Driving a motorhome in Switzerland

Motorways, tolls and vignettes

A motorway vignette is a permit, now often digital and linked to the number plate, that you buy before using the motorways: it is valid for a set period and there are no toll booths.

Up to 3.5 t you need the annual motorway vignette, also as an electronic vignette (e-vignette, linked to the number plate). Trailers and caravans need their own.

Over 3.5 t there is no vignette: you pay the flat-rate heavy vehicle charge (PSVA), for days or periods, valid on all Swiss roads.

Some tunnels, such as the Great St Bernard, are tolled separately.

Official website

Environmental sticker, ZTL and low emission zones

There is no national sticker. In Geneva, on high-pollution days, the centre can be entered only with the right Stick'AIR (the French Crit'Air is also accepted).

Low emission zones in our data

No low emission zones appear in our data. Still check the local rules in the towns where you stop.

Useful rules for motorhome travellers

Lights must be on during the day as well.

Wild camping depends on cantons and municipalities and is often forbidden: ask locally before stopping for the night.