Vehicle categories and motorcycle tolls in Greece (2026): height rules, trailers, campers, and every category 1 price
Greek tolls depend on which category your vehicle falls into, and the categories are decided by height and axle count, not by weight or engine size. A car towing a low trailer pays the car rate on most motorways; a motorcycle pays roughly 70 percent of a car at concession plazas but only €2.50 on the Rio–Antirrio bridge. Here are the rules as each operator publishes them.
GreeceTolls is an independent estimator and is not a toll operator. Category definitions and prices were read from the operators' 2026 price pages on 3 September 2026. Lane equipment measures your vehicle; if in doubt, use a lane with a collector.
Published: 2026-09-03 · Last reviewed: 2026-09-03
The standard four categories
Olympia Odos, Nea Odos, Kentriki Odos, Aegean Motorway, and Moreas share one scheme, spelled out in their 2026 price tables. Category 1 is two-wheelers and three-wheelers. Category 2 is vehicles with or without a trailer and a height of up to 2.20 metres. Category 3 is vehicles with two or three axles, with or without a trailer, and a height above 2.20 metres. Category 4 is vehicles with four or more axles, with or without a trailer, and a height above 2.20 metres. Nea Egnatia Odos labels its columns two- and three-wheelers, light vehicles, trucks and buses, and four-plus axles, without printing a height rule. There is no category 5 on the concession motorways.
The consequence for holidaymakers is simple. A car with a bicycle rack, a roof box, or a small trailer that stays under 2.20 metres pays the car rate. A camper or a car with a caravan that stands taller than 2.20 metres is category 3 if it has two or three axles in total, and category 4 if the vehicle and trailer together have four or more axles.
Attiki Odos: its own table
Attiki Odos states that the toll rate is determined by height and number of axles, and publishes six rows for 2026. Motorcycles, meaning two-wheeled motorcycles with one wheel per axle, pay €1.25. Private passenger cars, including cars with a small trailer and rack, pay €2.55 provided their height does not exceed 1.30 metres over the first axle of two, or over the third axle. Light commercial vehicles above 1.30 metres over the first axle and up to 2.70 metres total, cars with trailers, and light buses under 15 seats all pay €2.55. Small and medium trucks above 2.70 metres with two or three axles, and large buses over 15 seats, pay €6.30. Heavy goods vehicles above 2.70 metres with four axles or more pay €10.10.
On height-limited electronic lanes the charge follows the e-PASS category registered to the device; on unlimited-height electronic lanes the equipment measures height, dimensions, and axle count electronically. The operator recommends that a car with roof loads that might change its category use a lane with a toll collector instead.
The Rio–Antirrio bridge: nine categories and a two-metre rule
GEFYRA S.A. uses nine categories for 2026. Category 1 motorcycles pay €2.50 and category 2 passenger vehicles under two metres in height pay €15.90. Two-axle trucks pay €24.70, three-axle trucks €40.10, and four-axle and five-plus-axle trucks €50.90. Buses pay €37.80 up to 20 seats, €53.10 for 21 to 40 seats, and €81.40 for 41 seats or more. A car with a trailer or caravan over two metres is charged €24.70 rather than €15.90. The bridge also sells a MOTO card and return-trip products.
Motorcycle prices at every frontal plaza
Category 1 is the cheapest category everywhere, but the ratio to the car price varies. On the concession motorways a motorcycle pays roughly 69 to 72 percent of the car price; on the Rio–Antirrio bridge it pays about 16 percent. The table gives the 2026 motorcycle price next to the car price at each frontal plaza, from the operators' own tables.
2026 prices per passage at frontal plazas: category 1 motorcycle versus category 2 car
A motorcycle riding the A1 from Athens to Thessaloniki pays €25.55 across the eleven frontal plazas, against €36.70 for a car.
Practical notes
Height is measured as the vehicle stands, so a loaded roof box counts. Trailer axles count toward the axle total on the concession motorways. Motorcycles use the same staffed and automatic lanes as cars and can use electronic lanes with a transponder; the bridge's MOTO card is a product for frequent riders, not a requirement. If your vehicle is close to a threshold, a lane with a collector avoids being charged the wrong category by an automatic gate.
Frequently asked questions
What does a car towing a trailer pay on Greek motorways?
On Olympia Odos, Nea Odos, Kentriki Odos, Aegean Motorway, and Moreas a vehicle with a trailer up to 2.20 metres high is category 2 and pays the car rate. Above 2.20 metres it is category 3 or, with four or more axles in total, category 4. On the Rio–Antirrio bridge a car with a trailer or caravan over two metres pays €24.70.
Which category is a camper van?
Height decides. Up to 2.20 metres it is category 2 on the concession motorways; above 2.20 metres with two or three axles it is category 3. On Attiki Odos the thresholds are 1.30 metres over the first axle and 2.70 metres total.
How much do motorcycles pay on Attiki Odos and the Rio–Antirrio bridge?
€1.25 per entry on Attiki Odos and €2.50 per crossing on the Rio–Antirrio bridge in 2026.
Is there a category 5 in Greece?
Not on the concession motorways, which use four categories. Only the Rio–Antirrio bridge numbers categories beyond four, with nine in total.
Greek motorways charge a fixed fee at each toll plaza, set by nine concessionaires under CPI-indexed contracts. Every operator, route, 2026 car price, vehicle category, payment method, and the one-tag-everywhere rule, from the operators' own price pages.
The eleven frontal toll plazas between Athens and Thessaloniki on the A1, with the 2026 price at each for motorcycles, cars, and trucks, the operators that run them, the €36.70 car total, and the lateral plazas you only meet if you leave the motorway.
What a visitor in a rental car needs to know about Greek tolls: pay-as-you-go with cash or card at every plaza, the €2.55 flat Attiki Odos fee from Athens airport, why electronic lanes reject cars without a transponder, what the operators say about non-payment, and the €15.90 Rio–Antirrio bridge.