Motorway tolls are expected to rise by about 3.8% from 1 January 2027. Tolls on Lisbon's bridges are calculated separately
Tolls on Portugal's motorways will most likely rise by 3.82% from 1 January 2027. This is a provisional calculation based on INE data for October (Jornal de Negócios, ECO).
Under the law (Decree-Law 294/97), tolls are adjusted in line with annual inflation on the mainland, excluding housing. The figure used is the one for the last month whose data are published before 15 November, which is October. According to the flash estimate, this measure of inflation was 3.72% in October. A further 0.1 percentage points is added on top. The state and the motorway operators agreed on this in 2022, when they held down the increase for 2023: that year tolls rose by 4.9% instead of almost 10% (Dinheiro Vivo).
INE will publish the final October inflation figure on 11 November. By 15 November the operators send their proposals to the government, which has 30 days to reply. Only then will the price for each stretch of road be known.
This calculation does not apply to the 25 de Abril and Vasco da Gama bridges in Lisbon, which are run by Lusoponte: their tolls are adjusted in line with September inflation.
Our guide Toll roads in Portugal: how much they cost and how to pay explains how to pay tolls and what Via Verde is.
