French residents who drive their vehicle in Switzerland are being warned they need to update their ‘motorway sticker’ to drive on the country’s major roads or risk a fine.
The ‘vignette autoroutière’ is a sticker that must be purchased annually for any vehicle – car, motorbike, caravan, or camping car – that drives on a Swiss motorway or semi-motorway.
It effectively functions as a tax for using these roads.
All drivers need the new orange version of the vignette, including transfrontalier workers who live in France but commute to Switzerland and tourists who drive on the roads shown in this map.
The 2025 sticker is orangeConfédération Suisse
The 2025 version of the sticker has been required since February 1 (although has been valid since December 31, 2024) and lasts until January 31, 2026, after which the 2026 version will need to be purchased.
The sticker must be attached to your vehicle’s windshield.
It costs 40 Swiss francs (around €42). Only annual versions of the pass are available.
It can be purchased online through the Swiss Post Office, or at service stations, post offices, and customs checkpoints (including some on the Franco-Swiss border).
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An electronic version of the sticker is available here through the official Swiss government website.
Drivers without a sticker risk a fine of 200 Swiss francs, around €210. Some 18,000 fines were issued to motorists in 2023 for not displaying a sticker.
