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How to Drive on Toll Roads in Delaware

If you’re planning a trip to “The First State,” you may encounter Delaware toll roads. Fortunately, Budget is here to help. With our guide, Delaware tolls are no big deal. Explore our convenient Delaware locations and get fast answers to common Delaware toll questions to help you plan your trip. 

Budget E-Toll Services

Travel on Delaware toll roads with ease using the Budget e-Toll service. We provide two convenient options for renters who use toll roads:

 

  1. Our standard e-toll service is just $6.95/day plus toll costs. This is typically the right option for travelers booking a car rental for only a few days, especially if you’ll do as much driving on city roads as you do on highways.
  2. For travelers on longer trips or those who have interstate road trips planned, Budget e-Toll Unlimited is usually the better choice. Instead of paying a service fee plus the costs of the tolls, you pay an all-inclusive toll rate. If you want to know your total toll costs upfront, go with e-Toll Unlimited.

 

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How Tolls Work in Delaware

Delaware tolls are primarily collected on major highways such as Delaware Route 1 and I-95. Toll plazas are centered around major cities—including Newark, Middletown, and Wilmington. 

The state utilizes E-ZPass, an electronic toll collection system that allows for smooth and efficient toll transactions without stopping at toll booths. For those without E-ZPass, toll plazas offer cash payment options. (Source)

Must-Know Tollways in Delaware

Delaware Turnpike (I-95)

  • Speed Limit: 65 mph (Source)

  • Major City Served: Newark, DE

The Delaware Turnpike is a tolled portion of I-95 in northern Delaware, extending from eastern Maryland to the S College Ave overpass. Tolls are collected at the Newark Toll Plaza, which serves as a gateway for motorists entering or leaving the state. 

The plaza helps support traffic flow between major cities in northern Delaware. It’s an integral part of the highway system, with tolls contributing to the maintenance and improvements of Delaware roads. (Source)

 

Delaware Route 1

  • Speed Limit: 65 mph 

  • Major Cities Served: Middletown, Dover, Newark

Between the Biddles Toll Plaza in the north and Dover Air Force Base in the south, Delaware Route 1 is a toll road. This Delaware toll road facilitates more efficient travel for northern parts of Delaware as well as travel to the beaches in southern Delaware. 

Like many Delaware tolls, Route 1 often offers a faster travel option compared to local roads. You can pay tolls on this road with cash, but you will need exact change to pay at unattended toll plazas. The two major toll plazas on this route—Biddles Toll Plaza and Dover Toll Plaza—have on-site staff to collect cash toll payments. (Source)

 

U.S. Route 301

  • Speed Limit: 65 mph (reduces to 55 mph upon entering Maryland) (Source)

  • Major Cities Served: Middletown

The nearly 12-mile stretch of U.S. Route 301 in Delaware is a toll road, extending from the Maryland state line to where the road meets Delaware Route 1. Heading south, you could follow this road all the way to Sarasota, Florida (road trip, anyone?). (Source)

*Toll rates, road distances, and speed limits subject to change.

FAQs about Toll Roads in Delaware

If you drove through a Delaware toll without paying, a toll violation would normally be issued and mailed to the address listed on your vehicle’s registration. However, in a Budget rental, you will automatically be enrolled in our e-toll service. As the owner of the vehicle, Budget will be informed of the vehicle’s trip through a toll station, and we match up those fees with the driver who had rented the vehicle during that time frame. 

Yes, the Newark Toll Plaza is positioned near the border of Maryland and Delaware on I-95.

*Toll road information provided on this page is current as of June 2024. Toll road information is subject to change without notice.