Frequently Asked Questions

Use the calculator at the top of this page: choose your expressway, entry point, exit point, and vehicle class. The exact toll fee appears instantly, based on the latest published rate matrices.

Class 1 covers cars, SUVs, vans, motorcycles above 400cc, and jeepneys. Class 2 covers buses and light trucks. Class 3 covers large trucks and trailers with more than 2 axles. Toll fees roughly double for Class 2 and triple for Class 3.

Easytrip works on the MPTC tollways: NLEX, SCTEX, CAVITEX and CALAX. Autosweep works on the San Miguel tollways: Skyway, SLEX, STAR, TPLEX, NAIAX and MCX. Since the One RFID, All Tollways rollout in October 2025 an enrolled tag of either brand is accepted on both networks, but enrolment is not automatic and each account keeps its own balance.

Most expressways are now RFID-first. Some plazas keep limited cash or "RFID assist" lanes, but you should not rely on them. Get an RFID sticker and keep it loaded — installation is free at designated sites.

A Class 1 one-way run (NLEX + SCTEX via Easytrip, then TPLEX via Autosweep) typically needs around ₱700–₱800 total across both wallets. Keep at least ₱500 in each RFID for a comfortable round trip.

Yes. Published toll matrices already include 12% VAT, so the rate you see in our calculator is the final amount deducted from your RFID or paid at the booth.

Operators petition the Toll Regulatory Board for periodic adjustments, typically implemented in tranches once approved. We track TRB advisories and update our matrices when new rates take effect.

Motorcycles 400cc and above may use most expressways and pay Class 1 rates. Motorcycles below 400cc are not allowed on expressways, including the Skyway.

All major Luzon tollways: NLEX, SLEX, Metro Manila Skyway (including Stage 3), CAVITEX, CALAX, TPLEX, SCTEX, STAR Tollway, NAIAX, and MCX.

Yes — completely free, no registration required, and it works on any phone. Bookmark it for your next road trip.

Yes. "Toll gate" and "tollgate" are what most Filipino drivers say; "toll plaza" is the term the operators and the Toll Regulatory Board use in their advisories. They mean the same thing: the barrier where your RFID is read and the toll is charged. On this site the entry and exit fields accept either — type the name on the sign, such as Balintawak or Sta. Rosa, and the calculator will find it.

Enter your entry and exit gates in the calculator on the homepage and you get the current published fare for each vehicle class. Every rate page also shows two dates: when the operator's fares took effect, and when we last checked ours against the published matrix. Rates change only when the Toll Regulatory Board approves an adjustment, so a fare in force for months is still the fare today. The amount charged at the gate always prevails.

On a closed system such as SLEX or CALAX you pass one gate on entry and one on exit, and the fare depends on the distance between them. On an open system such as NAIAX or MCX you pass a single barrier and pay a flat fee. NLEX is mixed: flat-rate in its southern section and distance-based further north. After any calculation, "View Route Details" lists the interchanges you pass along the way.

Usually one of four reasons: a rate adjustment recently took effect; your vehicle was assessed as a different class at the gate, which is decided there and not by us; a discount or exemption applied; or the trip crossed expressways that are tolled separately, so you paid more than one fare. Our disclaimer explains each. If none of those fit, tell us through the contact page — a fare we have wrong is the most useful thing you can report.

NLEX uses Easytrip RFID. The same account also covers SCTEX, CAVITEX and CALAX. MCX runs on Autosweep, not Easytrip.

Both. Balintawak to Bocaue is an open (flat-fee) section; from Bocaue northward it is a closed, distance-based system.

SLEX uses Autosweep RFID, shared with Skyway, STAR, TPLEX, and NAIAX.

Exit at Sta. Rosa and take the Sta. Rosa–Tagaytay road, or stay on the network and use CALAX's Sta. Rosa–Tagaytay exit for a faster run on weekends.

Class 3 heavy trucks are restricted on most elevated Skyway sections. Check SOMCO advisories before routing trucks through Stage 3.

Around 20–30 minutes from Balintawak (NLEX) to Buendia in normal conditions — versus 1.5 to 2 hours on EDSA.