Italy via Austria and Slovenia from Belgium

The Belgium — Austria — Slovenia — Italy route is one of the most popular corridors for Belgian drivers heading to the Adriatic coast or north-eastern Italy. This journey crosses two countries that require a vignette: Austria (ASFINAG) and Slovenia (DARS).

Vignettes required

You will need an Austrian vignette to use Austrian motorways, then a Slovenian vignette for the stretch between the Austrian and Italian borders. Italy uses a distance-based toll system, with no vignette required.

Planning your trip

The two countries do not sell the same durations. Austria (ASFINAG) sells 1-day, 10-day, 2-month and annual vignettes. Slovenia (DARS) sells 1-week, 1-month and annual vignettes: there is no 10-day vignette in Slovenia.

This is the classic two-week return-trip trap. You cross each country twice, about fourteen days apart: an Austrian 10-day vignette activated on the way out has expired by the return leg, and so has a Slovenian one-week vignette. Two approaches hold up:

• Pure transit (you cross Austria in a single day each way): one Austrian 1-day vignette per direction is enough, and stays the cheapest way to cover a fourteen-day gap.
• Staying or stopping over: take the next duration up so it covers the whole trip — 2 months for Austria, 1 month for Slovenia — rather than two short vignettes that leave the return leg uncovered.

Check current prices and your vehicle class on the Austria vignette and Slovenia vignette pages before you book.

Autovig does not process payments — we point you to the official operators.