Heavy vehicles
Learn how the West Gate Tunnel will help keep heavy vehicles like buses and trucks moving.
For information about light vehicles like motorcycles, cars and light commercial vehicles, visit our light vehicle page.
Travel on the West Gate Tunnel
- Dedicated access to the Port of Melbourne
Benefit from direct, safer access to the Port, bypassing up to 17 sets of traffic lights - More lane capacity
New express lanes and 50% more lane capacity on the West Gate Freeway between the M80 Ring Road and Williamstown Road - A more sustainable choice
Our connections are designed to help trucks make fewer stops and turns, reducing fuel consumption
- More value for fleets
Daily multi-trip discounts and multi-road toll caps with peak and off-peak pricing, designed with freight in mind - Smoother transit
Fewer traffic lights and turns and more dedicated lanes to get freight moving more safely
Toll pricing
The West Gate Tunnel has an electronic toll point for heavy vehicles on the upgraded West Gate Freeway between Millers and Williamstown roads.
All heavy vehicles will pay a single toll at this toll point - no matter if you use the tunnel, the West Gate Bridge or the Hyde Street ramps.
Long heavy commercial vehicle (Long HCV) is a new vehicle class for heavy vehicles that are 26m in length or more. This class will apply for the West Gate Tunnel and CityLink.
Look out for the on-road vehicle class signs which show the vehicle class that is tolled. Learn more about vehicle classes.
West Gate Tunnel toll points
| Heavy commercial vehicles (HCV) | Long heavy commercial vehicles (Long HCV*) |
|---|---|
| Rigid trucks with three or more axles, or over 4.5T gross vehicle mass; buses; and articulated trucks. | Heavy vehicles 26m in length or more. This is a new class that will apply to trips on the West Gate Tunnel and CityLink. |
Single trip
24-hour pass
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24-hour pass
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Tolls won't be charged until the West Gate Tunnel is complete and roads are open. Prices shown are what customers would pay if they're travelling on the toll road as at quarter ending 31 December 2025, in anticipation of the West Gate Tunnel opening in late 2025.
*Long HCV is a reference to the vehicle classification defined as “High Productivity Freight Vehicle” or “HPFV” under the WGT Project Agreement and CityLink Concession Deed. Please note the Long HCV class will only apply when the West Gate Tunnel opens later in 2025.
Daily multi-trip discounts
Heavy vehicles travelling back and forth during the same day (12am-12am) will have discounted tolls after the fourth trip, and no charge after the eighth trip.
- First four trips: HCV and Long HCV pay full toll
- Five to eight trips: HCV and Long HCV pay 50% of toll for those trips
- Nine trips and above: no further toll charges
Multi-road toll cap
Heavy vehicles travelling on CityLink and the West Gate Tunnel will have tolls for a single trip capped.
The multi-road trip cap can provide a discount for vehicles travelling on the West Gate Freeway and onto Monash Freeway.
Trucks travelling on CityLink and the West Gate Tunnel will have tolls for a single trip capped at:
- $36.81 (for travel between 6am-8pm) and $24.54 (for travel between 8pm-6am) for HCVs
- $55.22 (for travel between 6am-8pm) and $36.81 (for travel between 8pm-6am) for Long HCVs.
Choose your lane early
When travelling on the West Gate Tunnel, it’s important to choose your lane early.
Plan your journey by:
- taking a virtual drive using our virtual tour tool, or
- downloading our freight user guide (PDF)
Common journeys
High clearances
The West Gate Tunnel has a 4.6m clearance.
Note that the Burnley, Domain, Mullum Mullum and Melba tunnels have height limits of 4.65m.
Placarded vehicles
Placarded HCVs and Long HCVs cannot travel in the West Gate Tunnel. Instead, these vehicles can use the new Hyde Street ramps as an alternative route to and from the west, including connecting to and from CityLink/Tullamarine Fwy.
If you're driving a heavy vehicle with a dangerous goods placard and your trip begins in the port precinct and travels only on Bolte Bridge, you will not pay a toll for this trip. If your travel continues to other parts of CityLink or the upgraded West Gate Freeway, the tolls for these later sections only will be charged.
No-truck zones
The Victorian Government will be enforcing 24-hour no-truck zones in key locations in the Melbourne western suburbs.
These no-truck zones will include:
- Francis Street in Yarraville
- Somerville Road in Yarraville
- Buckley Street in Footscray
- Moore Street in Footscray
- Hudsons Road in Spotswood
- Blackshaws Road in Altona North
Some exemptions will apply to trucks with local origins and destinations in the no-truck zones.
Learn more about the no-truck zones in Melbourne’s inner west
Explore the West Gate Tunnel connection and see how the new road will work
Don't pay more than you have to
If you travel without a pass or account, we'll send the vehicle's owner a toll invoice. A toll invoice includes the unpaid toll and an administration fee.
The easiest way to avoid toll invoices is to open an account.