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

Petrol

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.

RouteFuelTotal
DurbanPort Shepstone

N2 · 1 toll

R 291,53R 332,53
PretoriaRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 291,53R 376,03
DurbanRichards Bay

N2 · 3 tolls

R 400,86R 498,36
JohannesburgRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 425,15R 509,65
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)East London

N2 · 0 tolls

R 728,83R 728,83
PretoriaZeerust (Botswana border)

N4 · 6 tolls

R 643,80R 831,30
PretoriaPolokwane

N1 · 4 tolls

R 704,54R 937,04
JohannesburgeSwatini Border

N17 · 5 tolls

R 801,72R 954,72
Cape TownGeorge

N2 · 0 tolls

R 1 044,66R 1 044,66
JohannesburgNelspruit (Mbombela)

N4 · 3 tolls

R 874,60R 1 135,60
JohannesburgBloemfontein

N1 · 3 tolls

R 971,78R 1 169,28
East LondonBloemfontein

N6 · 0 tolls

R 1 365,35R 1 365,35
Port ElizabethBloemfontein

N9, N1 · 0 tolls

R 1 615,58R 1 615,58
PretoriaBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 263,31R 1 620,81
DurbanBloemfontein

N3 · 3 tolls

R 1 554,84R 1 741,34
DurbanEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 700,61R 1 741,61
JohannesburgDurban

N3 · 5 tolls

R 1 433,37R 1 780,87
Cape TownPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 822,08R 1 895,08
PolokwaneBloemfontein

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 676,31R 2 106,31
BloemfonteinPolokwane

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 676,31R 2 106,31
DurbanRustenburg

N3 · 10 tolls

R 1 771,06R 2 203,06
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Bloemfontein

N4, N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 846,37R 2 304,87
BloemfonteinNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 1 846,37R 2 304,87
DurbanPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 2 429,44R 2 470,44
BloemfonteinCape Town

N1 · 1 toll

R 2 429,44R 2 483,94
East LondonJohannesburg

N6, N1 · 3 tolls

R 2 337,12R 2 534,62
Cape TownEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 2 550,91R 2 623,91
DurbanPolokwane

N3 · 9 tolls

R 2 130,62R 2 710,62
Port ElizabethJohannesburg

N9, N1 · 3 tolls

R 2 584,92R 2 782,42
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Bloemfontein

N1 · 9 tolls

R 2 235,08R 2 790,08
BloemfonteinBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 9 tolls

R 2 235,08R 2 790,08
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Durban

N1, N3 · 11 tolls

R 2 696,68R 3 401,68
DurbanBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N3, N1 · 11 tolls

R 2 696,68R 3 401,68
JohannesburgCape Town

N1 · 4 tolls

R 3 401,22R 3 653,22
PolokwanePort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N1, N9 · 7 tolls

R 3 289,46R 3 719,46
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Polokwane

N9, N1 · 7 tolls

R 3 289,46R 3 719,46
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls

R 3 459,52R 3 918,02
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Nelspruit (Mbombela)

N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 3 459,52R 3 918,02
Cape TownDurban

N2 · 2 tolls

R 4 202,93R 4 316,93
PolokwaneCape Town

N1 · 8 tolls

R 4 105,75R 4 590,25
Cape TownPolokwane

N1 · 8 tolls

R 4 105,75R 4 590,25
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Cape Town

N4, N1 · 7 tolls

R 4 275,81R 4 788,81
Cape TownNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 7 tolls

R 4 275,81R 4 788,81
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Cape Town

N1 · 10 tolls

R 4 664,52R 5 274,02
Cape TownBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 10 tolls

R 4 664,52R 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