Tolls

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EastLink toll calculator

This page and the toll calculator show the new prices that apply from 1 July 2010.

The price of your trip on EastLink will depend on the class of your vehicle, and the EastLink toll zones you travel on.

Toll CalculatorFor cars with tags:

 

An important note about tolls and GST.

Find out how to pay your EastLink tolls. 

Tolls for travel with tag and non-tag accounts

EastLink tolls (valid 1 Jul 2010 to 30 Jun 2011) (26.2 Kb)

Car tolls range from as low as 29 cents up to a toll cap of $5.26. The toll cap is the maximum toll for a single trip in one direction.

Motorcycle tolls range from 18 cents up to a toll cap of $2.63. Motorcycles don't need tags and are not charged image processing fees.

Light commercial vehicle tolls range from 56 cents up to a toll cap of $8.42.

Heavy commercial vehicle tolls range from 92 cents up to a toll cap of $13.94.

Taxi tolls are $2.42 for a trip on the toll zone between Springvale Road and Ringwood Bypass (i.e. through one of the EastLink tunnels), and $2.28 for a trip on any part of EastLink south of Maroondah Hwy.

Each trip made without a tag will be charged an additional 25 cents image processing fee.

Toll discounts are available for the first time on a tollway in Australia.

  • Cars travelling on weekends and public holidays will be eligible for a 20% discount.
    • To calculate eligibility for a discount on a weekend, the trip on EastLink must start after midnight on the Friday of the weekend and before midnight on the Sunday of the same weekend.
    • To calculate eligibility for a  discount on a public holiday, the trip on EastLink must start after midnight on the day preceding the public holiday and before midnight on that same public holiday.
    • Times are by reference to Melbourne local time.
    • Public holidays are as appointed as public holidays in Melbourne under the Public Holidays Act 1993 (Vic).
  • Cars travelling on a single toll zone only (weekdays only, excluding trips through an EastLink tunnel or on public holidays) will also be eligible for a 20% discount.

Tolls for travel with a trip pass

Motorists who don’t have a tag or non-tag account will need to buy a trip pass, which provides access to EastLink for a single trip in one direction. Each trip pass costs $5.26 for a car, $2.63 for a motorcycle, $8.42 for a light commercial vehicle and $13.94 for a heavy commercial vehicle. There is an additional trip pass purchase fee ($2.50) when buying one or more trip passes at an over the counter location instead of by phone or online at Breeze.com.au.

Vehicle classes

Vehicle classes are defined as follows:

  • Cars are motor vehicles other than those that comply with the motorcycle, light commercial vehicle, heavy commercial vehicle or taxi classifications (below).
  • Motorcycles are two wheeled motor vehicles (including those with side cars).
  • Light commercial vehicles have two axles, cab-chassis construction, and a gross vehicle mass greater than 1.5 tonnes but not exceeding 4.5 tonnes.
  • Heavy commercial vehicles include all of the following vehicles:
    • Vehicles with three or more axles, cab-chassis construction, and a gross vehicle mass greater than 1.5 tonnes;
    • Articulated Vehicles with cab-chassis construction, and a gross vehicle mass greater than 1.5 tonnes;
    • Buses with more than 12 seating positions (including the driver);
    • Vehicles with two axles, cab-chassis construction, and a gross vehicle mass greater than 4.5 tonnes; and
    • All other vehicles with a gross vehicle mass greater than 30 tonnes.
  • Taxis are motor vehicles licensed for operation as a taxi-cab under the Transport Act 1983 (Vic).

 

CityLink tolls

CityLink is the other tollway in Melbourne. CityLink is operated by another company. CityLink tolls are published on their website.

 

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