Introduction
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll road system with more than 560 miles of roadway.2 Every driver who uses it must pay a toll, and the cost depends on where you get on, where you get off, and what kind of vehicle you drive. The PA Turnpike uses cashless tolling.1 You pay with an E-ZPass transponder or receive a Toll By Plate bill in the mail based on a photo of your license plate. Toll By Plate rates are double the E-ZPass rate.1
This free PA Turnpike Toll Calculator looks up your trip in the Turnpike's 2026 toll tables.2 Enter your starting interchange and exit interchange, pick your axle count and height, and see the toll for both E-ZPass and Toll By Plate. You can also add intermediate stops, calculate round-trip costs, and see where the toll for each leg of your trip comes from. For a general look at how tolls and fuel add up on other roads, see our Toll Calculator.
How to Use Our PA Turnpike Toll Calculator
Enter your trip and vehicle details below to see the toll for both E-ZPass and Toll By Plate. The calculator shows you what you will pay on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and how much you can save with E-ZPass.
Origin (Entry): Type or select the PA Turnpike interchange where your trip begins. The list covers the mainline, the I-95 section and the Northeast Extension.
Destination (Exit): Type or select the interchange where your trip ends. Make sure it is different from your origin.
Intermediate Stops: Click "Add Stop" if you plan to exit and re-enter the turnpike during your trip. Each stop creates a separate toll leg.
Round Trip: Turn this on if you are driving to your destination and back. The calculator looks up each return leg in its own direction and adds it to your total.
Vehicle Height Profile: Select "Low Profile" if your vehicle is 7 feet 6 inches tall or lower. Select "High Profile" if it is taller. Taller vehicles pay more.
Axle Count: Pick how many axles your vehicle has, counting any trailer. Most cars and SUVs have 2 axles. More axles mean a higher toll. Low-profile vehicles with 6 or more axles pay the 6+ axle rate, and high-profile vehicles with 7 or more axles pay the 7+ axle rate.2
Map Input: You can also pick your origin, stops, and destination by clicking interchange dots on the turnpike map. The map and the form fields stay in sync.
Once everything is set, click Calculate Tolls to see your E-ZPass toll, Toll By Plate toll, savings amount, a leg-by-leg breakdown, and a step-by-step explanation of how your toll was looked up.
Understanding Pennsylvania Turnpike Tolls
The Pennsylvania Turnpike mainline (I-76 and I-276) crosses the state from the Ohio border in the west to the New Jersey border in the east, and the Northeast Extension (I-476) runs north to Clarks Summit. On the mainline and the Northeast Extension, tolls are set by the distance you travel and the segments you pass through.2 To figure out the total cost of your trip including fuel, pair this calculator with our Fuel Cost Calculator.
The PA Turnpike uses cashless tolling.1 Since January 5, 2025, tolls east of Reading and along the Northeast Extension are charged at overhead gantries as you drive at highway speed, and tolling points west of Reading stay at the traditional tollbooths until 2027.1 Tolls are collected in two ways: E-ZPass and Toll By Plate. E-ZPass is a small device you stick on your windshield. It reads your account as you drive through and charges you automatically. If you do not have an E-ZPass, a camera takes a photo of your license plate, and a bill is mailed to you. This is called Toll By Plate, and its rates are double the E-ZPass rate.1
The amount you pay depends on a few things. The biggest factor is the distance between your entry and exit interchanges, since the farther you drive, the more you pay. Your vehicle type also matters. Cars with two axles pay the base rate. Larger vehicles like RVs, trucks, and anything towing a trailer have more axles and pay higher tolls. Since 2025 the Turnpike has classed vehicles by axles and height across the whole road.1 Vehicles taller than 7 feet 6 inches are charged more.2
The 2026 tolls took effect on January 4, 2026, with a four percent increase.2 E-ZPass transponders from other states in the E-ZPass network work on the PA Turnpike, so you do not need a separate one if you already have E-ZPass from another state.
At the Gateway barrier by the Ohio line the published figures are not exactly double: a 2-axle vehicle pays $8.20 with E-ZPass and $16.60 by Toll By Plate, for eastbound travel only.2 The calculator always shows the Turnpike's published toll for each trip, and paying with E-ZPass saves you money on every trip.