TRB approves updated toll rates for NLEX connectors

CLARK FREEPORT — The Toll Regulatory Board has authorized the collection of updated tolls for the NLEX Connector effective October 15, 2024.​

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The toll adjustment is part of the program to collect the opening toll for the NLEX Connector in a staggered manner to cushion the impact on highway users.

The initial fares were introduced in 2023, four months after the opening of the Caloocan to España section in March.

With the opening of Section 2 from España to Magsaysay Boulevard in October 2023, NLEX Connector retained the original discounted rate to allow motorists to use the longer section without toll adjustment for almost a year.

Once the NLEX Connector Project is completed, full rates will be implemented.​

According to the approved toll matrix of the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), motorists using Class 1 vehicles (regular cars and SUVs) will be charged ₱119, while Class 2 vehicles (buses and small trucks) and Class 3 vehicles ( large trucks) have to pay a flat rate of ₱299 and ₱418 respectively

The NLEX Connector has improved the travel experience of motorists traveling from the north to Manila and vice versa, by reducing travel between C3 in Caloocan and Magsaysay Boulevard in Manila to just seven (7) minutes.

This fully elevated highway provides an alternative route for all vehicle classes and enhances employment and business opportunities in the areas it crosses by improving accessibility to and from the north.

​One of the key industries that has benefited from the NLEX Connector is the trucking and logistics sector.

The road provides them with a reliable alternative route that is accessible 24/7, without truck bans, increasing ease of travel and improving the movement of goods and freight.

It has also become more possible for people living in the north to commute to study in Metro Manila as this expressway provides faster and easier access to the University Belt and surrounding areas. ​

NLEX Connector is the first expressway in the Philippines to implement a barrier-free system and use 100% RFID, allowing faster transactions at toll plazas.