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Is it possible to cross Switzerland without using a vignette?
It is totally possible to cross Switzerland without a vignette and avoiding motorways and expressways, as @jcaron mentioned. Swiss highways are indicated by green signs and are usually easy to spot. ...
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Is it possible to cross Switzerland without using a vignette?
I did the similar trip this year, starting in Worms, Germany with Zurich stopover and finishing in Milan, Italy. I've decided to pay for the vignette for two reasons:
to avoid any fines if I ...
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Is it possible to cross Switzerland without using a vignette?
Yes, the vignette is only required for motorways and equivalents. If you avoid those completely, you don’t need a vignette.
You can find a map of the roads that require it here:
Note that I wouldn’t ...
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Austria (Villach to Klagenfurt ) to Bled (Slovenia) without tollway
Your best bet is still using the so-called "old-road" via Ljubelj pass. This is the route, as-per Google Maps (note that there's a "Avoid Tolls" option when plotting a route):
https://www.google.com/...
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Is a vignette needed to go to Bratislava for a day trip from Vienna?
You are not at all obligated to use the border crossing at the D4 motorway as Nicolas Formichella is claiming in his answer, but can easily drive from Vienna to Bratislava and avoid road toll in ...
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How can I remove highway vignettes and other miscellaneous stickers from the windshield of my car?
There are two types of situations, in my opinion:
You have to stick the vignette yourself;
Someone else has done it, and now you have to undo it, without leaving adhesive marks on the windshield, ...
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How to buy Czech vignette by credit/debit card?
The official motorway website for Czech Republic offer some details on what parts of the motorway are charged and which are not. Most petrol stations sell them and you can ensure you go past one by ...
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Are there highway tolls between Vienna and Salzburg?
There are actually a few tunnels and mountain passes in Austria where you have to pay additional toll, but between Vienna and Salzburg, the regular toll sticker will cover everything.
Rental cars in ...
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Any distinction between UK Visa sticker and UK Entry Clearance sticker?
Since June 2019 the “CAT D” vignette (figure 2) is used for almost all categories including visit, employment, study and settlement.
Source: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/...
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Austria (Villach to Klagenfurt ) to Bled (Slovenia) without tollway
In these cases I mostly trust the ÖAMTC internally they use publicly available software. Their "Routenplaner" gives a similar image like Google Maps, so I assume it's correct. I'll give it a try and ...
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Can I buy a vignette for Hungary (Matrica) online?
The URL of the official web-site to buy vignette in Hungary had changed to https://ematrica.nemzetiutdij.hu
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Is a vignette needed to go to Bratislava for a day trip from Vienna?
The Motorway Patrol has a comprehensive map of what roads are considered charged or not on their site (roads in Orange are charged (i.e you need the vignette))
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Austria (Villach to Klagenfurt ) to Bled (Slovenia) without tollway
what maybe is also good to know if you are travelling through the Karawanken tunnel to Slovenia: if you leave the highway on the very first exit possible, you don't have to pay any tolls for the ...
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Austria (Villach to Klagenfurt ) to Bled (Slovenia) without tollway
What I have found by putting that route into Apple Maps, is that the route from Klagenfurt to Bled which is toll-free is via the A2 as follows:
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Renting a car from Milan to Switzerland
To drive in Switzerland you need the road pass (motorway vignette) which is valid for 1 year. If you will rent the car without it you should buy it to enter Switzerland. Usually you can find it for ...
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