Tolls and low emission zones in Germany
Germany has no vignette and no tolls for cars, caravans and motorhomes. You only pay in two tunnels on the Baltic coast and on a few private mountain roads in Bavaria. What you do need to watch are the low emission zones in the cities and the winter tyre rule.
Choose your vehicle
Germany: what do you need?
Car: No toll No vignette or general toll. Tolls only in two tunnels (Rostock, Lübeck) and on a few private mountain roads.
Car with caravan: No toll No vignette or general toll; tolls do apply at the individual toll sites. Combinations only fall under the truck toll if the towing vehicle itself exceeds 3.5 t and serves goods transport.
Motorhome up to 3.5 t: No toll No vignette or general toll. Tolls only in two tunnels (Rostock, Lübeck) and on a few private mountain roads.
Motorhome over 3.5 t: No toll Exempt from the truck toll, also above 7.5 t, as long as the vehicle is not used for goods transport.
Map of Germany
The numbers on the map are the tunnels and mountain roads where you do pay a toll.
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No tolls, not even with a heavy motorhome
- In short
- No vignette or general toll for passenger cars, caravans and motorhomes. Tolls do apply in the Warnow tunnel (Rostock) and the Herren tunnel (Lübeck) and on a few private mountain roads in Bavaria. The truck toll (Lkw-Maut) applies only to goods transport over 3.5 t.
- Who it applies to
- Truck toll: goods transport vehicles with a technically permissible mass over 3.5 t.
- For your vehicle
- Car No toll No vignette or general toll. Tolls only in two tunnels (Rostock, Lübeck) and on a few private mountain roads.Car with caravan No toll No vignette or general toll; tolls do apply at the individual toll sites. Combinations only fall under the truck toll if the towing vehicle itself exceeds 3.5 t and serves goods transport.Motorhome up to 3.5 t No toll No vignette or general toll. Tolls only in two tunnels (Rostock, Lübeck) and on a few private mountain roads.Motorhome over 3.5 t No toll Exempt from the truck toll, also above 7.5 t, as long as the vehicle is not used for goods transport.
- Over 3.5 t
- Motorhomes are toll-free also above 3.5 t and above 7.5 t: vehicles for passenger transport, such as vehicles with a large living compartment, are not subject to the truck toll.
- How to pay
- No national system for cars and motorhomes. At the individual toll tunnels and private toll roads you pay on the spot.
Source: Bundesamt für Logistik und Mobilität (BALM). Checked on 10 November 2026.
Where you do pay
| Section | Price | For your vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 1 HerrentunnelTunnel | Table valid from 1 March 2025, cash per trip: class A EUR 2.30, B EUR 4.30, C EUR 11.10, D EUR 17.60. With Quick-Box or RFID: EUR 1.82, 3.52, 9.15 and 14.60.Source: Herrentunnel Lübeck GmbH & Co. KG, 10 November 2026 | Car Class A: up to 1.30 m high at the front axle. Car with caravan Class A if the car is up to 1.30 m high at the front axle: class A has no axle limit and the table shows a car with trailer. Motorhome up to 3.5 t Higher than 1.30 m at the front axle with 2 axles: class B, EUR 4.30 cash. The table does not name motorhomes. Motorhome over 3.5 t Class by height and axles, not weight. Higher than 1.30 m at the front axle: 2 axles class B (EUR 4.30), 3 axles class C (EUR 11.10). |
| 2 Rossfeld Panorama Road (Berchtesgaden)Toll mountain road | Seen on 10 Nov 2026 (page without a year): car including occupants EUR 9.50, motorcycle EUR 6.00, bus EUR 60.00. Ten-trip card for cars EUR 73.00.Source: Rossfeldpanoramastraße (Staatliches Bauamt Traunstein), 10 November 2026 | Car Car including occupants: EUR 9.50. Car with caravan The source does not mention trailers or caravans. Motorhome up to 3.5 t The source gives no rate for motorhomes. Motorhome over 3.5 t The source gives no rate and no weight limit for motorhomes. |
| 3 Vorderriss to Wallgau toll roadToll road | Source: Bayerische Staatsforsten, Forstbetrieb Bad Tölz, 10 November 2026 | Car Subject to toll according to the regional tourist office; rate not confirmed. Car with caravan Not confirmed whether caravans are allowed. Motorhome up to 3.5 t Rate for motorhomes not confirmed. Motorhome over 3.5 t Rate and weight limit for motorhomes not confirmed. |
| 4 Walchensee south shore toll road (Jachenau)Toll road | Seen on 10 Nov 2026 (page without a year): day ticket car or motorcycle EUR 6.00, motorhome EUR 12.00. Weekly ticket EUR 15.00, motorhome EUR 30.00.Source: Gemeinde Jachenau (weg van de Bayerische Staatsforsten), 10 November 2026 | Car Day ticket car or motorcycle: EUR 6.00. Car with caravan The source does not mention trailers or caravans. Motorhome up to 3.5 t Day ticket motorhome: EUR 12.00. Motorhome over 3.5 t Day ticket motorhome EUR 12.00, but the Bad Tölz forestry office lists a 4 t limit. Not confirmed whether it applies on this road. |
| 5 WarnowtunnelTunnel | From 1 Nov 2026, cash winter (1 Nov to 30 Apr) and summer: class 1 EUR 4.50 and 5.50. Class 2 EUR 5.20 and 6.90. Class 3 EUR 11.30 and 14.70.Source: Warnowquerung GmbH & Co. KG, 10 November 2026 | Car Class 1: car up to 2.05 m high. Car with caravan Car with high trailer (over 2.05 m): class 2. With low trailer: class 1. Motorhome up to 3.5 t Motorhome between 2.05 and 2.60 m: class 2. Large motorhome of 2.60 m or more: class 3. Motorhome over 3.5 t Classed by height, not weight: 2.60 m or more with 2 axles is class 3. |
Rostock: via exit Rostock Ost and the city motorway Toll-free route
Four kilometres longer than through the tunnel. The operator warns that routes through the city often mean city traffic and jams and can therefore take more time.
- Alternative to
- Warnowtunnel
- Source
- Warnowquerung GmbH & Co. KG, 10 November 2026
Low emission zones: the green sticker
In a number of German cities you may only enter the low emission zone (Umweltzone) with a green sticker on the windscreen, also with a foreign number plate. Some zones have been lifted in recent years, so check the list to see whether your destination is still on it.
Service Berlin (Feinstaubplakette) Official seller
The Berlin vehicle registration authority issues the German emissions sticker, also online. Vehicles registered abroad also need a sticker in the zone and can apply here.
- Costs
- According to berlin.de EUR 5 at the counter and EUR 6 when ordered online with shipping. The service page mentions at least EUR 5.95 per sticker.
- When valid
- Because of processing and postage it can take 7 to 14 days before you receive the sticker.
TÜV NORD Official seller
Recognised inspection body that issues the German emissions sticker, at its own stations or online. TÜV NORD checks your documents and determines which sticker you get.
- Costs
- Own price, as shown on 10 Nov 2026: online EUR 19.90 for a foreign plate and EUR 14.90 for a German plate, including VAT and postage. At a station EUR 6 (German plate).
- When valid
- Online orders are sent by post, with the registration number printed on the sticker. At a station you only need the registration document, not the car.
DEKRA Official seller
Recognised inspection body that sells the German emissions sticker online, by form, post or fax. If your vehicle does not qualify for a sticker, DEKRA tells you free of charge.
- Costs
- Own price, as shown on 10 Nov 2026: EUR 19.90 including German VAT and shipping. The VAT is not refunded.
- When valid
- Payment by invoice.
| City | In short | With a foreign number plate |
|---|---|---|
| Aachen | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Augsburg | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Berlin | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Bonn | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Bremen | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Darmstadt | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Dinslaken | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Düsseldorf | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Eschweiler | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Frankfurt am Main | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Hagen | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Halle (Saale) | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Krefeld | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Köln | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Langenfeld | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Leipzig | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Limburg an der Lahn | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Ludwigsburg | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Magdeburg | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Marburg | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Mönchengladbach | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| München | Low emission zone up to and including the Mittlerer Ring: green sticker required. In addition, diesels Euro 4 and older are banned, even with a green sticker. Fine 100 euros.Source: Landeshauptstadt München, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Münster | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Neuss | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Offenbach | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Osnabrück | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Overath | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Pforzheim | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Regensburg | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Remscheid | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Ruhrgebiet | One large low emission zone with green sticker covering Bochum, Bottrop, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Gladbeck, Herne, Herten, Mülheim, Oberhausen and Recklinghausen.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Siegen | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Stuttgart | Green sticker required. Diesels Euro 4 and older are banned citywide. In the small zone (Talkessel, Bad Cannstatt, Feuerbach, Zuffenhausen) Euro 5 too. As of 24 February 2026.Source: Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Wiesbaden | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
| Wuppertal | Low emission zone: only vehicles with the green emissions sticker may enter. Driving without a sticker costs a 100 euro fine.Source: Umweltbundesamt, 10 November 2026 | Foreign vehicles also need the green sticker. Order it in advance, for example online from TÜV, DEKRA or GTÜ. It is valid in all German low emission zones. |
Checklist for Germany
Required in the car
- A warning triangle is mandatory in passenger cars. Source: StVZO, paragraaf 53a
- One high-visibility vest is mandatory in passenger cars. It must meet EN 471 or EN ISO 20471. Source: StVZO, paragraaf 53a
On the car
- On black ice, snow, slush or frost you may only drive if all wheels have winter tyres. There is no fixed period: the weather decides. A winter tyre is one with the Alpine symbol (mountain with snowflake). Source: Bundesministerium für Verkehr
- Display a white oval UK sticker on the rear of the vehicle unless your number plate already carries the UK identifier with the Union flag. The old GB sticker is no longer valid: cover or remove it. In Spain, Cyprus and Malta you need the sticker whatever is on your plate. Source: GOV.UK
Documents
- Take your driving licence and the vehicle log book (V5C) when you take a UK vehicle abroad for less than 12 months. For a hire or lease car you need a VE103 certificate instead of the V5C. Source: GOV.UK
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