Yamuna Expressway Toll Hike: How Will It Affect Your Commute From Greater Noida To Agra from Oct 1?

Greater Noida: With the hike in toll prices, travel on Yamuna Expressway will get costlier from October 1. The Yamuna Authority sanctioned a 4 per cent hike in the toll rate in its recently held board meeting, marking the first toll hike since 2021-22. Notably, the Yamuna Expressway has reduced travel time from Delhi to Agra with 165 kilometers. 

The new toll rates is likely to affect the commuters traveling from Greater Noida to Agra as they will would have to pay the extra amount. 

Daily traffic volume

The Yamuna Expressway is used by as many as 35,000 vehicles on weekdays. This number soars to around 50,000 on weekends. JP Infratech, which operates the expressway, had proposed the toll increase, which has now been accepted.

New toll rates:

• Two-Wheeler: Rs 1.50 per kilometre
• Jeep, Car: Rs 2.95 per kilometre
• Light Commercial Vehicle: Rs 4.60 per kilometre
• Bus, Truck and havy vehicle: Rs 9.35 per kilometre
• Heavy Construction Vehicle: Rs 13.25 per kilometre
• Oversized Vehicle: Rs18.35 per kilometre

Current toll rates

The current toll rates on the Yamuna Expressway are as follows:

• Light Vehicles (e.g., motorcycles): Rs 3.25 per kilometre
• Buses, Trucks, and Heavy Vehicles: Rs 8.45 per kilometer
• Cars, Jeeps, Vans, and Other Light Vehicles: Rs 2.65 per kilometre

Developed by YEIDA, the expressway has reduced travel time from Delhi to Agra from 4 hours to just 2.5 hours. Linking Greater Noida with Agra, the highway also runs through Mathura and Aligarh, acting as an essential connect between the two cities that subsides traffic congestion on Old GT Road and National Highway-2.