Australian toll roads are found in the eastern states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. The majority of toll roads in Australia are in Sydney, but there are also toll roads in Melbourne, Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba.
Most of the toll roads are partially owned or operated by Transurban. All toll roads in Australia are tolled electronically (cashless) using free-flow tolling. All toll collection points are toll gantries, with the last cash toll booths in the country closed in July 2013 on the M5 South West Motorway.
Tolls are collected from an e-TAG transponder attached to the vehicle's windscreen. The first e-TAG was developed in the 1990s by Transurban who owns and operates the CityLink in Melbourne in preparation for what would be one of the world's first 'fully electronic' tollways. There are different e-TAG retailers across the country, such as Transurban's Linkt or Transport for NSW's e-Toll.
According to Professor Mark Hickman, the chair of Transport at the University of Queensland's School of Civil Engineering, toll roads in Australia have not reached expected traffic volumes and do not always relieve congestion in the short-term.[1] Melbourne's CityLink tollway (M1 and M2 sections) carry the highest volume of traffic and also generate the highest revenue of all the tollways (by a substantial amount). This is mainly due to the necessary cross-city and North (Melbourne Airport-bound) corridors.
Toll Road | Location | State | Toll Point | Toll Removed | Details |
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Western Motorway | Granville to Silverwater | NSW | Silverwater | 16 February 2010[6] | Reinstated 15 August 2017 as part of WestConnex[7] |
Sunshine Motorway | Maroochydore to Pacific Paradise | Qld | Pacific Paradise | 8 March 1996 [8] | |
Southern Freeway (F6) | Waterfall to Bulli Tops | NSW | Waterfall | 30 July 1995[9] | |
Sydney–Newcastle Freeway (F3) | Berowra to Calga | NSW | Berowra | 1988 | [citation needed] |
West Gate Bridge | Port Melbourne to Spotswood | Vic | Port Melbourne | 29 November 1985[10] | |
Hornibrook Bridge | Brighton to Clontarf | Qld | Clontarf | 1979 | Bridge was Demolished. Replaced with (toll free) Houghton Highway 1979 and Ted Smout Memorial Bridge 2010 [citation needed] |
Walter Taylor Bridge | Chelmer to Indooroopilly | Qld | Indooroopilly | 1965 | [11] |
Story Bridge | Fortitude Valley to Kangaroo Point | Qld | Kangaroo Point | 1 March 1947[12][13] | |
Springbrook Road | Neranwood to Springbrook | Qld | Neranwood | 30 November 1945 [citation needed] | |
Great Ocean Road | Eastern View to Apollo Bay | Vic | Eastern View | 2 October 1936[14] | |
Great Eastern Road | Adelaide to Mount Barker | SA | Adelaide Hills | 1847 | Removed due to public pressure.[15] |
Toll road | Class A toll prices[a] | Class B toll prices[a] | Toll increase[18] | Toll concessionaire | Expiry of toll concession[19] | ||
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Flagfall | Charge per km | Toll cap | |||||
Westlink M7 | – | $0.4853 | $9.71 | 3 x of Class A prices | Quarterly on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October, by quarterly CPI | NorthWestern Roads (NWR) Group | June 2048 |
WestConnex (M4, M5 East, M8) |
$1.67 | $0.6164 | $11.78 | 3 x of Class A prices | Annually on 1 January, by the greater of CPI or 4% until December 2040, then by CPI only | Sydney Transport Partners (9% Tawreed Investments 10.5% CPPIB, 10% Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), 20.5% Australian Super, 50% Transurban) |
2060 |
Toll road | Class A toll prices[a] | Class B toll prices[a] | Toll increase[22] | Toll concessionaire | Expiry of toll concession[23] |
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NorthConnex | $9.56 | $28.68 | Quarterly on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October, by the greater of quarterly CPI or 1% | NorthWestern Roads (NWR) Group | June 2048 |
M2 Hills Motorway | $2.83 (min.) $9.56 (max.) |
$8.48 (min.) $28.68 (max.) |
Quarterly on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October, by the greater of quarterly CPI or 1% | Transurban | June 2048 |
Lane Cove Tunnel | $3.97 | $13.43 | Quarterly on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October, by the greater of quarterly CPI or 1% | Transurban | June 2048 |
Military Road E-Ramp (to / from Warringah Freeway) | $1.99 | $6.72 | Quarterly on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October, by the greater of quarterly CPI or 1% | Transurban | June 2048 |
Cross City Tunnel | $3.23 (Sir John Young Crescent exit) $6.85 (otherwise) |
$6.46 (Sir John Young Crescent exit) $13.69 (otherwise) |
Quarterly on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October, by the greater of quarterly CPI or 1% | Transurban | December 2035 |
Eastern Distributor (northbound) | $9.38 | $18.76 | Quarterly on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October, by the greater of the weighted sum of quarterly AWE and quarterly CPI or 1% | Airport Motorway Limited (75.1% Transurban) |
July 2048 |
M5 South-West Motorway | $5.62 | $16.85 | Quarterly on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October, by the greater of quarterly CPI or 1% | Interlink Roads (100% Transurban) |
10 December 2026[24][b] |
Sydney Harbour Bridge (southbound) | $4.27 (max., varies by time of day) | Same as Class A prices | No regular toll increase | Transport for NSW[c] | – |
Sydney Harbour Tunnel (southbound) | $4.27 (max., varies by time of day) | Same as Class A prices | No regular toll increase | Transport for NSW[d] | – |
Toll road | Class 1 (Motorcycles) | Class 2 (Cars) | Class 3 (Light Commercial Vehicles) | Class 4 (Heavy Commercial Vehicles) | Toll increase | Toll concessionaire[26] | Expiry of toll concession[27][28] | |
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Gateway Motorway | Murrarie toll point (Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges) |
$2.73 | $5.45 | $8.18 | $18.41 | Annually on 1 July, by CPI | Transurban Queensland[a] (62.5% owned by Transurban) |
31 December 2051[29] |
Kuraby and Compton Road toll points | $1.61 | $3.21 | $4.83 | $10.86 | Annually on 1 July, by CPI | |||
Logan Motorway | Loganlea toll point | $1.03 | $2.06 | $3.10 | $6.96 | Annually on 1 July, by CPI | Transurban Queensland[a] (62.5% owned by Transurban) |
31 December 2051[30] |
Heathwood and Paradise Road toll points | $1.70 | $3.40 | $5.09 | $11.49 | Annually on 1 July, by CPI | |||
Go Between Bridge | $1.91 | $3.82 | $5.72 | $11.45[b] | Annually on 1 July, by CPI | Transurban Queensland[c] (62.5% owned by Transurban) |
December 2063 | |
CLEM7 | $3.06 | $6.12 | $9.18 | $18.36[d] | Annually on 1 July, by CPI | Transurban Queensland[c] (62.5% owned by Transurban) |
August 2051 | |
Legacy Way | $3.30 | $6.60 | $9.90 | $19.79[e] | Annually on 1 July, by CPI | Transurban Queensland[c] (62.5% owned by Transurban) |
June 2065 | |
AirportlinkM7 | Bowen Hills to Kedron or Toombul | $3.36 | $6.72 | $10.08 | $17.79 | Annually on 1 January, by CPI | Transurban Queensland[a] (62.5% owned by Transurban) |
July 2053 |
Kedron to Toombul | $2.52 | $5.03 | $7.55 | $13.35 | Annually on 1 January, by CPI | |||
Toowoomba Bypass | $1.36 | $2.71 | $6.72 | $26.96 | Annually on 1 July, by CPI | Department of Transport and Main Roads[f] | – |
Toll road | Toll section or toll points | Maximum toll price per trip | Toll increase | Toll concessionaire | Expiry of toll concession | |||
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Cars | Motorcycles | Light Commercial Vehicles | Heavy Commercial Vehicles | |||||
CityLink[31] | Between Moreland Road and Brunswick Road | $3.10 | $1.55 | $4.96 | $9.30[a] | Quarterly on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, and 1 October | Transurban | 13 January 2045[32][33] |
Between Racecourse Road and Dynon Road | $3.10 | $1.55 | $4.96 | $9.30[a] | ||||
Between Footscray Road and West Gate Freeway (Bolte Bridge) |
$3.88 | $1.94 | $6.20 | $11.63[a] | ||||
Batman Avenue north of Olympic Boulevard (Exhibition Street Extension) |
$1.94 | $0.97 | $3.10 | $5.82[a] | ||||
Batman Avenue entry south of Olympic Boulevard (eastbound only) |
$1.94 | $0.97 | $3.10 | $5.82[a] | ||||
Batman Avenue exit south of Olympic Boulevard (westbound only) |
$5.04 | $2.52 | $8.06 | $15.12[a] | ||||
Domain Tunnel (westbound only) |
$6.98 | $3.49 | $11.16 | $20.94[a] | ||||
Punt Road exit (westbound only) |
$3.10 | $1.55 | $4.96 | $9.30[a] | ||||
Burnley Tunnel (eastbound only) |
$6.98 | $3.49 | $11.16 | $20.94[a] | ||||
Between Church Street and Burnley Street (eastbound only) |
$3.10 | $1.55 | $4.96 | $9.30[a] | ||||
Between Yarra Boulevard and Toorak Road / Monash Freeway | $3.10 | $1.55 | $4.96 | $9.30[a] | ||||
Trip cap | $11.63 | $5.82 | $18.61 | $34.90[a] | ||||
EastLink[34] | Tunnel section | $3.49[b] | $1.74 | $5.58 | $9.23 | Annually on 1 July | ConnectEast | 2043[35] |
Each of the four toll points between Maroondah Highway and High Street Road | $0.51[b] | $0.25 | $0.81 | $1.34 | ||||
Each of the six toll points between High Street Road and Greens Road | $0.76[b] | $0.37 | $1.21 | $2.01 | ||||
Each of the two toll points between Greens Road and Mornington Peninsula Freeway | $1.77[b] | $0.88 | $2.83 | $4.69 | ||||
Trip cap | $7.58[b] | $3.80 | $12.13 | $20.10 | ||||
From West Gate Tunnel opening (expected 2025) | ||||||||
West Gate Freeway[36] | Between Millers Road and Williamstown Road | No toll | Rigid and articulated trucks and buses: $18.78[c] High Productivity Freight Vehicles: $28.17[d] |
Transurban | 13 January 2045[33] | |||
Hyde Street ramps | $3.88 | $1.96 | $6.21 | Covered by West Gate Freeway toll charges | ||||
West Gate Tunnel[36] | Within tunnel | $3.88 | $1.96 | $6.21 | ||||
City (Footscray Road, Dynon Road & Wurundjeri Way)[e] | $6.21 | $3.14 | $9.94 |