Driving from Melbourne’s west to and from the city, you can choose between travelling on the West Gate Tunnel or West Gate Bridge.
The West Gate Bridge and the upgraded West Gate Freeway remain free for motorcycles, cars and light commercial vehicles. These vehicles will have to pay a toll to use the new tunnel or ramps to Hyde Street.
Trucks and heavy commercial vehicles will have to pay a toll on the West Gate Freeway whether they use the new tunnel, the West Gate Bridge or ramps to Hyde Street.
Who pays tolls, when and where do they apply Vehicle type West Gate Tunnel and new Hyde Street ramps City West exits (Dynon Road, Footscray Road and Wurundjeri Way)
Light vehicles (cars, motorcycles, light commercial vehicles)
Tolls apply
Tolls apply in the AM peak (7am – 9am) on weekdays.
Outside of these hours and on Victorian public holidays, the AM peak toll won’t apply.
Heavy vehicles (trucks, buses) and Long Heavy Commercial Vehicles (LHCV)
Heavy vehicles will be charged a single toll on the upgraded West Gate Freeway, whether they take the West Gate Tunnel or new ramps to Hyde Street.
Preparing for toll road travel Transurban will operate the West Gate Tunnel when it opens.
For more information about tolling and toll prices, visit the Linkt website .
FAQs
Why is the West Gate Tunnel tolled?
The West Gate Tunnel will be tolled to balance traffic across the freeway network and to help fund its construction and ongoing operation. Drivers of light vehicles can continue to use the West Gate Bridge for free as they do now.
How much are the tolls and how do drivers pay for them?
Toll charging and prices will vary depending on what type of vehicle you’re driving, how far and when you are travelling. Visit the Linkt website for more information on toll prices and how to pay tolls, including tolling discounts and trip caps for heavy vehicles.
What are heavy vehicles and long heavy vehicles?
Heavy commercial vehicles (HCV): HCVs are rigid trucks with three or more axles, or over 4.5T gross vehicle mass. These also include buses and articulated trucks. More information on what these vehicles are can be found on the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator website .
Long heavy commercial vehicles (LHCV): LHCV is a new vehicle and tolling class which will apply to the new West Gate Tunnel and the new tolled section of the West Gate Freeway. LCHVs are heavy vehicles 26metres or greater in length.
Why is there an AM peak toll for using the City West exits?
The inbound city exits to Dynon Road, Wurundjeri Way and Footscray Road are tolled Monday to Friday 7am-9am. This helps to manage congestion by smoothing traffic flow into West Melbourne, North Melbourne and the CBD during the busiest time of day.
Outside of these hours and on Victorian public holidays, this toll won’t apply.
What are my travel options if I don’t want to use the toll roads?
The West Gate Bridge will remain an untolled route for light vehicles travelling between the west, the city, and the southeastern suburbs. For a clear run between the West Gate Bridge and the M80 interchange, drivers can use the new express lanes on the West Gate Freeway.
Visit our ‘For drivers’ webpage to learn more about using the new West Gate Freeway express lanes and travel options—both tolled and untolled.
Where will the toll points be?
Toll points are located:
a truck only toll on the West Gate Freeway – just west of Millers Road in the tunnels on the Hyde Street ramps at the City Access exit, on the west side of CityLink (for access to Dynon Road and Footscray Road or Wurundjeri Way extension if coming from the project).
Why is there a single toll point for heavy vehicles and long heavy vehicles on the West Gate Freeway?
Trucks will pay a toll on the upgraded West Gate Freeway in order to use the improved freeway, tunnels and connections to Hyde Street, the port and CityLink.
Trucks will pay the same whether they use the West Gate Tunnel or the West Gate Bridge. This will help take cost out of a truck driver’s route decision, so they will choose the shortest, most efficient route rather than the cheapest route.
This is a deliberate decision to help spread truck traffic across the freeway network, reduce the number of trucks on the bridge and reduce the number of kilometres travelled by trucks in the inner west.
