Toll pass for a road trip through multiple states: E-ZPass, SunPass PRO, Uni and more

Toll passes Difficulty: Beginner Published November 4, 2026

Which toll transponder works in which states as of November 2026, from the agencies' own pages: E-ZPass, SunPass PRO, Uni, E-PASS Xtra and Texas tags. Plus rental-car rules and what drivers report.

The short answer, as of November 4, 2026: if your road trip stays inside the E-ZPass network (the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida), any E-ZPass works, and so do Uni and SunPass PRO. If your route also runs through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas or Colorado, SunPass PRO covers the most ground of any consumer transponder, according to the agencies' own lists: Florida plus 23 other states. Older SunPass stickers and minis work only in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. Texas toll tags now cover the central states, most of Florida and, since September 2026, a handful of E-ZPass states. No pass on these lists covers California or Washington. Details change often, so check your issuing agency's page before you leave. Each claim below links to the agency that made it.

Which toll pass works in which states (as of November 4, 2026)

This table summarizes what each issuing agency says on its own website. "Most" means the agency itself says not every road or bridge in that state is covered.

Pass (issuer)	Where the issuer says it works	Not covered / caveats
E-ZPass (any member agency)	DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI (Bay City bridges only), MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, WV	Not every facility in each state; the E-ZPass Group map shows TX, OK, KS, CO and the West Coast as not compatible
SunPass PRO (Florida's Turnpike / FDOT)	Florida plus CO, DE, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI (Bay City), MN, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, RI, TX, VA, WV	Colorado excludes the Northwest Parkway; "most bridges," not all
SunPass Portable or Mini (older)	Florida, Georgia, North Carolina	Not E-ZPass states; upgrade to PRO for the Northeast and Midwest
Uni (CFX E-PASS, Orlando)	FL (including all Florida express lanes), DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, WV (19 states)	Needs an E-PASS account, not SunPass or LeeWay
E-PASS Xtra (CFX, discontinued)	18 states: FL, GA, NC, VA, WV, MD, DE, NJ, NY, PA, MA, RI, NH, ME, OH, IN, IL, KY	No longer sold since June 2020; existing units still supported
NTTA TollTag (Dallas)	All of TX, OK, KS; most of FL and CO; since Sept. 2026 also the PA Turnpike, Illinois Tollway and Chicago Skyway, MassDOT, NC Turnpike Authority, Maryland Transportation Authority, Ohio Turnpike, and some Indiana toll roads	Some Orlando-area roads excluded; NTTA does not list NY, NJ, VA, DE, ME, NH, RI, WV, KY, GA or MN
TxTag, EZ TAG, K-TAG, PIKEPASS, ExpressToll	Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and most Florida toll roads (Central US interoperability)	Check your own issuer for any newer additions

E-ZPass: the default for the East and Midwest

The E-ZPass Group says on its program page that you only need an account with one member agency to use E-ZPass anywhere it is accepted. Its "Where E-ZPass Works" map lists 20 states, from Maine down to Florida and west to Illinois and Minnesota. Two of those deserve a note:

Florida: E-ZPass is listed for the Central Florida Expressway Authority and Florida's Turnpike Enterprise. SunPass's PRO page says E-ZPass can now be used on Florida toll roads, so drivers with E-ZPass no longer need a SunPass. That makes the drive from Miami to Key West simpler if you're coming from the Northeast.
Michigan: only the Liberty and Independence bridges in Bay City are listed.

E-ZPass is not one company. The group itself holds no customer accounts. Your account, discounts and customer service all come from the agency that issued your tag, whose name is printed on the transponder. Some agencies offer discounts to frequent local users, so the E-ZPass Group suggests opening your account with the agency whose roads you drive most.

SunPass PRO: the widest reach on the official lists

SunPass PRO is Florida's portable transponder. It costs $14.95 plus tax and attaches with suction cups. SunPass says it works in Florida and 23 other states, including everywhere E-ZPass is accepted, plus Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado (except the Northwest Parkway). No other consumer transponder covered here lists more states on its issuer's page. That makes it the obvious pick for a cross-country route that combines the I-95 corridor with Texas or the Kansas Turnpike.

Two caveats from SunPass's own page. An older SunPass Portable or Mini works only in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, so you need the PRO for the Northeast or Midwest. And vehicles with three or more axles traveling outside Florida need a separate 3-plus-axle transponder ordered through NC Quick Pass.

Uni and E-PASS Xtra: Orlando's portable passes

Uni is sold by the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX), which runs E-PASS around Orlando. CFX's Uni page says it works on all toll roads and most bridges in 19 states, including everywhere E-ZPass is accepted, and on all Florida express lanes, including lanes marked "SunPass Only" and the I-4 Express lanes. It also costs $14.95 plus tax, needs at least $10 in prepaid tolls to activate, and is sold through E-PASS or Amazon. You need an E-PASS account; you can't add Uni to a SunPass or LeeWay account.

E-PASS Xtra was Uni's predecessor, launched in November 2018 for 18 states. CFX's update on that announcement says it stopped selling Xtra in June 2020, but existing Xtra transponders continue to work across those 18 states. If you bought one years ago, it is still valid. Note that the 18-state list does not include Minnesota, which Uni added.

Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado tags

TxDOT's interoperability page says the Central United States Interoperability Partners let drivers use toll roads in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado and most of Florida with one account, using a tag from TxDOT (TxTag), Harris County (EZ TAG), NTTA (TollTag), the Kansas Turnpike (K-TAG), the Oklahoma Turnpike (PIKEPASS), E-470 (ExpressToll) or SunPass. SunPass confirms that K-TAG, PIKEPASS, TollTag, TxTag, EZ TAG and ExpressToll work on most Florida toll roads.

The biggest recent change: NTTA's Plan Your Trip page now lists its TollTag as accepted on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Illinois Tollway and Chicago Skyway, MassDOT roads, the North Carolina Turnpike Authority, the Maryland Transportation Authority, the Ohio Turnpike and some Indiana toll roads, shown on a national map dated September 2026. Treat this as NTTA-specific. TxDOT's page, checked the same day, still describes TxTag coverage as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and most of Florida. And the E-ZPass Group's map still shows Texas as not compatible, so don't assume an E-ZPass works on Texas toll roads.

Choosing a toll pass for a road trip through multiple states

List the states on your route. Use the table above.
East Coast, Midwest and Florida only: any E-ZPass, Uni or SunPass PRO works. If you already have one, keep it.
East plus Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas or Colorado: SunPass PRO is the single tag whose issuer lists all of them. A Dallas TollTag now covers several E-ZPass states, but not New York, New Jersey or Virginia, per NTTA's list.
Central states plus Florida only: any Central US tag (TxTag, TollTag, EZ TAG, K-TAG, PIKEPASS) works, except on some Orlando-area roads.
West Coast: none of these agencies list California or Washington. Plan to pay there through the local system or pay-by-plate. Most of a Pacific Coast Highway road trip is toll-free anyway, but bridges and express lanes near big cities are not.

Rules that apply to every pass

One transponder per vehicle. CFX, TxDOT and NTTA all warn that carrying two tags can get the same toll charged twice. Pick one account, remove the other tag from the windshield, and close the account you don't need.
Keep your plate on the account. The E-ZPass Group says out-of-state violation notices usually mean the tag wasn't read and the plate wasn't listed on your account, or the account ran short of funds.
Mount it properly. E-ZPass tags generally go at the top of the windshield, label readable. Batteries last about 10 years and are not user-replaceable.
Rental cars. CFX says you can move a Uni to a rental if you tell the rental company, the rental is the same vehicle class, and you add the rental's plate to your E-PASS account. Decline the rental company's own toll program if you can, and remove the plate from your account when you return the car.
Scam texts. The E-ZPass Group and TxDOT both warn about fake "unpaid toll" texts. Check your balance by going directly to your agency's site, not through a link in a message.

What drivers report

These are individual experiences from public threads, some several years old, so the rules may have changed since.

Rental plates linger. In the comments on a Doctor of Credit post on toll passes (2021), two readers said they added a rental car's plate to their own E-ZPass account and later forgot to remove it, then saw tolls from the next renter on their statement.
A tag can quietly stop reading. Another commenter on the same post wrote in 2023 that a Uni bought online worked on one Florida rental but did not read at all about 11 months later. Hertz then charged a $9.99 convenience fee on a $1.50 toll.
Occasional users look for low-fee plans. One reader described using E-ZPass New York's Pay Per Trip plan, linked to a bank account, as an out-of-state resident who rarely drives toll roads. Another noted that some car-sharing platforms don't allow your own transponder at all.
Home-state discounts are worth keeping. In a FlyerTalk thread from when Florida began accepting E-ZPass (May 2021), members advised New York drivers to keep their NY-issued tag for discounts on New York City crossings rather than switch to an out-of-state pass. One member said NC Quick Pass limits vehicles to the number of transponders on the account, which makes moving a tag between your own car and a rental more involved.
Official rules beat anecdotes. One FlyerTalk member said they never add rental cars to their account and it "always works just fine." That conflicts with CFX's instruction to add the rental's plate. Follow your agency's rule, since the plate is the fallback when a tag isn't read.

What to watch out for

Assuming "SunPass" means SunPass PRO. Only the PRO works in E-ZPass states.
Assuming E-ZPass works in Texas. The E-ZPass Group's own map shows Texas as not compatible.
Old lists online. Blog posts from 2021 to 2025 still say Georgia or Florida don't take E-ZPass, or that Texas tags work only in the central states. Go by the issuer's current page.
Express lanes and bridges. Agencies say "most" bridges for a reason; private bridges and some express lanes have their own rules.
Low balances on long trips. Turn on auto-replenish before you leave, so a string of tolls doesn't drain the account mid-trip.

Bottom line

For most US road trips, one portable transponder is enough. An E-ZPass, Uni or SunPass PRO covers the East, Midwest and Florida. SunPass PRO is the only consumer tag whose issuer also lists Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. Dallas-area TollTag holders gained toll roads in seven more states in September 2026. Nothing here covers the West Coast. Coverage has been changing fast, so check your issuer's "where it works" page the week you leave and make sure your plate and payment card are current on the account.