9/5/2023 0 Comments Jules in euphoriaOnce the paperwork was complete, we were on our way. The Swiss toll/tax is required for every day a vehicle over 3500 kg is in Switzerland, not just on the motorway! See here for our Swiss tolls information. We were advised that a toll form is required as the Kon-tiki is over 3500 kg. I asked if a toll pass was required as we were not travelling on the motorway. Our twelve month Swiss tax document was “full”. At the top of the Forcola, there is a Swiss customs/border post. Our 90 litre tank got us safely from Luxembourg to Livvy! Admittedly, the low fuel warning light was on!ĭay 4 – another tricky drive along the Forcola di Livigno (Livigno Pass) from Livigno towards the Bernina Pass. A visit to Livigno is the “added bonus” for your journey to Lake Garda avoiding tolls – diesel today is just 74 cents per litre. Click here to read about our previous trips on the Julier Pass. Moritz on your journey to Lake Garda avoiding tollsįollow the main road – the “3”, and take the Julier Pass through Bivio and towards St Moritz. Leave the motorway just after Chur at the St Moritz sign. From Lorrach, head towards Zurich and then Chur. Lorrach is a much quieter border crossing point than Mulhouse/Basel. Our article about Swiss tolls is here for cars and motorhomes under 3500 kg. Enter Switzerland and pay for your toll or vignette. We overnighted at Freiburg.ĭay 3 – Freiburg towards Lorrach on the toll-free German motorway. Leave the A35 motorway and head towards Markolsheim – this is an easy and traffic free route to Germany. From Molsheim, head south, follow the signs towards Selestat and Colmar. Stay on the D955 through Chateau Salins and towards Saverne. Leave the A4 at Metz Est, follow local signs to Chateau Salins. This involves using the A4 motorway for a few miles on the free section. Fill the fuel tank to the absolute maximum here – 12 cents per litre less than in France, hence we only add a bit in France, not a tank full! Continue south and back in to France via the A31 toll free motorway. Passing Mons, Charleroi and Arlon, before heading south to Luxembourg. Our overnight stop was at a motorway service area.ĭay 2, from close to the Belgian border via the motorways. We added eight gallons of diesel near Lille. From Coquelles, a journey of just over eighty miles via Dunkirk and Lille to Belgium. As a result, each crossing costs £1.67 instead of £2.50. We have prepaid our Dartford River Crossings. Follow us for the next few days as we write about another way to make your pounds and pence go further!ĭay 1 – Yorkshire to the Channel Tunnel via the M1, M25, Dartford River Crossing and the M2. We are documenting the route as we travel. The quirk to writing about our journey to Lake Garda avoiding tolls is that we are writing as we are travelling. This is our journey to Lake Garda avoiding tolls – with a twist – literally! The twists of course are the numerous hairpin bends on the three mountain passes along this route! Before going into detail, have a read of the “original toll-free route to Lake Garda” post – click here
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