express Vehicle : Sedan car
Distance : 1678.6 km On motorway : 1655.3 km
Duration (1) : 15H47   
Fuel : 185.90 € (143 l)   
Tolls (2) :  FRA : 45.40 EUR
CHE : 40.00 CHF for 1 year
 

(1) Apart from taking breaks, normal conditions (trafic and weather)
(2) Apart from toll bridges and tunnels out of France

And the ItailanTolls:

http://www.autostrade.it/en/index.html


Plan your journeyfrom Varese to Bivio SS4 Salaria
Length: 627.0 km Driving directions »
Average travel time*: 6h 57' 

(*) Average travel times, evaluated on statistical based at a speed of 90 km/h
Toll amount for cars and motos: 36.70 €
Tolling is partially calculated by km (555 Km) and partially is

All this info is for a one way journey