Turkey has high standard modern highways (Otoyols), with all safety measures, using the highways will decrease your travel time. Highways has petrol stations, restaurants & supermarkets, rest stops and other travel necessities located across the otoyol.
HGS and OGS toll systems
Turkey has two type of highway toll systems (HGS & OGS) and some time ago most of Turkey’s toll highways and bridges have been converted to the HGS High-Speed Toll System (Hızlı Geçiş Sistemi) to smooth the speed of traffic flow.
HGS: High-Speed Passage System: The high-speed system allows you to pass at highway without stopping at the toll area. (HGS = Hızlı Geçiş Sistemi)
OGS: Automatic Passage System: the slow-speed automatic toll system where you drive more slowly through a toll gate or have to stop sometimes to pay the toll. (OGS = Otomatik Geçiş Sistemi)
How to get a HGS Transponder / sticker for your vehicle
You can visit PTT branch (Turkish Post Office) spread in numbers all over Turkey with a photocopy of your car registration documents and passport. Pay TL10 to signup in the HGS system and obtain a HGS registration sticker, mount the sticker on the front window as they describe it. Don’t forget to load the HGS with extra credit for you journey.
15 Temmuz Sehitler (first Bosphorus bridge) and Fatih Sultan Mehmet (second Bosphorus bridge) Toll rates as of Oct 7, 2019
| Vehicle Class | Vehicle Type | Toll (TL) |
| 1 | TWO AXLE VEHICLES WHOSE AXLE SPACE IS SMALLER THAN 3.20m | 10.50 |
| 2 | INCLUDING EVERY KIND OF 2 AXLE VEHICLES OF WHOSE AXLE SPACE IS GREATER THAN 3.20m | 13.50 |
| 3 | EVERY KIND OF 3 AXLE VEHICLES | 29.50 |
| 4 | EVERY KIND 4 AND 5 AXLE VEHICLES | 58.75 |
| 5 | 6 and OVER AXLE VEHICLES | 78.25 |
| 6 | MOTORCYCLES (ONLY FOR HGS CUSTOMERS) | 4.25 |
YAVUZ SULTAN SELİM BRİDGE (third Bosphorus bridge) TOLL rate as of Jan 1, 2020
| Vehicle Class | Toll (TL) |
| 1 | 21.90 |
| 2 | 29.10 |
| 3 | 54.10 |
| 4 | 137.30 |
| 5 | 170.80 |
| 6 | 15.35 |
OSMANGAZİ BRİDGE (Gebze to Yalova bridge) TOLL rate
as of Jan 1, 2020
| Vehicle Class | Toll (TL) |
| 1 | 117.90 |
| 2 | 188.65 |
| 3 | 224 |
| 4 | 297.10 |
| 5 | 374.90 |
| 6 | 82.55 |
Avrasya Tunnel (Eurasia Tunnel) Toll Rate as of Feb 1, 2020
| Vehicle Class | Toll (TL) |
| Cars | 36.40 |
| Minibus | 54.70 |
Eurasia Tunnel Payment System:
The Eurasia Tunnel toll is paid by the free flow system with a state-of-the-art design. Both the OGS and HGS systems can be used at the toll booths; in order to provide an uninterrupted trip, the system does not offer cash or credit card payment alternatives. Tolls rates apply according to the spacing of axles. 2-axle vehicles with a front-to- back axle space of less than 3.20 meters apply as car rate, while 2-axle vehicles with a front-to-back axle space of more than 3.20 meters apply as minibus rate.
For more details visit the General Directorate of Highways of Turkey