Waterway vignettes and boating fees by country

To sail in Croatian waters you buy a vignette, the fee for maritime safety.

It is valid for the calendar year, however long you stay.

According to ADAC, you pay online via eNautika or at a harbour master’s office,

but online payment only works for boats already registered.

Check before you travel from which length and engine power the vignette applies and what it costs

in 2026.

If your boat is longer than 7 m and has berths,

you pay tourist tax for yourself and everyone on board,

as a lump sum or per night via nautika.evisitor.hr before leaving port.

Keep the receipt on board.

Arriving from another EU country, you no longer need to clear in,

but your first stop must be a harbour master’s office.

According to ÖAMTC, a crew list is then no longer compulsory, though recommended.

Boats arriving in Croatia from outside Schengen must first call at a port with an open border

crossing, with exceptions such as emergencies or engine failure.

Bringing your boat by trailer?

According to ÖAMTC, register it with the nearest harbour master’s office before launching.

According to ADAC, there are no charges for using Danish waterways; harbours charge mooring fees.

On waterways managed by VNF, boats over 5 m or with an engine of 9.9 hp (7.29 kW) or more need a

vignette.

It is available for one day, seven days, 30 days or a year at vignettes-plaisance.vnf.fr,

where you can check current prices.

Pleasure boats over 7 m in Greek waters pay the TEPAI charge,

private or commercial and whatever their flag.

You pay online via eTEPAI with the tax authority AADE,

at the latest on the first day of entry and then before each further month begins.

Rates according to ADAC: EUR 16 a month for 7 to 8 m, EUR 25 for over 8 to 10 m,

EUR 33 for over 10 to 12 m and EUR 8 per started metre above 12 m.

You pay for full calendar months, with 10 percent off for 12 months paid in advance.

Check the official 2026 rates before you travel.

Boats arriving from outside the Schengen area, for example from Turkey,

may only enter at designated ports of entry.

According to the RYA, boats from non-EU countries have needed a Transit Log on arrival since 1

January 2021.

According to ADAC, the crew list must reach the port authority of your destination 6 hours before

entry.

Check the current rules for boats arriving from EU countries before you travel.

The Maltese Nautical Licence costs €23.29 and is valid for ten years.

Non EU citizens must show a residence permit.

Anchoring, berthing and tourist charges for small pleasure boats are not confirmed.

The vignette is a fee per metre of length for the use of Montenegrin maritime safety services.

Private boats up to 7 m pay per metre EUR 0.50 for 24 hours, EUR 1.00 for 7 days,

EUR 2.00 for a month and EUR 6.00 for a year.

Private sailing yachts pay per metre EUR 1.00 for 24 hours, EUR 2.00 for 7 days,

EUR 6.00 for a month and EUR 18.00 for a year.

Motor yachts and multihulls pay EUR 3.00, 7.00, 12.00 and 30.00,

and yachts over 24 m pay a base amount on top, for a year EUR 760 plus EUR 5 per metre.

Display the vignette visibly; it is valid for up to one year from issue.

A boat laid up in a Montenegrin port for storage or repair needs one only before it sails again.

ADAC adds EUR 2.00 for lighthouse and administrative fees.

Its 2025 prices for sailing boats match the 2015 act,

but check before you travel whether the table still applies in 2026.

Fast motorboats under 20 m that exceed 20 km/h must be registered with the RDW for almost all

inland waters, with a visible number at least 150 mm high (100 mm on jet skis).

Whether visiting foreign boats must register is not officially answered.

Amsterdam charges pleasure boats that moor on or pass through city waters a vignette

(Binnenhavengeld).

According to ADAC, the transit vignette costs €45 for three years,

mooring €18 for 6 hours and €34 for 24 hours.

Tourists may bring a foreign leisure boat into Norway temporarily without paying duty,

provided it is for personal use and not used by anyone resident in Norway.

No customs declaration is needed in that case.

The boat may stay up to six weeks within twelve months without a permit.

For longer storage, up to two years in total from import, apply to customs before leaving;

nobody else may use the boat during that time.

In 2026 a lock passage for sport and leisure boats costs 10.90 zł between 7 am and 7 pm and 22.00

zł between 7 pm and 7 am.

The rate applies to small vessels up to 15 t capacity or 12 passengers.

Harbour and berth fees on the Baltic are not confirmed.

Foreign boats calling at Portuguese ports pay light and buoyage dues (taxa de farolagem e

balizagem).

On a voyage with several Portuguese ports, foreign leisure boats pay only once,

at the first port of call.

The Autoridade Marítima collects the dues at clearance and records payment in the transit log

(livrete de trânsito).

If the boat stays in Portugal longer than six months,

the rate for Portuguese boats of the same class applies.

Rates are set in a table annexed to the law and updated every year by Portaria.

We did not find the current amount, so ask at your first port.

Boats over 8 m are subject to a special registration tax (Modelo 576) when first registered in

Spain: 12 percent on the mainland and the Balearics, 11 percent in the Canaries.

A boat registered abroad can also become liable if it is used in Spain and not registered there in

time, usually within 30 days.

This mainly affects users resident in Spain.

Göta Canal prices depend on boat size, length of trip and season.

The ticket includes five nights in each guest harbour along the route with toilets, showers,

power, water and waste disposal; extra nights cost SEK 285, or SEK 1,500 per week.

The 2027 season runs from 4 May to 30 September, with high season from 15 June to 19 August.

Tickets for 2027 go on sale at the end of November 2026.

Lock fees on the Trollhätte Canal are paid at the canal centre in Trollhättan.

The regional tourist board puts a one way passage through all locks at SEK 1,200,

payable by credit card.

A boat based abroad needs a permit from the canton where it is first launched after crossing the

border.

It runs until the end of the following month on all approved waters and cannot be renewed in the

same calendar year.

Conditions include compliance with traffic rules, no significant emissions, a licence or ICC,

proof of liability cover at the Swiss minimum and proof that the owner lives abroad.

From the Thurgau shore, a visiting boat permit is issued for 1, 2 or 3 months;

more than one month only for engines meeting the Lake Constance emission rules.

Apply at least one week ahead in Kreuzlingen.

The fee is not published, so check it before you travel.

The Canton of Zurich charges CHF 50 for the boat permit, CHF 30 for the registration number,

CHF 100 for the crane if needed and one twelfth of the annual boat tax.

Whether a boat registered for Lake Constance in Germany or Austria may enter the Swiss part

without this permit is not officially confirmed.

Check with the canton before you travel.

The fee for the cruising permit, known as the transit log,

is set by the Turkish Ministry of Transport in agreement with the Ministry of Tourism.

A private legal database lists the 2026 fees by length: TRY 1,540.70 for 5 to 10 m,

TRY 3,081.60 for 10 to 15 m, TRY 5,136.10 for 15 to 20 m and TRY 15,408.40 for 20 to 25 m,

with Turkish-registered craft paying a third.

Whether these amounts apply to foreign yachts is not officially confirmed,

so check before you travel.

Fixed fees under Turkey's Fees Act rose by 18.95 percent on 1 January 2026.

Since 12 July 2024 the Turkish transit log has been handled entirely online through the SİBS

system,

and the fee is paid with a payment code issued there.