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Malawi's Toll Plazas: Locations, How to Pay and Getting a Toll Card

updated on : Saturday, 7 Nov, 2026 · 2 min read · from 4 official sources

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  • Malawi has two operational toll plazas at Kalinyeke in Dedza and Chingeni in Ntcheu14
  • You can pay tolls with cash, bank card or a prepaid toll card5
  • A toll card is issued within seven working days of submitting your registration form5
  • Toll fees were adjusted on 1 January 20261

Malawi’s Roads Fund Administration operates two toll plazas that help fund road maintenance across the country. These are located at Kalinyeke in Dedza district and Chingeni in Ntcheu district, and both are now operational.14 You can pay your toll using cash, a bank card, or a prepaid toll card when passing through.

Toll Plaza Locations

The two toll plazas are at:1

Plans are underway to build nine more toll gates, which will increase the total number from two to eleven.1

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Payment Methods

You have three ways to pay tolls:5

Payment at the tollgate is quick: toll collection takes within ten seconds from when you provide cash or card, and the barrier opens within fifteen seconds of paying.6

Getting a Toll Card

A prepaid toll card is a convenient way to pay tolls without carrying cash.5 It speeds up transactions and reduces time to access the tollgates.5

  • Download a registration form from www.rfamw.com or request one from RFA Head Offices at Ngerengere Building off Queens Drive in Lilongwe, or from Kalinyeke and Chingeni Tollgate offices5
  • Submit your completed registration form with payment5
  • Your toll card will be issued within seven working days of submission5

If your toll card expires, you can renew it within fourteen days of submitting the expired card.6

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Contact Information

For more information on the prepaid toll card, contact:5

Official sources

  1. RFA 2024 2029 Strategic Plan after Mid term review Version 2.0 rfamw.com · PDF
  2. Roads Fund Administration (RFA) Steps Up M1 Rehabilitation as Toll Revenue Surges by 56 Percent rfamw.com
  3. Press Release on Introduction of Toll Card MAY 2023.docx rfamw.com · PDF
  4. RFA Client Service Charter 2023 rfamw.com · PDF

Every fact in this guide comes from these official Government of Malawi pages, numbered to match. Fees, dates and rules change: confirm on the official site before you go. Spotted an error? Tell us.

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