Tolls and the West Gate Tunnel

When completed, the West Gate Tunnel will be tolled. Tolling will help balance traffic across the freeway network and help fund the tunnel’s construction and ongoing operation. There will be four new toll points. Toll charging and prices will vary depending on what type of vehicle you’re driving.

With a Linkt account, you'll be good to go to travel on the West Gate Tunnel once the project is complete. Visit the Linkt website for more information on tolling accounts.

Heavy vehicles will pay a single total toll when travelling on the upgraded West Gate Freeway, new tunnels and city connections. Cars, motorcycles and light commercial vehicles will pay tolls when travelling using the motorway's new tunnels and city connections.

Toll points

Toll point on the upgraded West Gate Freeway
The toll point on the upgraded West Gate Freeway will be between Millers and Williamstown roads.

• Cars, motorcycles and light commercial vehicles (LCVs)
  Cars, motorcycles and LCVs won’t be charged tolls at this point: travel on the upgraded West Gate Freeway is free for these vehicles.
• Heavy vehicles
  Tolls will apply for both heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs), including rigid and articulated trucks and buses; and long heavy commercial vehicles (Long HCVs) (trucks 26m or longer) travelling on the upgraded West Gate Freeway. The new Long HCV vehicle class will also apply to trucks travelling on CityLink.

Other toll points

Cars, motorcycles and light commercial vehicles will only be charged at the following toll points:

• the Hyde Street ramps
• in the tunnel
• AM peak toll point.

What's the AM peak toll point?

Cars, motorbikes, and light commercial vehicles using the City West exits on Monday - Friday between 7am and 9am will pay an AM peak toll (excluding Victorian public holidays). This toll is designed to help manage congestion by smoothing traffic flow into West Melbourne, North Melbourne and the CBD during the busiest time of day. 

Outside those hours, the AM peak toll won’t apply.