PA Turnpike Tolls Go Up This Weekend: How Much More You'll Pay

PENNSYLVANIA — With the new year comes higher Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will increase prices at midnight on Sunday, Jan. 3.

Back in July, the commission approved a 6 percent toll increase for all E-ZPass rates system-wide.

These new rates include the 6 percent increase along with an additional 45 percent increase over the 2020 cash rate for TOLL BY PLATE motorists. The rates — which reflect the higher cost of collecting this way — will not be applied at the six toll facilities listed above.

The increase also affects the PA Turnpike TOLL BY PLATE rates that were established before the March 2020 conversion to All-Electronic Tolling at these six locations:

• Beaver Valley Expressway (I-376)
• Delaware River Bridge (New Jersey border)
• Gateway Toll Plaza (Ohio border)
• Greensburg Bypass (PA Turnpike 66)
• Keyser Avenue and Clarks Summit Tolls (I-476/Northeastern Extension)
• Findlay Connector (PA Turnpike 576/Southern Beltway)

To find out the toll totals for your routes, use this toll calculator.

The commission recently announced an upgrade to its tolling app, PA Toll Pay. In addition to E-ZPass account management, non-E-ZPass customers can use the app to create an autopay account and receive 15 percent savings on their monthly TOLL BY PLATE invoices. The enhanced app will be available for Turnpike travelers starting Sunday.

TOLL BY PLATE uses high-speed cameras to capture license-plate images as vehicles pass by. The registered owner receives an invoice for trips made through the tolling point. Invoices can be paid online, by phone, or by mail. After getting a TOLL BY PLATE invoice, recipients also have an option to open an E-ZPass account and pay the lowest rate.

And while rates are increasing, the E-ZPass system remains the most cost-effective way of using the turnpikes.

"E-ZPass drivers will continue to receive the lowest toll rates across the PA Turnpike,” PTC CEO Mark Compton said, "with some customers saving nearly 60 percent in 2021."

Starting Jan. 3, the most common toll for a passenger vehicle will increase from $1.50 to $1.60 for E-ZPass customers and from $2.50 to $3.90 for those choosing TOLL BY PLATE. The most common toll for a Class-5 tractor trailer will increase from $12.20 to $13 for E-ZPass and from $17.30 to $26.60 for TOLL BY PLATE customers.

PA Turnpike travelers are encouraged to switch to E-ZPass, which is accepted in all neighboring states and across the eastern United States.

Grocery chains such as Acme, Giant, Wegman's, and Giant Eagle offer E-ZPass GoPaks. E-ZPass GoPaks are available at all 17 Turnpike service plazas and Pennsylvania AAA offices. The GoPaks include a transponder that must be registered before it is used

Use this tool to find a nearby location to get E-ZPass.