page_title: EastLink (Melbourne)
section_title: Prices and discounts
hierarchical_section_title: EastLink (Melbourne) / Tolling / Prices and discounts
caption_attribution_description: w:EastLink (Melbourne), inside the Melba tunnel, heading westbound
context_page_description: EastLink is a tolled section of the M3 freeway linking a large area through the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It is a part of Melbourne's Metropolitan Ring Road project.
  EastLink is electronically tolled with no cash booths, using a system developed by SICE. The SICE Tolling System is similar to the e-TAG system used on the CityLink tollway. EastLink was opened to traffic on Sunday 29 June 2008 and in conjunction with the opening, a month-long toll-free period occurred before regular tolling commenced on 27 July 2008.
  The project was constructed by a joint venture of Australian construction companies Thiess Contractors and John Holland, with tolling system contracted to SICE, and mechanical and electrical work contracted to United Group Infrastructure. The final project cost was A$2.5 billion.
  Signs are at the entrances and on the tollway direct to Ringwood, Dandenong, Frankston and Doncaster.
context_section_description: Prices for the use of the tollway vary between sections. For cars, a one way trip between two consecutive interchanges starts from 42c for sections between Maroondah Highway and High Street Road, slightly more for the longer sections near the south of the tollway, right up to a one way trip through the tunnel section between Maroondah Highway / Ringwood Bypass and Springvale Road which costs $2.87. Lower rates apply to motorcycles while higher rates apply for some four wheel drives, some utility vehicles, buses and trucks.
  Discounts are also offered to car drivers. A 20 per cent discount applies to the cost of any trip(s) taken on a Saturday or Sunday and also to one way trips between two consecutive interchanges (excluding the tunnels) on weekdays. Tolls are capped on one way trips for all vehicles except Taxis which are in a different class, from 1-Jul-2018 a normal full length one way trip on EastLink cars will not be charged more than $6.25 in tolls on weekdays or $4.99 on weekends and public holidays.
  Eastlink Tolls 1-Jul-2018 until 30-Jun-2019
caption: Inside the Melba (westbound) tunnel
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