Exit 71 to Exit 13 / 58 miles eastbound
Cleveland to Youngstown Ohio Turnpike toll
A common commuter and business-day trip across northeastern Ohio. 58 miles eastbound, mostly flat, no city-centre congestion, and a sub-$5 toll for a Class 1 car with E-ZPass.
Quick answer: Class 1 (passenger car) Cleveland to Youngstown on the Ohio Turnpike in 2026 costs $4.25 E-ZPass / $6.25 cash. Drive time approximately 50 minutes at 70 mph. Free I-76 alternative is 10-15 minutes slower.
Cost by vehicle class
| Class | Vehicle | E-ZPass | Cash | E-ZPass saving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Passenger cars, pickups, vans, SUVs (2 axles, under 7'6") | $4.25 | $6.25 | $2.00 |
| Class 2 | 2-axle vehicles over 7'6" height | $6.25 | $9.25 | $3.00 |
| Class 3 | 3-axle vehicles | $7.25 | $10.50 | $3.25 |
| Class 4 | 4-axle vehicles | $10.00 | $13.25 | $3.25 |
| Class 5 | 5-axle commercial vehicles (standard semi-truck) | $13.00 | $16.50 | $3.50 |
| Class 6 | 6-axle vehicles | $14.75 | $18.50 | $3.75 |
| Class 7 | 7+ axle vehicles | $17.00 | $21.00 | $4.00 |
Computed against the 2026 per-mile rates for 58 miles, rounded to the nearest $0.25.
What the route looks like
From Exit 71 in Broadview Heights, you head east. The first interchange is Exit 64 at Twinsburg / Macedonia (SR-91), serving the Hudson and Twinsburg suburbs. Then Exit 59 at Streetsboro (SR-14 / SR-303), and Exit 52 at Ravenna (SR-14). Through the Brookfield service plaza area the Turnpike runs through gently rolling Portage County farmland.
Exit 34 at Newton Falls (SR-534) is the first Mahoning Valley interchange, followed by Exit 25 at Niles / Warren (SR-46) which serves the upper Mahoning Valley including Warren, Niles, Howland and Cortland. The mainline drops slightly into the valley, and Exit 13 sits on the western edge of Youngstown proper, with US-62 connecting downtown and the Mahoning Avenue commercial corridor.
Free alternative: I-76 to I-680
The free alternative for Cleveland to Youngstown is I-271 south to I-76 east, then I-680 into Youngstown. The route is about 65 miles versus the Turnpike's 58, runs through the Akron metro area (where I-76 has 65 mph stretches and rush-hour congestion can add 10-20 minutes), and exits at I-680 to enter Youngstown from the south. Total drive time is typically 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes versus the Turnpike's 50 minutes.
For non-rush-hour travel the time difference is small enough that some drivers take I-76 to avoid the toll. For business travel during the working day, the Turnpike's consistency (no Akron rush-hour gamble, no construction surprises, predictable 70 mph throughout) is the usual choice.
Daily commuting between Cleveland and Youngstown
For a daily commuter the math is reasonable: $8.50 round trip with E-ZPass, $1,870 a year for 220 work days. The maintenance fee is automatically waived because 220 work days at 2 trips each is 440 trips a year, well above the 30-trips-per-month waiver threshold. Compare this to fuel: at 58 miles each way and 30 mpg, a Cleveland-Youngstown daily commute uses about 4 gallons of fuel per day round trip, or roughly $13 at 2026 prices. The toll is roughly 65% of the fuel cost, a meaningful but not dominant share of the trip's variable cost.
Most regular commuters on this route open an Ohio E-ZPass account specifically for the Turnpike. Few do this at the moment of starting the commute; the typical pattern is six weeks of paying cash, realising the cumulative cost, and then signing up online. The Customer Service Center processes online applications within a week.
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