Driving into Austria doesn't require any extra pet-specific document beyond the standard microchip, rabies vaccination and EU pet passport (or health certificate) covered in the Documents section — the same paperwork applies no matter which border crossing you use. What is required for the drive itself is Austria's vignette, a toll sticker (digital or physical, depending on what's current when you travel) covering use of the country's motorway and expressway network, administered by ASFINAG, the state motorway company.

For 2026, reported pricing for a passenger car puts the annual vignette at roughly €106.80, a 2-month vignette at around €32, and a 10-day vignette at about €12.80 — exact current prices should always be confirmed directly with ASFINAG before travel, since tolls are reviewed and can change. Austria has also been moving toward a fully digital vignette system, with reporting suggesting the sticker-based version is being phased out in the coming years.

A non-commercial pet movement by private vehicle is capped at a maximum of five animals, per the Sozialministerium's EU travel guidance — a limit that doesn't apply if you're arriving by public transport instead. And because Austria's dangerous-dog rules are set state by state rather than nationally, covered in its own Documents article, a driving route that crosses several Bundesländer can mean the muzzle-and-leash requirement for a listed breed changes partway through the trip, not just at the national border.