Spain's Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility has approved toll increases on state highways for 2026, ranging from 3.64% to 4.68% on administrative concessions and 2% on those managed by Seitt. Effective from January 1, these updates reflect IPC growth and the gradual phase-out of anti-inflation subsidies. Discounts for frequent users and nighttime free access on select roads remain in place.
Spain's Ministry of Transport, led by Óscar Puente, has approved toll updates for state-owned highways under administrative concession for 2026. Rates will rise between 3.64% and 4.68% starting January 1, depending on each concession's terms. This impacts roads such as AP-51, AP-61, AP-6, AP-53, AP-66, AP-7 (Alicante-Cartagena and Málaga-Guadiaro), AP-68, AP-71, AP-9, and AP-46. Specifically, a 3.64% increase applies to AP-6, AP-51, AP-61, AP-53, AP-66, AP-7 (Málaga-Guadiaro), AP-68, and AP-71, while 4.68% affects AP-9, AP-46, and AP-7 (Alicante-Cartagena).
For highways managed by the State-owned Infrastructure of Land Transport Company (Seitt), including radials R-2, R-3, R-4, and R-5, M-12, AP-41 (Madrid-Toledo), AP-7 (Cartagena-Vera), and AP-36 (Ocaña-La Roda), the hike will be 2% for all vehicle categories, per the Council of Ministers' agreement from December 2023. Free access continues from 00:00 to 06:00 hours, and the AP-7 Alicante bypass becomes toll-free following a December 2024 agreement.
The rises stem from Consumer Price Index (IPC) growth and 2022 extraordinary measures that capped increases at 4% in 2023 to counter inflation. The Ministry will allocate 15 million euros in subsidies for 2026, totaling over 73 million from 2023 to 2025, preventing hikes of 4.72% to 5.86%. "If this measure had not continued in 2026, toll increases would have ranged between 4.72% and 5.86%", the department noted.
Frequent-user discounts persist on highways like AP-71, AP-46, AP-51, AP-61, AP-7 (Málaga-Guadiaro and Alicante-Cartagena), AP-9, AP-66, AP-68, and AP-53, including bonuses for light and heavy vehicles, and free sections like Morrazo-Vigo and A Coruña-Barcala on AP-9 via shadow tolls. These policies aim to lower costs for regular users and enhance safe use of the road network, which spans 12,091 km of high-capacity roads within 26,500 km total.
