Czechia by campervan: driving, tolls and rules
Driving a campervan in Czechia: speed limits, tolls, low-emission zones, required equipment and key road rules. What to know before you go.
Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026
Currency
Czech koruna
CZK, not the euro. 24.34 Kč to €1 on 18 September 2026
Language
Czech
English in the cities, German near the borders
Driving
Right
Motorway 130 km/h, 80 km/h over 3.5 tonnes
Power
230V, type E
Takes the same round two-pin plug as most of Europe
Tap water
Safe to drink
Ask for kohoutkovou
Emergency
112
Ambulance 155, police 158, fire 150
Driving
Driving
The Czech motorway vignette is fully digital and tied to your number plate. There is no sticker and nothing to put on the windscreen: you buy it online at edalnice.gov.cz, enter the plate, and cameras and patrol cars read it. It applies to any vehicle with at least four wheels up to 3.5 tonnes maximum permitted weight. On the price list valid from 1 January 2026 a year is 2,570 Kč, thirty days 480 Kč, ten days 300 Kč and one day 230 Kč. Driving a tolled section without one risks a fine of up to 20,000 Kč.
Fuel per litre on 14 September 2026
- Diesel
- 47.39 Kč
- Petrol, Natural 95
- 43.71 Kč
About 1.95 euros. Motorway stations run well above this
About 1.80 euros. Petrol is the cheaper fuel here
Speed limits by weight
| Vehicle | Motorway | Expressway | Outside town | In town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 3,500 kg | 130 km/h | 110 km/h | 90 km/h | 50 km/h |
| Over 3,500 kg | 80 km/h | 80 km/h | 80 km/h | 50 km/h |
E-vignette prices for a vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes, valid from 1 January 2026
- 1 year
- 2,570 Kč
- 30 days
- 480 Kč
- 10 days
- 300 Kč
- 1 day
- 230 Kč
- CNG, LNG, biomethane
- half price
About 106 euros at the 18 September 2026 rate
The one most visitors want. About 20 euros
About 12 euros
Rarely worth it next to the ten day price
1,280 / 240 / 150 / 110 Kč. LPG is excluded and pays the full rate
The vignette, and what catches foreign vans
- LPG does not get the eco price. The official price list says so in as many words: the half rate is for CNG, LNG and biomethane only. This is the single most common mistake made about it.
- The vignette is tied to the registration plate, not to the driver or a windscreen. Changing plates means telling the fund, not buying again.
Over 3.5 tonnes
- A vehicle over 3,500 kg maximum permitted weight is a vozidlo v systému elektronického mýtného and pays by the kilometre.
- It needs an electronic on-board unit, which is not transferable and is registered to one specific vehicle.
Low emission zones
- The clean air act gives a municipal council the power to declare a nízkoemisní zóna, set which emission categories may enter, and charge a low emission fee for it.
- The power has existed for years and has been debated in Prague repeatedly. Published sources did not show a zone of the western European kind operating against foreign vans as of September 2026.
Fuel, winter and the rules that differ
- Winter tyres are conditional, not calendar based. The requirement applies from 1 November to 31 March, but only when there is snow, ice or frost on the road or the weather makes it foreseeable during your drive.
- Tread depth: at least 4 mm, and 6 mm over 3,500 kg, where the requirement is on the permanently driven axles rather than all wheels.
There is no permitted blood alcohol level for a driver in Czechia. The traffic act prohibits driving after drinking, full stop, rather than above some limit. In a country where a pub evening is the normal evening, this matters most the morning after. Moving the van 200 metres to a better spot is still driving.