NLEX to increase toll fees effective January 20, 2026

The Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) has authorized the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) Corporation to a toll rate increase of PHP 6.00 in the open system, while an additional PHP 0.26 per kilometer in the closed system (Bocaue-onwards). This toll rate increase will start on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

According to NLEX, the toll fee hike was implemented in accordance with the prescribed regulatory process and underwent a comprehensive review by the TRB. It constitutes the second and final tranche of the approved periodic toll rate adjustments originally scheduled for 2023. To help lessen the impact on expressway users, the increase was earlier deferred and rolled out in two phases.

Under the revised toll fee matrix, motorists traveling anywhere within the open system will incur an additional PHP 6.00 for Class 1 vehicles (cars and SUVs), PHP 12.00 for Class 2 vehicles (buses and light trucks), and PHP 16.00 for Class 3 vehicles.

The open system spans from Metro Manila, covering the cities of Navotas, Valenzuela, and Caloocan, to Marilao, Bulacan. Meanwhile, the closed system applies to the section between Bocaue, Bulacan, and Sta. Ines, Mabalacat City, Pampanga, including the Subic–Tipo segment.

Motorists traversing the entire length of NLEX from Metro Manila to Mabalacat City will face an additional toll fee of PHP 24.00 for Class 1 vehicles, PHP 60.00 for Class 2 vehicles, and PHP 72.00 for Class 3 vehicles.

NLEX Corporation added that these periodic toll fee adjustments are necessary to ensure the continued delivery of safe, efficient, and high-quality expressway services, while also safeguarding the long-term sustainability of privately funded infrastructure investments.

To help cushion the impact of the toll increase on inflation and support food price stability, the company will continue implementing the government’s toll rebate program for vehicles transporting agricultural goods that are duly accredited by the Department of Agriculture.