TollRo: questions and answers

TollRo is Romania's distance-based road toll, charged per kilometer traveled, for freight vehicles over 3.5 tons. It replaces the rovinieta for these vehicles. The amount depends on the distance traveled, the vehicle's maximum authorized weight, its Euro emission class, and the road type.

Source: CNAIR, portal.etoll.ro

From October 1, 2026, 00:00. CNAIR confirmed the date on September 25, 2026.

Vehicles designed and built for carrying goods, with a maximum authorized weight over 3.5 tons, as well as mixed-use vehicles, which are treated as freight vehicles. What counts is the maximum authorized weight on the registration certificate, not the load on a given day.

Source: CNAIR, portal.etoll.ro

Cars, minibuses, coaches, and buses, as well as freight vehicles of up to 3.5 tons. A coach or minibus stays on the rovinieta even if it exceeds 3.5 tons, because it is a passenger vehicle.

Legal basis: Law no. 226/2023, as amended by Law no. 103/2026

National roads, expressways, and highways managed by CNAIR. National road sections inside city limits are exempt, that is, between the city entry and exit signs.

Source: CNAIR, portal.etoll.ro, “Road network”

Yes. Any freight vehicle over 3.5 tons driving on Romania's tolled network pays TollRo, regardless of the country of registration.

You will have two systems at the same time. Vehicles of up to 3.5 tons stay on the rovinieta, just as before. For those over 3.5 tons, you pay TollRo per kilometer.

Through the CNAIR TollRo app, installed on your phone. In the app, for each trip you choose between two services:

• Route ticket: set up the route, see the cost, and pay before departure.
• TollRo session: real-time per-kilometer charging based on the phone's GPS, from the credits loaded in the app.

The app is free: Android and iPhone.

1. Download the TollRo app from Google Play or the App Store.
2. Create an account with an e-mail address and a password.
3. Enter your company details, including the billing address.
4. Go to “My vehicles”, then “Add vehicle”.
5. Choose the vehicle category and enter the license plate number and the registration certificate series number. The series number is at the bottom of the certificate, and the app shows you exactly where.

The app automatically retrieves the maximum authorized weight and category. Your TollRo app account is separate from your CargoTrack account.

On the main screen, tap “TollRo credits”, choose one of the suggested amounts or enter the amount you want, minimum 20 lei, then tap “Next step”. Check your billing details, tap “Go to payment”, and enter your card details. After payment, you are taken back to the app. Credits are used for per-kilometer sessions.

The route ticket certifies TollRo payment for a single trip on a predefined route. You buy it in the app under “Services”: choose the vehicle, then “Route ticket”, and enter the starting point, waypoints, destination, and travel date. The app shows you the cost before payment.

• It is purchased and paid for before entering toll roads.
• It is valid for a maximum of 72 hours from the declared start of the trip. After 72 hours, it expires permanently, whether the route was driven in full, in part, or not at all.
• It is valid for a single trip, strictly in the calculated direction.
• The vehicle must stick to the declared route and time window.

The route ticket does not replace the Special Transport Authorization for exceeding the maximum permitted weights or dimensions.

Source: CNAIR, portal.etoll.ro, “TollRo general information”

Before the trip, go to “Services”, choose the vehicle, then the “TollRo” service, and tap “Start real-time tracking”. The toll is paid from the loaded credits, based on the phone's GPS position. That's why the phone must stay with the driver, with signal, internet, and location access turned on.

The screen shows the duration, real-time cost, balance, and license plate number. When you finish the trip or leave Romania, tap “Close session” to stop position reporting and payment.

The route ticket is a good fit when you know the route in advance and want to see the cost before departure. It doesn't depend on phone signal on the road.

The per-kilometer session is a good fit when the route may change along the way. You pay only for what you actually drive, but you need credit in the app and the driver's phone switched on, with signal and location, for the entire trip.

No. The route ticket is purchased and paid for before entering toll roads. Payment after passage exists only for bridge tolls, for example at the Fetești-Cernavodă bridge, not for TollRo.

Source: CNAIR, portal.etoll.ro

No. From October 1, 2026, the route ticket is issued only by CNAIR, through its own platforms. Gas stations and other distributors continue to sell only the rovinieta, meaning for cars, freight vehicles of up to 3.5 tons, minibuses, and coaches.

Yes. Each trip is calculated separately, based on the kilometers driven in that direction. The route ticket is valid only in the direction for which it was calculated, so you buy another ticket for the return trip.

The ticket is calculated on the route set up in the app, which may include highway segments. The entire road segment is charged, even if you only drive part of it. The ticket summary shows each segment, for example A10 or DN1, with its kilometers and cost. Check the summary before paying and adjust the route if needed.

The TollRo app belongs to CNAIR, not CargoTrack. We can explain how to use it, but for problems with your account or payments made in the app, you need to contact CNAIR, through the help section in the app or on portal.etoll.ro. Your TollRo app username and password are not your CargoTrack credentials.

Driving on the tolled network without paying TollRo is a traffic offense punishable by a fine. Checks are done electronically, based on the license plate number. You can find the fine amounts on portal.etoll.ro.

The rate depends on the maximum authorized weight, the Euro class, and the road type. Amounts are in lei per kilometer, VAT included.

Source: rates published in the Official Gazette (Monitorul Oficial) no. 940 of October 10, 2025. Check current rates on portal.etoll.ro.

For an estimate, use the CargoTrack TollRo calculator: enter the vehicle category, Euro class, and distance. You can see the exact cost of a route ticket in the TollRo app before paying.

The distance traveled on the tolled network, in whole kilometers, is multiplied by the vehicle's per-kilometer rate. The rate is higher on highways and expressways than on national roads, increases with the maximum authorized weight, and is lower for vehicles with a newer Euro class.

Source: CNAIR, portal.etoll.ro

No. For freight vehicles over 3.5 tons, the rovinieta ceases to be valid on October 1, 2026, even if it was purchased for a longer period. A 12-month rovinieta no longer lasts a full year from purchase. From that date, tolls are charged exclusively through TollRo.

Legal basis: Law no. 226/2023, art. 24 para. (3)

The money isn't lost, but it doesn't come back on its own either. CNAIR refunds it only upon a written request submitted after October 1, 2026. The rovinieta is not automatically converted into TollRo credit.

Get ready now, for each individual vehicle:

• the license plate number and chassis number;
• the rovinieta series number, purchase date, expiry date, and amount paid;
• copies of the vehicle identity card and the registration certificate;
• your company details and the IBAN account where you want to receive the money.

The detailed steps are in our guide to rovinieta refunds. The dedicated form and the payment deadline are under “What we don't know yet”.

Legal basis: Law no. 226/2023, art. 24 para. (4)

Yes. It remains valid until the date printed on it, and you don't need to do anything. After it expires, buy a new one through the new CNAIR system: portal.etoll.ro, the TollRo app, SMS, authorized distributors, CNAIR points of sale, and border crossing points.

What's new is that the price now depends on the vehicle category and Euro class. The available periods are 1 day, 10 days, 30 days, 60 days, and 12 months.

The rovinieta for cars, freight vehicles of up to 3.5 tons, minibuses, and coaches and buses. The rovinieta is no longer sold for freight vehicles over 3.5 tons.

On portal.etoll.ro or in the TollRo app. CargoTrack does not have access to rovinieta records.

Bridge tolls purchased in the old system become invalid on October 1, 2026, regardless of the vehicle category and the number of crossings remaining.

In the new system, the bridge toll can be paid in advance for a number of crossings, or after crossing, no later than 23:59 the following day. A crossing paid in advance and not used expires after 12 months.

Source: CNAIR, portal.etoll.ro, “Bridge toll general information”

Not yet. Payment via on-board equipment will be possible from January 15, 2027, through CNAIR-authorized providers. Until then, the only way is the TollRo app, with a route ticket or a per-kilometer session.

We are working on a solution that pays TollRo automatically, through the equipment installed in the vehicle, without buying tickets before every trip. The solution is not yet available, and we cannot announce a launch date at this time.

If you'd like to be notified when it launches, message us on WhatsApp using the green button in the corner of the page, with your company name and number of vehicles. We'll add you to the waiting list.

No. CargoTrack GPS equipment does not pay TollRo at this time. Until payment through a device becomes possible, use the CNAIR TollRo app.

Not yet. CarGObox currently covers 15 European countries, and Romania is not one of them. For TollRo, use the CNAIR app for now.