Autopista AP-68

The Autopista AP-68 (also AP-68, Autopista Vasco-Aragonesa or Autopista del Ebro) is a Spanish autopista route. It connects Zaragoza with Bilbao via Tudela, Calahorra and Logroño.

It has junctions with Autovía A-2, Autovía A-15, Autovía A-1 and ends at the Autovía A-8.

The highway begins in link 22 of the AP-8 (E-70) and ends on link 318 of the A-2 (E-90) (Autovía del Nordeste). Built between 1974 and 1979 this highway was formerly known as A-68. It is about 295 km long.

Concession expiry

In 2000, the José María Aznar government, the PP, extended the highway concession that expired in 2011 up to 2026, making its recovery impossible, as it was strongly criticized by the Aragon regions and the Basque Country, then governed by PSOE-Aragon and PNV, respectively. In exchange for the extension of the concession, certain tolls became cheaper. The closing date of the award is November 10, 2026.

Subsidized tolls

The highway concessionaire has signed agreements with the Government of La Rioja and the Regional Government of Aragón to enable certain routes free of charge, provided the VIA-T device is used.

For journeys between the Cenicero (10) links and Agoncillo (13), inclusive, and intermediate, tolls are free for users of VIA-T.

Since February 1, 2008, light vehicles that perform return trips within a 24-hour period on any route between the Haro (9) links and Alfaro (16), inclusive, and intermediate, tolls are free for users of VIA-T. Until that date only the toll for the return trip was free, under the same conditions.

Since February 1, 2009, if a return trip is made between the Gallur (19) and Zaragoza (23) links in a 24 hour period, light vehicles are free where the same route is taken for the outward and return journey and the same VIA-T device is used.

In the Basque section a social toll is applied, only to citizens registered in Álava, with discounts for those taking more than 25 trips per month.

In Navarre the construction of the A-68 autovía has been accelerated, running mostly parallel to the highway, and its Navarre section is now mostly complete.

AP-68 exits

Name of exit	Name of exit	Link roads
	Bilbao	E-70   A-8
15px 1	Arrigorriaga	BI-625
File:TeléfonoAutovia.pngFile:Cafeteria.png	Arrigorriaga service area
15px 2	Llodio-Areta	BI-625
30px	Toll	30px
15px 3	Llodio-Orozco	A-625
100px	Álava  /  Vizcaya	100px
15px 4	Amurrio-Ziorraga	A-624
5 34px	Altube Vitoria-Pamplona	N-622
15px 6	Subijana Pobes-Nanclares
7 34px	Vitoria Madrid-Burgos	E-5   E-80   A-1   AP-1
15px 8	Miranda de Ebro-Zambrana	N-124
100px	La Rioja   LA RIOJA  /  Álava   PAÍS VASCO	100px
15px 9	Haro-Casalarreina	N-126
15px 10	Cenicero-Nájera	LR-113
11	Logroño west Navarrete-Fuenmayor	A-12   LR-137
12	Logroño-Soria	N-111   LO-20
13	Logroño east-El Sequero Agoncillo-Aeropuerto	N-232   LO-20
100px	COMUNIDAD FORAL DE NAVARRA  /  La Rioja   LA RIOJA	100px
15px 14	Lodosa-Pradejón (this link is only active from Lodosa-Zaragoza and vice versa)	NA-123   LR-123
100px	La Rioja   LA RIOJA  /  COMUNIDAD FORAL DE NAVARRA	100px
15px 15	Calahorra-Arnedo	LR-134
100px	COMUNIDAD FORAL DE NAVARRA  /  La Rioja   LA RIOJA	100px
15px 16	Corella-Alfaro	NA-6920   LR-287
17 34px	Pamplona	AP-15
18	Tudela Tarazona	A-68   N-121
100px	Provincia de Zaragoza  ARAGÓN  /  COMUNIDAD FORAL DE NAVARRA	100px
15px 19	Borja Gallur	N-122   A-127
20	Alagón-Figueruelas	A-68
30px	Toll	30px
15px 22	Alagón	A-126
25px	Continues to Zaragoza via  A-68	A-68