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How to save money on travel on the M11? Transponders: which one is more profitable? Which transponder is more profitable?

On January 9, 2018, on some routes of the M-11 Moscow-St. Petersburg toll road in the section 15-58 km, the construction and operation of which is carried out under a concession agreement, the fare will change. For passenger transport, the main changes will affect such directions as Moscow - Sheremetyevo, Moscow - Zelenograd, Moscow - MMK (A107) and Zelenograd - Solnechnogorsk. The range of increases in fares will be from 10 to 50 rubles, while most fares will remain unchanged.

Until the end of January 2018, for holders of the M11 15-58 transponder, free travel is introduced along the entire section of the Moscow-Solnechnogorsk road from 1:00 to 6:00. A number of changes will also affect transponder programs. The discount on the transponder (the “My Road” program) for all categories of vehicles will be 20%, regardless of the number of trips made, and the cost of subscriptions will also change. At the same time, the subscription will allow you to save up to 60% of the base tariff for passenger cars.

For example, the tariff from Moscow to Sheremetyevo Airport when paying in cash or by bank card from January 9 will be 300 rubles for a passenger car during the daytime. The same route with a transponder will cost 240 rubles.

North-Western Concession Company LLC works in the road construction sector, implementing construction and operational projects for the main sections of the Moscow-St. Petersburg highway. Within the company, the European company VINCI Highways, an operator of road infrastructure, and the Russian company MOSTOTREST operate as its participants. The official website of M11 reveals the main activities of the company, which consist in maintaining high technical and operational characteristics of the high-speed section of the M11 highway under its jurisdiction, connecting the official and northern capitals of Russia. Regular users of the company’s services have access to a personal M11 account, which allows them to receive information about the company’s work, changes in tariffs and new services.

Personal account features

The M11 personal account is available to any user, opening up a wide range of possibilities for remote road service.

Among the main features of the personal account of M11 transponders are:

• View the balance account status and top it up from a bank card account.
• Information about transits for the month.
• Monthly account statement with information about all deposits.
• View used subscriptions and connect new ones.
• View information about remaining trips.

Among the advantages of using a personal account, users note the convenience and simplicity of authorization, as well as payment by bank card - during the payment process, the client is spared from entering the card number multiple times. The M11 personal account is available for owners of Phone, iPad - iPod touch gadgets, tablets and netbooks, laptops.

Registration and login to your personal account

Registration in the M11 personal account is available to all users. It does not require additional agreements or trips to the office. The registration procedure takes a minimum of time and requires minimal client data.

The registration form is represented by the following fields:

• E-mail address.
• Login.
• Password of at least 6 characters.

Having specified these data, you must click on the “Register” button, after which an authorization code and a login link will be sent to your email address.

Login to your M11 personal account in the future is carried out using the login and password specified during registration. There is also a button to recover the password for logging into the user account. Forgotten login and password will be sent to your email address.

On September 1, 2017, Avtodor and SZKK transponders finally began to operate on all toll sections of the M4-Don, M11 Moscow-St. Petersburg and M3-Ukraine highways. And from November 1, the WHSD will also join the “Unified Transponder” program. But do everyone have the same conditions and tariffs? Whose transponder is more profitable? Will transponders truly become “universal” for all toll roads in Russia? Let's try to figure it out.

At the end of August 2017, representatives of Avtodor (operator of all toll sections M4-Don and M3-Ukraine, as well as the M11 section bypassing Vyshny Volochyok) and the North-Western Concession Company (SZKK, Operator of the section 18-58 km from Moscow to Solnechnogorsk of the M11 highway ) announced that from September the transponders of both companies will work on all toll sections of the above routes. And in October, news appeared that Western High-Speed ​​Diameter JSC was also joining this program with transpodners for the WHSD.

It would seem that dreams of a “universal transponder” are beginning to come true. But is this really so? Will transponder owners from each company receive the same price preferences? Will there be “other people’s” loyalty programs (“passes” on the M11 Solnechnogorsk-Moscow section and an additional discount for “bonuses” on the M4 highway)?

Are transponders really universal now?

If you carefully read the press releases of the companies (this can also be done, as well as the recent news about joining the WHSD program), then optimism fades a little... Yes, purely “technically” non-stop travel transponders of both companies, like, must be provided on all sections of the M4, M11 and M3 highways. In principle, it’s already something, but:

• About the operation of Avtodor, SZKK and WHSD transponders ontoll bypass of Odintsovo on the M1-Belarus highway companies don't mention it. If you read the news in the press on this matter, it becomes obvious that while “universal” transponders will not work on the section bypassing Odintsovo. Negotiations seem to be underway, and they even promise to resolve this issue by the end of 2017, but so far these are just words.

Please also note that for the transponder from SZKK and WHSD to work on M3 and M4, no additional actions are required, but for the Avtodor transponder to work on M11 in the Moscow region and WHSD, you need to activate the “Interoperability” service in your personal account on the Avtodor website or in mobile application.

What about the tariffs?

Concerning tariffs, discounts and loyalty programs, then things are even worse here. So, SZKK promises the owners of “its” transponders, I quote:

“The discount for users with transponders “M-11 Moscow – Solnechnogorsk” on toll roads M-3, M-4 and M-11 (Vyshny Volochek) will be 20% of the fares for travel in cash“

For travel along the Western High-Speed ​​Diameter (WHSD) in St. Petersburg, with Avtodor and SZKK transponders will be valid from November 1, 2017 15% discount.

Just look at the tariffs on the official websites of Avtodor (link), and the WHSD (link) immediately becomes clear that for now, it remains much more profitable to drive on the M4 and WHSD with a “native” transponder – Avtodor gives a discount of 30% to 50% on a “native” transponder on some sections of the M4, versus only 20% for a transponder from SZKK and WHSD, and on a WHSD with a native transponder a 46% discount versus 15% with “foreign” transponders.

How are things going for travel along the 15-58 km section of the M11 highway with transponders from Avtodor and WHSD? According to information from the SZKK website, the situation is even worse:

“Discounts are not provided for third-party transponders.” ()”

That is, there are no discounts for travel along the M11 section from Moscow to Solnechnogorsk with a transponder from Avtodor and WHSD - the fare is the same as for cash... Great, right? Thus, the North-Western Concession Company once again confirmed its miserliness, I can’t call it any other way..

Below I provide a comparative table of discounts on transponders on different roads (WHSD will be added as news becomes available):

Comparison of discounts for transponders

Will loyalty programs work with someone else's transponder?

Considering the above regarding tariffs and discounts, it is at least naive to hope that any loyalty programs will work on “foreign” roads at this stage.

That is, it will not be possible to connect either a “subscription” for the M11 Moscow-Solnechnogorsk section for the Avtodor transponder, or the use of “bonuses” for an additional discount (especially since there is no discount at all in this case).

So whose transponder is more profitable?

Apparently, it will not be possible to call the conditions for “foreign” transponders equivalent, nor to determine one “most profitable” transponder for any route. It all depends greatly on which sections of toll roads you use most often, or what travel route you will be traveling in the near future. Here are some examples:

1. If at that moment “foreign” transponders were already working according to the announced conditions, then for all toll sections of the M4-Don highway we would save(during the daytime, we don’t travel at night): 393 rubles one way, or 786 rubles round trip with the “native” Avtodor transponder(almost 40% of the cash rate) , A with transponder from SZKK– only 20% savings, or 198 rubles one way / 396 rubles round trip.
2. For those traveling south from St. Petersburg and covers both M11 toll sections + all M4 toll plazas, savings with Avtodor transponder increases by 110 rubles one way / 220 rubles both ways (only for the M11 section bypassing Vyshny Volochok, no savings are added on the M11 in the Moscow region), that is, it will be 503 and 1006 rubles accordingly. But with Transponder from SZKK for this one-way route, the savings will be 198 rubles (M4) + 90-110 rubles (depending on the day and time of day when traveling M11 from Moscow to Solnechnogorsk) + 44 rubles (M11 bypassing Vyshny Volochyok): total maximum 352 rubles one way or 702 rubles round trip.
3. For everyday trips along the M11 section between Moscow and Solnechnogorsk (for example, to work or to the dacha), it is obvious that the transponder from Avtodor is not an option, since it does not give any discounts on this section (at least not yet).

It is also worth considering the conditions for purchasing the transponder itself. So, you can buy a transponder from Avtodor for 1000 rubles (+500 rubles must be deposited into your account), or rent it for 100 rubles per month (starting from the 11th month of the lease, the transponder will become your property and rental payments will stop). With SZKK, the transponder itself doesn’t seem to cost anything, but you have to pay a “subscription fee” in the amount of 50 rubles for each month in which trips are made, and this subscription fee is unlimited. Plus, if you lose/break the SZKK transponder, you will have to pay 1000 rubles to replace it with a new one.

Considering the above, the conclusion suggests itself: indeed a universal or most profitable transponder for Russia today still does not exist. The choice of transponder depends on your route or the frequency of use of specific road sections. The only thing that can be said is that for traveling south on the M4, the greatest savings will come from the transponder from Avtodor, even if you have to drive along the M11 section from Moscow to Solnechnogorsk (15-58 km).

For now, I think, I will continue to use different transponders in different areas. Because the announced conditions are fake, and not a single transponder...

Should we hope for improvements in the future?

In principle, the topic of a Unified Transponder for all toll roads in Russia, although not as quickly as we would like, is still developing. It remains to “connect” the M1 section bypassing Odintsovo to the “universal transponder” program, so that purely technically it can be said that any transponder now works on any toll section.

As for tariffs and discounts, to be honest, expectations are very restrained. I would like to hope that at least the “standard” discount for travel with any transponder will someday be the same for everyone. Although, given the exorbitant appetites of the operator of the M11 Moscow-Solnechnogorsk section (15-58 km), the North-West Concession Company (SZKK) company, which, in my opinion, are significantly inflated compared to Avtodor tariffs (with the worse quality of the toll section - the number of lanes , illumination, speed limit, etc.) and are generally inadequate in comparison with “pay zones” in other countries (and I travel a lot and can compare!), hopes in this regard are very vague...

By the way, if you often travel between cities, why not? Using this service you can save on travel much more than the savings from a transponder!

In conclusion, I would like to know your opinion about the adequacy of tariffs for toll sections from Avtodor and SZKK - I suggest you vote below:

Do you consider the tariffs for toll sections of the Avtodora and SZKK roads adequate?

The new M-11 Moscow - St. Petersburg expressway will stretch from the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD) to the junction with the Ring Road (Ring Road) around St. Petersburg. The total length of the highway will be 669 km.

The road will pass through the territories of the Central and Northwestern federal districts, through the Moscow, Tver, Novgorod and Leningrad regions, bypassing all populated areas.

The new road will mainly run parallel to the existing federal highway M-10 "Russia" and will cross it at km 58, km 149, km 208, km 258, km 334, km 543 with the construction of transport interchanges at different levels. This will make it possible to distribute traffic flows between the M-10 "Russia" and the new M-11 "Moscow - St. Petersburg" expressway.

The construction of the highway is carried out in several stages, each of which is an independent investment project. The sequence of project implementation is determined by the extent to which the capacity of the corresponding section of the existing federal road M-10 "Russia" does not correspond to the volume of current traffic.

STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE M-11 HIGHWAY:

0. Km 15 – km 58 in the Khimki and Solnechnogorsk districts of the Moscow region, bypassing Khimki..

This site was built and operated under a concession agreement concluded with North-West Concession Company LLC.

The section opened to traffic on December 23, 2014. The payment regime was introduced on November 23, 2015. The site operator is OSSP LLC.

1. Km 58 - km 97 in Solnechnogorsk and Klin districts of the Moscow region, bypassing the cities of Solnechnogorsk and Klin , This site was built and operated under a long-term investment agreement concluded with Transstroymekhanizatsiya LLC.

The section opened to traffic on September 1, 2018, and toll collection began on the same day. The site operator is OSSP LLC.

2. Km 97 - km 149 in the Klinsky district of the Moscow region, as well as in the Konakovsky and Kalininsky districts of the Tver region. This site was built and operated under a long-term investment agreement concluded with Transstroymekhanizatsiya LLC.
The section opened to traffic on July 3, 2019, and toll collection began on the same day. The site operator is OSSP LLC.

3. Km 149 – km 208 in the Tver region. Northern bypass of Tver. This is the next stage of construction of the route.

4. Km 208 - km 258 in the Torzhok district of the Tver region, bypassing Torzhok.

The bypass was built within the framework of a long-term investment agreement between the State Company Avtodor and OJSC Mostotrest, which was signed on December 9, 2014. It is the third section of the M-11 Moscow-St. Petersburg expressway that has been put into operation.

The section opened to traffic on December 15, 2017, and toll collection began on the same day. The site operator is OSSP LLC.

This is the first project implemented under a long-term investment agreement (LIT). The customer of the project is the State Company "Avtodor". Contractor: Mostotrest OJSC.

The section opened to traffic on November 28, 2014. The payment regime was introduced on September 21, 2015. The site operator is OSSP LLC.

Construction began in 2014 and was completed in 2018. The section was opened to traffic on June 6, 2018. The site operator is OSSP LLC.

7. Km 543 - km 646 in the Novgorod and Chudovsky districts of the Novgorod region, Tosnensky district of the Leningrad region. The section bypasses Chudovo and Tosno.

The section opened to traffic on September 3, 2019, and toll collection began on the same day. The site operator is OSSP LLC.

8. Km 646 – km 684 in the Tosnensky district of the Leningrad region and in St. Petersburg. This is the section of M-11 closest to the northern capital and the last stage of construction of the highway.

The concession agreement on the financing, construction and operation of this section on a paid basis was signed by the State Company Avtodor and the Highway of Two Capitals LLC on November 18, 2014.

The section will be open to traffic until the end of 2019.

July 3, 2019 On Wednesday, Avtodor opened traffic on the section of the M-11 toll road "Moscow - St. Petersburg" from Klin to Tver - this is a section of 97 -149 km (Klin - Tver). To view the site, see the site map.

In accordance with Article 36 of the Federal Law “On Highways and Road Activities in the Russian Federation and on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation”, it is established that:

• M-11 Moscow - St. Petersburg on the section 208 km – 258 km
• use of expressway M-11 Moscow - St. Petersburg on the section 334 km - 543 km is carried out on a paid basis until July 7, 2110.

Map of toll sections of the M-11 highway “New Leningradka” motels, payment points on the map

* toll areas are highlighted in blue and light blue

Technical characteristics of the M-11 road

M-11 Moscow - St. Petersburg - total length from the Moscow ring road to the ring road around St. Petersburg.
Length - 669 km.
The road bypasses all existing large settlements in the Central and Northwestern Federal District. The road will pass through the Novgorod, Moscow, Leningrad and Tver regions.
M-11 will run parallel to the old M-10 Rossiya highway, but in some places it will intersect with it.
road category – IA (motorway)
design speed - 150 km/h
number of lanes – 4, 6, 8, 10
lane width - 3.75 m
width of dividing strip - 6 m
highway lighting – 36 pcs.
artificial structures – 325 pcs.

The intersection points of the roads M-10 and M-11.

— 58th kilometer
— 149th kilometer
— 208th kilometer
— 258th kilometer
— 334th kilometer
— 543rd kilometer

These intersections are needed to switch traffic from the M-11 expressway to the slower M-10 highway, or, more simply put, it will allow you to make a choice about which road is better to take and at the same time reduce the possibility of bypassing the toll road.

Alternative route

Order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2269-r dated November 14, 2014
Alternative route: public highway of federal significance M-10 "Russia" - on the section km 250 + 867 - km 323 + 856.

Description of sections of the M-11 Moscow - St. Petersburg road

1. 15 – 58 km in the Khimki and Solnechnogorsk districts of the Moscow region.
Bypass of Khimki
The site was commissioned on December 23, 2014.
Paid section

2. 58 – 97 km in Solnechnogorsk and Klin districts of the Moscow region. The section was opened to traffic on September 1, 2018, on the same day charging for travel around the site.
97km – 149 km Completion of construction of this section is planned for 2019.

3. 208 — 258 km in the Torzhok district of the Tver region.
Bypass of Torzhok.
The site has been completed and is open to traffic.

4. 258 – 334 km in Torzhoksky, Spirovsky and Vyshnevolotsky districts of the Tver region.
Bypass of Vyshny Volochok.
The section was commissioned and opened to traffic on November 28, 2014.
Paid section is already working and charges a fee for passing the route.

5. 334 – 543 km in the Vyshnevolotsky and Bologovsky districts of the Tver region, Okulovsky, Malovishersky and Novgorodsky districts of the Novgorod region.
Bypassing the settlements of Bologoye, Uglovka and Okulovka.
The movement was opened on June 6, 2018.

6. 543 – 684 km in the Novgorod and Chudov districts of the Novgorod region, Tosnensky district of the Leningrad region.
Bypass of Chudovo, Tosny
The deadline is 2019.

For the convenience of truckers and motorists, the owners of the road offer to buy a transponder, which will help the driver save time on paying the fare and get a discount, but as experienced people say, each section of this route will have a separate transponder, which will cause a lot of inconvenience for those who do not use it very often expensive once a week for example, this transponder is only needed if you don’t want to leave the cab, the situation with the discount is a little sadder because it will practically not exist.

List of intersections with other roads

Section of the M-11 highway 208 km - 258 km

• km 209+675 – transport interchange with the M-10 highway
  "Russia" and the Kulitskoye - Mednoye highway;
• km 213+417 - intersection at different levels with the highway
  road "Moscow - St. Petersburg - Likhoslavl";
• km 214+420 – transport interchange with the highway
  "Moscow - St. Petersburg - Likhoslavl";
• km 221+258 - intersection at different levels with the highway
  dear "Maryino - Shchekino";
• km 225+771 - intersection at different levels with the highway
  road "Selikhovo - Konstantinovo";
• km 229+076 - intersection at different levels with the highway
  road "Mirny - Tereshkino - B. Petrovo";
• km 243+782 - intersection at different levels with the highway
  expensive "Torzhok - Kalashnikovo";
• km 257+474 – transport interchange with the M-10 highway
  "Russia"

Section of the M-11 highway 334 km - 543 km

List of intersections with other roads and
junctions of other highways:

• km 329+947 - transport interchange at different levels with
  federal highway M-10 “Russia”;
• km 335+763 - intersection with the Khotilovo-Savino highway;
• km 348+303 - transport interchange at different levels with
  highway "Bologoye - Kuzhenkino";
• km 353+569 - intersection with the Bologoe -
  Guzyatino - Ilyatino";
• km 362+170 - intersection with the Guzyatino -
  Berezayka";
• km 364+439 - intersection with the Anisimovo -
  Dirty";
• km 366+873 - intersection with the Anisimovo -
  Molchanovo - Vypolzovo";
• km 377+722 - intersection with the Korykhnovo -
  Linevo";
• km 385+267 - intersection with the Ustyuzhino -
  Valdai";
• km 396+435 - intersection with the Sukhoe -
  Birch";
• km 401+294 - intersection with the Uglovka -
  Chekanovo";
• km 403+250 - transport interchange at different levels with
  highway "Dolgiye Borody - Uglovka";
• km 415+300 - intersection with the Yablonovka -
  Vargusovo";
• km 422+573 - intersection with the Okulovka -
  Puzyrevo - Mountains";
• km 434+222 - intersection with the Kresttsy -
  Okulovka - Borovichi - Plant - Lyadchino";
• km 441+700 - intersection with the Podol - Maly highway
  Borok";
• km 443+662 - transport interchange at different levels with
  highway "Kresttsy - Okulovka - Borovichi";
• km 451+077 - intersection with the Kresttsy -
  Okulovka - Borovichi - Zarechye";
• km 456+491 - intersection with the Bolshoi highway
  Zapolek - Korpovo";
• km 461+033 - intersection with the Chernetsko -
  Zaruchevye";
• km 464+905 - intersection with the Naronovo -
  ur. Marat";
• km 468+603 - intersection with the Sutoki -
  ur. Lekalovo";
• km 478+961 - intersection with the Dubki -
  Washed";
• km 479+623 - intersection with the Burga - Karpina highway
  Mountain - Lapoten";
• km 489+889 - intersection with the Burga -
  Klenino";
• km 498+386 - intersection with the Dvorishchi -
  Guys";
• km 506+129 - intersection with the Lyubitovo -
  Ponds";
• km 524+100 - transport interchange at different levels with
  highway "Novoselitsy - Paportno";
• km 538+481 - intersection with the Savino -
  Selishche";
• km 545+788 – transport interchange with the M-10 highway
  "Russia"

Tariffs - Cost of travel on the M-11 toll road Moscow - St. Petersburg.

Payment Methods:
-Bank cards - one-touch payment
— Cash
— Transporter — savings up to 70% + discounts, dedicated lane for withdrawals (this is a special electronic means for withdrawing money from your account)

Below are the prices for travel on the toll road by vehicle groups. Cost of travel on the M-11 toll road Moscow - St. Petersburg

Tariffs for travel 58 -543 km

Cost of the toll section 15 -58 km

GROUP 1
WITH TRANSPONDER

GROUP 1— passenger vehicles and motorcycles: cars, multifunctional vehicles, motorcycles, vehicles with trailers less than 2 m in height.
Without TRANSPONDER