Toll roads in Norway

[Harald Hansen]

There are around 50 tolls roads in Norway, with prices from normally around NOK 15-30 to several hundred for cars (< 3.5 metric tonnes). Some are manual, many have an automatic lane as well as a manual lane, and some are fully automatic. Here is the one on E18 near Larvik, which is fully automatic:



Manual ones are easy: Just drive up to the window or coin collector and pay whatever the fee is. Cash or card.

If you are reading this, you are probably planning a trip to Norway, or already are in-country, with a foreign-registred vehicle. Then there are several options:

First option: You can register your vehicle and credit card online here, up to two weeks after your first pass.

Second option: You can blow through the AutoPass-lane and hope that your foreign registration makes you untraceable. Don't do this! The toll road people have a London-based collection agency to pursue foreign vehicles, and they are able to trace at least all European registrations.

Third option: You can pay cash at one of several service points in Norway marked with "KR-service", usually a nearby petrol station.

There are also different kinds of toll systems on private roads. Quite a few of these are run on an honour system: There is a a signpost at the start of the road with a sign saying "Bomveg", and a mailbox below. You usually fill in a small form, put some money in an envelope and drop it in the mailbox. The main challenge for foreigners here is that the signage is usually in Norwegian.

Some private roads are so heavily travelled that a more elaborate system has been put in place. These are usually signposted in English and maybe German as well, as they are close to popular tourist destinations.