Additionally, those facilities may require a FasTrak hardcase switchable transponder to receive discounts. « Pay by plate » means that your transponder was not read by the tolling equipment and the toll was charged to your account based on a reading of a vehicle’s license plate. A fee may be assessed for accounts with excessive « pay by plate » transactions. Use the Bay Area Toll Calculator to calculate tolls between any bridge in the Bay Area or other California toll bridges, roads or express lanes for all payment methods. If you don’t choose any of the other three methods, an invoice will be mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle. The invoice will be for the amount of the bridge toll(s) with no additional fees.
Methods of Toll Payment
Without a FasTrak account/transponder, the amount due on the first mailed notice will be the posted toll amount at the time of the trip, plus an $8 processing fee. Drivers with a prepaid FasTrak account are eligible for a monthly frequent driver discount. The $40 is calculated using the base toll rate (excluding discounts earned during the previous statement period). If you’re visiting or only in the area for a short time, a One-Time Payment may be best for you. One-Time Payments are set up for a short, specific period of time and can be used to pay a toll after you cross a bridge (within 48 hours) or for future tolls (up to 30 days).
Open a FasTrak Account
To use FasTrak, you need an account with a prepaid balance and a toll tag. You deposit money into your FasTrak account and each time you cross a bridge or use an express lane, the toll is deducted from your account balance. Maintaining a FasTrak account is free – when you close your account and return your toll tag, the remaining prepaid balance will be refunded to you.
Toll Payment Options
Invoices must be paid on time or they will accrue additional fees and penalties. All three FasTrak toll tags can be used on all Bay Area toll bridges and express lanes. Tolls will be charged to your account each time your rental vehicle crosses a toll bridge or drives in an express lane during this period. Many rental car companies offer ways to pay tolls conveniently through the rental agreement. Before driving a rental car on The Toll Roads, ask the rental car company how they process tolls and fees. You can still drive The Toll Roads and pay with your new account.
Golden Gate Bridge
You can also pay tolls incurred by a rental/loaner vehicle at TheTollRoads.com, The Toll Roads app or through your rental company. Offering a cash payment option is necessary for drivers who are unbanked, underbanked, do not want an account or simply prefer to pay in cash. The Toll Roads (State Routes 73, 133, 241 and 261) are operated by the Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA). Other tolled facilities are operated by other agencies and each agency sets its own FasTrak policies. If you are receiving « pay by plates » often, check to see if your transponder is properly mounted. If your transponder is properly mounted and you continue to receive « pay by plate » charges, you may need a new transponder.
On The Toll Roads, all vehicles are charged a toll 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Deactivate the lost or stolen transponder as soon as possible by logging in to your account online or via The Toll Roads app. Select « Transponder » and « Deactivate » the lost or stolen transponders.
- To view a map of the tolled facilities in the Greater Los Angeles Area, click here (PDF).
- FasTrak allows drivers to skip traffic and explore the Golden State via our 25 tolled bridges, lanes and roads.
- The mailing address is already printed on the toll tag and the post office will deliver the toll tag to the FasTrak Customer Service Center.
- One-Time Payments can be made up to 30 days before or within 48 hours after crossing the Golden Gate Bridge and can be made using a credit card, cash, check, or money order.
- FasTrak is not responsible for a lost toll tag due to the toll tag not adhering to the motorcycle.
- To activate a FasTrak Account, a prepaid toll balance and a $20 refundable toll tag deposit are required.
- FasTrak accounts are free, but may require a refundable toll tag security deposit and a starting toll balance.
We recently became aware of a FasTrak tolling system issue wherein a small number of customers in two-axle vehicles were overcharged at the multi-axle toll rate. Drivers can also replenish a FasTrak account using PayNearMe. Log in to your account at TheTollRoads.com, select “Payments” tab, choose cash, invoice number meaning receive barcode, present barcode to store clerk. A convenience fee is added to each transaction at the time of payment. To see participating locations, click here, enter your city and “The Toll Roads of Orange County” as the biller. You can view all account information online or via The Toll Roads app.
FasTrak Toll Tags
If you receive a phishing text, please file a complaint at This is a site dedicated to sharing information on Internet crimes across law enforcement agencies. I went to the Fastrak website to pay those invoices, but I’m unable to do anything without the invoice numbers. The invoice number is the main key the software uses to look up invoices. I learned from the Post Office (via “Informed Delivery”) that two invoices were mailed to me from Fastrak. So I don’t know what the invoice numbers are for either of them.
- Note that tolls for the Golden Gate Bridge are different from tolls for state-owned bridges.
- PlatePass is the only rental agency toll payment service that can be used to pay tolls in Bay Area Express Lanes.
- Invoices must be paid on time or they will accrue additional fees and penalties.
- Switchable and external transponders are available for purchase.
- Select « Transponder » and « Deactivate » the lost or stolen transponders.