SWEDEN – The ØRESUND tunnel and bridge
ØRESUND: a tunnel and a bridge
The network is managed by Oresundsbro Konsortiet, an entity owned by the Danish and Swedish states. It consists of 16 km of road for motor vehicles and a railway linking Copenhagen with Malmö. The infrastructure is divided into two sections: a tunnel and a bridge. (Semi-open system, with a single toll barrier on the Swedish side.)
How is the ØRESUND toll calculated?
Both freight and passenger transporters are affected. The toll amount is calculated by Øresund based on the length and height of the vehicle, using data read at the roadside by DSRC antennas. The currency used is the Danish krone. Invoices are issued in euros using the customs exchange rate.
How do discounts work on ØRESUND?
Benefit from discounts of up to 63%, depending on the number of annual Øresund crossings.
As a fleet manager or the driver of vehicles weighing over 3.5 tonnes, you can subscribe to the Øresund discount programme, BroPas® Business. It depends on the toll revenue, according to the number of annual Øresund crossings. Membership to the programme is free for HGVs. The discounted transactions will be sent to you by Axxès.
In order to help you save time, Axxès can register you with BroPas® Business.
You are eligible for a 50% discount from your first crossing. As soon as you start, you are already winning!
DENMARK – STOREBÆLT bridges and tunnels
This consists of two bridges and one railway tunnel in Denmark. The toll network is a series of bridges stretching 18 km and linking continental Denmark with the island of Zealand, where the capital Copenhagen is located.
How is the STOREBÆLT toll calculated?
The toll depends on the length and height of the vehicle, and is calculated by A/S Storebælt using data read at the roadside by DSRC antennas. The currency used is the Danish krone. Invoices are issued in euros using the customs exchange rate. Freight and passenger transporters are subject to this toll.
How do discounts work on STOREBÆLT?
You can subscribe to the Storebælt discount programme: Storebælt Business®. To benefit from the Green Discount programme, you first need to register your vehicle for the Storebælt Business Agreement. Registration is free for vehicles registered in Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Lithuania and Finland = free for these countries. For other countries: The cost is DKK 600 (about €81). The discount programme is reserved for vehicles with the following engines: Euro 6 diesel, electric or hydrogen. It offers a discount of 13% on all journeys.
FRANCE/ITALY: The Fréjus and Mont-Blanc tunnels
Would you like to cross the Alps through the Fréjus and Mont-Blanc tunnels?
All passenger vehicles can travel through both tunnels. For goods vehicles, classes 3, 4, B, C and MD, F, D, E are accepted. Euro Pollution classes 0-1-2-3 & 4 goods vehicles are excluded.
The Fréjus road tunnel, which connects France and Italy, was commissioned in 1980 and is 12.87 km long. This link between Savoie and Piedmont is now one of the main motorways in the Northern Alps, and consists of a two-lane tube.
The Mont-Blanc tunnel connects Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in Haute-Savoie, France, and Courmayeur, in Aosta Valley, Italy. During its inauguration in 1965, it was one of the longest road tunnels in the world, measuring 11.6 km (approx. 12 minutes). It allowed to shorten the journey between Chamonix and Aosta by 60 km and, above all, to eliminate the need to depend on the winter closure of the Alpine passes, thus facilitating travel between France and Italy.
Subscribe to the Alpine Tunnels by Axxès offer:
- A single card for both tunnels
- Thanks to Axxès alone, up to 22% discount on public ticket prices
- An annual discount on the total amount of consumption for the previous year
- Payment at the end of the month on a single invoice
- Unlimited use
- No need to make a reservation
- Manage your invoices and track your expenditure online
BELGIUM– Liefkenshoektunnel
The Liefkenshoektunnel is a 31.25 m-wide toll tunnel, spanning 1.374 km and with a height of 9.42 m. It is composed of two traffic tubes, each with two lanes and an emergency lane.
Opened to traffic in 1991, it is located North-West of Antwerp, next to the “Liefkenshoek” lieu-dit, beneath the river Scheldt, in Belgium’s province of Antwerp.
Freight and passenger transporters are subject to the toll for this tunnel.
With Axxès: two offers and two OBUs to pay for this tunnel. Nevertheless, the B’Moov OBU in the European offer, is the best solution for compliance across Belgium, in particular on the Viapass network.
GERMANY – Herrentunnel
The Herrentunnel is a 780 metre-long German road tunnel that passes beneath the river Trave. It connects the Lübeck and Travemünde. Opened in 2005, it is Germany’s second toll tunnel. Freight and passenger transporters are subject to the toll for this tunnel.
It allows to avoid traffic bottlenecks and save time
With Axxès: two offers and two OBUs to pay for this tunnel. Nevertheless, the B’Moov OBU in the European offer, is the best solution for compliance across Germany, in particular on the LKW-Maut network.
FRANCE – Bridges and tunnels
All the bridges and tunnels with tolls in France can be paid via the Axxès electronic toll collection OBU: the Millau Viaduct, the Tancarville Bridge and the Normandy Bridge with discounts available according to the number of monthly journeys, the Ile de Ré Bridge, the Maurice Lemaire tunnel, the Prado tunnels in Marseille and the A86 Duplex tunnel in the Paris region.
For the Eurotunnel or for ferries, do not hesitate to contact Axxès for a solution as these are part of another system.
All Axxès offers allow you to pay the tolls on these bridges and tunnels in France.
