Melbourne's two toll roads give drivers a convenient and safe way to get around the city.
Linkt products make it easy to pay your tolls for:
CityLink, which links Melbourne's CBD, port and airport, and
EastLink, linking Melbourne's Eastern suburbs and Mornington Peninsula.
Need to make a payment?
There are lots of ways to do it. Read about your payment options, including how to top up your account, pay a toll invoice or buy a pass.
Travelling interstate?
Your Everyday account or Commercial account can be used on any toll road in Australia.
after you travel, so long as you do so within the required time frames.
For a pass,you have until midnight on the fifth day after you travelled.
For an account, how far back you can cover your travel depends on your product and where you've travelled. Use the table below to calculate how many days back you are covered for (up until midnight) when you open an account or add a vehicle to an existing account.
Region
Account
Roads
Days covered
Victoria
Everyday account
Cross City Tunnel, Eastern Distributor, Hills M2, Lane Cove Tunnel, M5 East, M5 South-West, NorthConnex, WestConnex M4, WestConnex M8, Westlink M7 in New South Wales
10 days
CityLink in Victoria
10 days
All roads in Queensland
9 days
Access account
CityLink in Victoria
10 days
EastLink in Victoria
3 days
New South Wales
Tag & Tagless account
Cross City Tunnel, Eastern Distributor, Hills M2, Lane Cove Tunnel, M5 East, M5 South-West, NorthConnex, WestConnex M4, WestConnex M8, Westlink M7 in New South Wales
10 days
CityLink in Victoria
10 days
All roads in Queensland
9 days
Queensland
Tag & Tagless account
All roads in Queensland
9 days
CityLink in Victoria
9 days
Cross City Tunnel, Eastern Distributor, Hills M2, Lane Cove Tunnel, M5 East, M5 South-West, NorthConnex, WestConnex M4, WestConnex M8, Westlink M7 in New South Wales
9 days
If you don't cover your travel within these time frames, you'll be charged additional fees. When this happens, a toll invoice will be sent to the vehicle’s registered owner for each trip made on a toll road more than 10 days ago. How to pay a toll invoice.
If you receive a toll invoice, you can save on fees by opening an account and transferring the toll notice to your new account.
Learn more about tolling
Watch these short videos to find out more about how tolling works and which Linkt product may be right for you.
Toll roads are roads that drivers must pay to use. In Australia, all toll roads are electronically tolled meaning there are no cash booths. How much you pay depends on the section of road you're travelling on and the class of vehicle you're driving.
Melbourne has 2 toll roads, CityLink and EastLink. The most convenient way to pay for travel on CityLink and EastLink is to open an account.
If you're visiting Melbourne or only need to use toll roads for a short time, you can buy a pass.
If you've already travelled on a toll road without an account or pass, you can avoid extra fees. Buy a pass within 3 days of your first trip or open an account within 7 days.
If you don't cover your travel within these time frames, a toll invoice will be posted to you, which will include administration fees.
Find the pass or account that's right for you with out easy-to-use help me choose tool.
Learn more about tolling
Watch these short videos to find out more about how tolling works and which Linkt product may be right for you.
There are various payment options rental agencies can use to pass toll road charges on to their customers. Please check with your rental agency first about how to pay for planned or unplanned toll road travel.
Rental agency with a tolling arrangement
Often your rental vehicle will already be linked to a toll account managed by your rental agency. If your rental agency already has an existing tolling account, it could override any toll payment arrangement you make with us, and may result in unexpected charges being applied by your rental agency. Please check with you rental agency first about how to pay for toll road travel.
The rental agencies listed below have existing arrangements to cover toll road travel in your rental vehicle. You don’t need to do anything, a tolling arrangement will automatically be set up for you.
Apex
Avis
Budget
Europcar
Thrifty
If you want to use your own tolling arrangement, the only reliable way to do this is to bring your own tag in the rental vehicle and install it correctly before you travel. Ask your rental agency to remove any existing tag in the vehicle that isn’t yours.
Rental agency without a tolling arrangement
If your rental agency doesn’t have an existing tolling arrangement, you may be able to use your personal Linkt account or pass to cover toll road travel in your rental vehicle.
You can do this by adding your rental vehicle’s licence plate number (LPN) to your existing Linkt account or pass before you travel, or by installing your tag correctly in the rental vehicle.
Just remember to remove the rental vehicle’s LPN from your Linkt account or pass when you return it back to the rental agency to avoid toll road charges that aren’t yours.
Tolls are the amounts charged for travelling on a toll road. The total amount is calculated electronically, based on when you travel, how far you go and your vehicle class.
Fees are separate charges that apply in particular circumstances, depending on the type of account or pass you have.
The price of most passes (excluding the Melbourne Pass) is inclusive of all tolls and fees.
Want to estimate your travel costs? Try our toll calculator.
If you're travelling to Sydney or Brisbane, an Everyday or Commercial account can cover you for trips on toll roads in those cities. To avoid any additional charges make sure your vehicle is linked to your account and you have a correctly installed and working tag in your vehicle. Any tolls you incur will be charged to your account.
If you travel without your tag, but the vehicle you're driving is linked to your account, you'll be charged a no tag in vehicle fee, as well as the toll.
