The Slovenian vignette, without paying over the odds

How much is the vignette in 2026?

The class depends on the vehicle’s height above the front axle. Class 2A, for cars of no more than 3,500 kg standing up to 1.3 m at that point, which covers almost all cars, costs €16 weekly, €32 monthly and €117.50 for a year. Class 2B, for taller MPVs and vans, is double, €32, €64.10 and €235. Motorbikes pay €8 a week, €32 for six months and €58.70 for a year. DARS has a make-and-model tool to find your class; if your car isn’t listed, it’s 2A. If you’re travelling in a campervan, also see Slovenia by motorhome.

Where to buy the vignette

The easiest place is the DARS shop, evinjeta.dars.si. You don’t need to register; an email address and a card are enough, and you can choose to start the same day or any day within the next 30. On 1 June 2026 DARS warned of unauthorised resellers charging commissions of several tens of percent, sometimes failing to buy the vignette at all and even changing the number plate afterwards without the customer knowing. Apart from DARS, the only authorised online sellers are ASFINAG, ADAC and Petrol. Offline, gov.uk lists petrol stations, post offices and DARS offices near the border.

Number plates, fines and validity

If the registered plate doesn’t match the car, DARS treats the toll as unpaid. That’s why it’s worth typing it carefully, which is exactly what the website asks you to do. The fine for driving without a vignette is €300 to €800, according to the Spanish foreign ministry, halved if paid on the spot. Weekly and monthly vignettes aren’t refundable, not even if you got the plate wrong. Before setting off you can check yours on the DARS validity tool, and if it’s a hire car, ask the company whether it’s included, as I explain in car hire in Slovenia.

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Extra tolls: the Karawanks tunnel

Speed limits, lights and the rest of the rules of the road sit in my guide to driving in Slovenia. There are two exceptions worth knowing. The Karavanke tunnel, on the motorway towards Villach, is paid separately, €9 per car at the Hrušica toll booth, in cash or by card. And since 1 January 2026, temporarily until the Koper-Dragonja expressway is finished, the old coastal expressway no longer needs a vignette, the H5 from the Škofije border crossing to Koper and the H6 from Koper to Jagodje, by Izola. If you’re coming in from Trieste just for the coast, that saves you buying one; it’s explained in Trieste to Ljubljana. Lorries and heavy vehicles don’t use the vignette but the DarsGo per-kilometre system.

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