Sweden has almost no toll roads, so the list of bridges that cost money is short. Three charge a small state fee, one border bridge charges a real toll, and one border bridge stopped charging in 2021. Here is which is which, and how the bill reaches a foreign car.
When you need this
You’re driving the E4 through Sundsvall, road 50 through Motala, or road 222 between Stockholm and Värmdö. Or you’re planning a route and want to know which bridges charge. Or an EPASS24 letter or a rental-card charge for a “bridge fee” has turned up weeks after the trip.
Which Swedish bridges cost money
The state charges an infrastrukturavgift (infrastructure charge, usually called broavgift, bridge fee) on exactly three bridges. They are named in the governing ordinance, and no other Swedish road carries a state toll.
| Bridge | Road | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sundsvallsbron | E4 | Over Sundsvallsfjärden, at Sundsvall |
| Motalabron | Road 50 | Over Motalaviken, at Motala |
| Skurubron | Road 222 | Over Skurusundet in Nacka, just east of Stockholm |
The fee pays off the cost of building the bridge. Skurubron is the newest: it has charged since 1 October 2023, so lists of “Sweden’s bridge tolls” that name only Sundsvall and Motala are out of date.
How the charge works
There is no booth and nothing to pay at the bridge. A camera at the toll station (betalstation) photographs the number plate, and every passage is charged, every day, around the clock. There’s no seasonal rate, no holiday exception and no daily cap. The amounts are small, and they’re set per passage in the table under Practical information.
Two agencies share the job. Trafikverket (the Swedish Transport Administration) sets the amounts, and Transportstyrelsen (the Swedish Transport Agency) takes the decisions and collects the money on its behalf.
The legal framework is Lag (2024:172) om infrastrukturavgifter på väg, in force since 1 May 2024. It replaced Lag (2014:52), which many pages still cite. The rules a driver meets, from deadlines to late fees, sit in the ordinance Förordning (2014:1564).
The bridge fee is a separate system from congestion tax, with its own invoice. Paying your Stockholm congestion tax does not pay a Skurubron passage, even though both happen on the same drive into town.
How a foreign car gets billed
The fee falls on the vehicle’s owner, and that includes an owner or holder listed in a foreign vehicle register. Nothing needs registering before you drive. After the month of travel:
- Transportstyrelsen decides the fee, one decision per car per calendar month, by the 20th of the next month.
- Its notification partner finds the owner in your home country’s vehicle register and sends the invoice via EPASS24.
- Pay by the date printed on it. By law that is the last day of the second month after the month you drove.
Keep your address current in your home vehicle register before the trip. The owner is found through that register, and an invoice sent to an old address still collects late fees.
If an EPASS24 letter arrives, read what it’s for. EPASS24 also handles Swedish congestion tax and Norwegian road tolls for foreign cars, each on its own invoice.
Scam warning: Transportstyrelsen says it never demands congestion-tax payment by email or text, and the real foreign bridge-fee invoice also comes through its notification partner. Treat any text message with a payment link as a scam.
Late fees and disputes
The fee is a few kronor. Ignoring it is not cheap:
| Stage | What happens |
|---|---|
| Due date passes | A 300 kr late fee (förseningsavgift), at most once per car per month. Fee plus late fee due within 30 days |
| Still unpaid | A 500 kr surcharge (tilläggsavgift), at most once per car per month, due within a further 30 days |
| Still unpaid | Sent for collection |
| Over 5,000 kr unpaid for six months | The vehicle may not be used until the debt is paid; police can take its plates |
So a single 9 kr crossing of the Sundsvall bridge, left unpaid, can cost 809 kr.
Think a charge is wrong? Ask Transportstyrelsen for a review (omprövning) within 60 days of the decision. That’s a different agency from congestion tax, where Skatteverket reviews. You can only appeal to a court after the review. A review doesn’t move the due date. The exception is a payment deferral (anstånd) of up to three months, which Transportstyrelsen can grant while a review runs if paying would be unreasonable. It can also cancel or refund a fee where charging it would be manifestly unreasonable.
Rental cars
With a rental, the company is the registered owner. It receives the monthly invoice, pays it, and charges you afterwards, usually adding its own administrative fee from the rental contract. That charge can reach your card weeks after you returned the car.
Ask at the desk how the company bills bridge fees and congestion tax. Our guide to renting a car in Sweden covers the other charges that follow a rental home.
Who is exempt
- Motorcycles and mopeds. The fee applies to a bil (car, truck or bus).
- Emergency vehicles, buses over 3.5 tonnes, EU mobile cranes and diplomatic cars. The bus rule changed on 1 May 2024; the 2023 Skurubron announcement’s “under 14 tonnes” line is out of date.
There’s no exemption for electric cars: they pay the same rate as any car. There’s also no disabled-permit exemption, unlike congestion tax.
Around Nacka, the old Skurubron next to the new bridge is free. Trafikverket reports that four in five drivers still choose the new, charged bridge.
The border bridges: Øresund and Svinesund
Neither border bridge belongs to the Swedish bridge-fee system.
| Øresund Bridge (E20) | Svinesund bridge (E6) | |
|---|---|---|
| Connects | Malmö and Copenhagen | Sweden and Norway |
| Toll today | Yes, an operator toll priced by vehicle length | None since 15 March 2021 |
| How you pay | At the Lernacken toll station, with an online ticket, or with an ØresundGO agreement | Nothing to pay |
| On an EPASS24 invoice? | No | No |
The Øresund Bridge is a toll motorway run by a Danish–Swedish consortium. It costs far more than the Swedish bridge fees, and its prices changed on 14 September 2026. Our Øresund Bridge guide compares booth, online and ØresundGO prices.
The Svinesund bridge was tolled in both directions from its opening in 2005 under a joint Norwegian–Swedish arrangement. Collection ended on 15 March 2021, years ahead of schedule, so pages still quoting a Svinesund toll are out of date. Norwegian roads beyond the border are tolled by camera under AutoPASS. Our guide to the Sweden–Norway border explains how a foreign car pays those.
Practical information
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Sundsvallsbron (E4) | 9 kr per passage, car, light truck or bus; 20 kr heavy truck over 3.5 t |
| Motalabron (road 50) | 5 kr per passage, car, light truck or bus; 11 kr heavy truck over 3.5 t |
| Skurubron (road 222, Nacka) | 4 kr per passage |
| When charged | Every passage, all days, around the clock |
| Late fee | 300 kr per car per month |
| Surcharge | 500 kr per car per month |
| Review | Within 60 days, to Transportstyrelsen |
| Foreign-car invoices | Via EPASS24 |
| Rental admin fee | Set by the rental contract |
| Øresund Bridge, car up to 6 m | 470 DKK at the toll station from 14 Sept 2026; less online or with ØresundGO |
| Svinesund bridge | Free since 15 March 2021 |
| Amounts checked | 2026-09-24, against Transportstyrelsen and the operator |
FAQ
Which bridges in Sweden have tolls?
Three bridges carry a state bridge fee: Sundsvallsbron on the E4, Motalabron on road 50, and Skurubron on road 222 in Nacka, east of Stockholm. All three are charged by camera around the clock. The Øresund Bridge to Denmark has its own, much higher operator toll. The Svinesund bridge to Norway has been free since March 2021.
How much are the bridge tolls in Sweden?
For a car, 9 kr per passage over the Sundsvall bridge, 5 kr over the Motala bridge and 4 kr over Skurubron in Nacka. Heavy trucks over 3.5 tonnes pay 20 kr in Sundsvall and 11 kr in Motala. Every passage is charged, every day, with no daily cap. Amounts checked with Transportstyrelsen on 24 September 2026.
How do foreign cars pay bridge tolls in Sweden?
Not at the bridge. A camera reads your plate, and Transportstyrelsen’s notification partner finds the owner in your home vehicle register and invoices them through EPASS24, one decision per car per month. Pay by the date on the invoice. Paying late adds a 300 kr late fee, then a 500 kr surcharge.
Is the Svinesund bridge to Norway tolled?
No. Toll collection on the Svinesund crossing, the E6 bridge between Sweden and Norway, ended on 15 March 2021, years ahead of schedule. It had been collected in both directions since the bridge opened in 2005. Norwegian roads beyond the border are still tolled by camera under AutoPASS, billed separately.
Do motorcycles pay the bridge toll in Sweden?
No. The fee applies to cars, trucks and buses, and Transportstyrelsen lists motorcycles and mopeds as exempt on all three bridges. Emergency vehicles, buses over 3.5 tonnes and diplomatic cars are also exempt. Electric cars are not: they pay the same as any other car.
What happens if I don’t pay a Swedish bridge toll invoice?
A 300 kr late fee is added, and if that goes unpaid, a 500 kr surcharge, each at most once per car per month. The debt is then sent for collection. A vehicle with over 5,000 kr of unpaid fees for six months may be banned from use. To dispute a charge, ask Transportstyrelsen for a review within 60 days.
Who pays the bridge toll on a rental car in Sweden?
The rental company, as the registered owner, receives the monthly invoice and pays it. It then charges you, usually adding its own administrative fee set by the rental contract, so a card charge can arrive weeks after you return the car. Ask at the desk how the company bills bridge fees and congestion tax.
Related guides
- Congestion charges in Stockholm and Gothenburg: the other camera-billed state charge, invoiced the same way
- Driving in Sweden: the core rules for the same trip
- The Øresund Bridge: today’s toll prices and the cheapest way to pay
- The Sweden–Norway border: Svinesund, customs quotas and AutoPASS tolls
- Driving to Sweden from Germany: the Great Belt and Øresund tolls on the way up
Facts verified 2026-09-24. Sources: Lag (2024:172) and Förordning (2014:1564) om infrastrukturavgifter på väg (Sveriges Riksdag), Transportstyrelsen, Trafikverket, Norway’s Ministry of Transport, Øresundsbron — full register in this topic’s source file. Found something outdated? Tell us and we’ll fix it.