BMW M3 road trip cost — South Africa
BMW M3 M3 Competition (3.0 twin-turbo, 375kW) · 10.4L/100km combined
Fuel: R23.36/L inland 95 ULP (updated 2026-04-01) · Toll fees: 1 March 2026
BMW M3 M3 Competition (3.0 twin-turbo, 375kW)
10.4L/100km combined cycle (WLTP)
Trip costs across all major SA routes
Fuel cost calculated at current fuel price. Toll fees use Class I (standard light vehicle) tariffs. All figures are one-way.
| Route | Fuel | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Durban → Port Shepstone N2 · 1 toll | R 291,53 | R 332,53 |
| Pretoria → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 291,53 | R 376,03 |
| Durban → Richards Bay N2 · 3 tolls | R 400,86 | R 498,36 |
| Johannesburg → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 425,15 | R 509,65 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → East London N2 · 0 tolls | R 728,83 | R 728,83 |
| Pretoria → Zeerust (Botswana border) N4 · 6 tolls | R 643,80 | R 831,30 |
| Pretoria → Polokwane N1 · 4 tolls | R 704,54 | R 937,04 |
| Johannesburg → eSwatini Border N17 · 5 tolls | R 801,72 | R 954,72 |
| Cape Town → George N2 · 0 tolls | R 1 044,66 | R 1 044,66 |
| Johannesburg → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N4 · 3 tolls | R 874,60 | R 1 135,60 |
| Johannesburg → Bloemfontein N1 · 3 tolls | R 971,78 | R 1 169,28 |
| East London → Bloemfontein N6 · 0 tolls | R 1 365,35 | R 1 365,35 |
| Port Elizabeth → Bloemfontein N9, N1 · 0 tolls | R 1 615,58 | R 1 615,58 |
| Pretoria → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 263,31 | R 1 620,81 |
| Durban → Bloemfontein N3 · 3 tolls | R 1 554,84 | R 1 741,34 |
| Durban → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 700,61 | R 1 741,61 |
| Johannesburg → Durban N3 · 5 tolls | R 1 433,37 | R 1 780,87 |
| Cape Town → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 822,08 | R 1 895,08 |
| Polokwane → Bloemfontein N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 676,31 | R 2 106,31 |
| Bloemfontein → Polokwane N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 676,31 | R 2 106,31 |
| Durban → Rustenburg N3 · 10 tolls | R 1 771,06 | R 2 203,06 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Bloemfontein N4, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 846,37 | R 2 304,87 |
| Bloemfontein → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 846,37 | R 2 304,87 |
| Durban → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 2 429,44 | R 2 470,44 |
| Bloemfontein → Cape Town N1 · 1 toll | R 2 429,44 | R 2 483,94 |
| East London → Johannesburg N6, N1 · 3 tolls | R 2 337,12 | R 2 534,62 |
| Cape Town → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 2 550,91 | R 2 623,91 |
| Durban → Polokwane N3 · 9 tolls | R 2 130,62 | R 2 710,62 |
| Port Elizabeth → Johannesburg N9, N1 · 3 tolls | R 2 584,92 | R 2 782,42 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Bloemfontein N1 · 9 tolls | R 2 235,08 | R 2 790,08 |
| Bloemfontein → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 9 tolls | R 2 235,08 | R 2 790,08 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Durban N1, N3 · 11 tolls | R 2 696,68 | R 3 401,68 |
| Durban → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N3, N1 · 11 tolls | R 2 696,68 | R 3 401,68 |
| Johannesburg → Cape Town N1 · 4 tolls | R 3 401,22 | R 3 653,22 |
| Polokwane → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N1, N9 · 7 tolls | R 3 289,46 | R 3 719,46 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Polokwane N9, N1 · 7 tolls | R 3 289,46 | R 3 719,46 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls | R 3 459,52 | R 3 918,02 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 3 459,52 | R 3 918,02 |
| Cape Town → Durban N2 · 2 tolls | R 4 202,93 | R 4 316,93 |
| Polokwane → Cape Town N1 · 8 tolls | R 4 105,75 | R 4 590,25 |
| Cape Town → Polokwane N1 · 8 tolls | R 4 105,75 | R 4 590,25 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Cape Town N4, N1 · 7 tolls | R 4 275,81 | R 4 788,81 |
| Cape Town → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 7 tolls | R 4 275,81 | R 4 788,81 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Cape Town N1 · 10 tolls | R 4 664,52 | R 5 274,02 |
| Cape Town → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 10 tolls | R 4 664,52 | R 5 274,02 |
Fuel at R23.36/L (inland 95 ULP, 2026-04-01) · Tolls at March 2026 SANRAL tariffs.
About the BMW M3's consumption figure: The 10.4L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the BMW M3 M3 Competition (3.0 twin-turbo, 375kW). Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.
Note: WLTP combined cycle. G80 generation.
Source: https://www.bmw.co.za/en/all-models/bmw-m/m3/2020/bmw-m3-sedan.html