How much does it cost to drive a Ford Kuga from Johannesburg to Cape Town?

The exact cost depends on your fuel price and driving style. Based on the Ford Kuga 2.5 PHEV ST-Line X's WLTP combined consumption of 1.4L/100km, you can calculate the exact fuel cost plus toll fees using the table above.

What is the fuel consumption of the Ford Kuga?

The Ford Kuga 2.5 PHEV ST-Line X has a manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle consumption of 1.4L/100km. Highway consumption on long, flat South African roads often matches or betters this figure.

Ford Kuga road trip cost — South Africa

Ford Kuga 2.5 PHEV ST-Line X · 1.4L/100km combined

Fuel: R23.36/L inland 95 ULP (updated 2026-04-01) · Toll fees: 1 March 2026

PHEV

Ford Kuga 2.5 PHEV ST-Line X

1.4L/100km petrol + 14.7 kWh/100km electric (WLTP weighted)

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	km	Fuel	Tolls	Total
Durban → Port Shepstone N2 · 1 toll	120	R 39,24	R 41,00	R 80,24
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → East London N2 · 0 tolls	300	R 98,11	R 0,00	R 98,11
Pretoria → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls	120	R 39,24	R 84,50	R 123,74
Cape Town → George N2 · 0 tolls	430	R 140,63	R 0,00	R 140,63
Johannesburg → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls	175	R 57,23	R 84,50	R 141,73
Durban → Richards Bay N2 · 3 tolls	165	R 53,96	R 97,50	R 151,46
East London → Bloemfontein N6 · 0 tolls	562	R 183,80	R 0,00	R 183,80
Port Elizabeth → Bloemfontein N9, N1 · 0 tolls	665	R 217,48	R 0,00	R 217,48
Johannesburg → eSwatini Border N17 · 5 tolls	330	R 107,92	R 153,00	R 260,92
Durban → East London N2 · 1 toll	700	R 228,93	R 41,00	R 269,93
Pretoria → Zeerust (Botswana border) N4 · 6 tolls	265	R 86,67	R 187,50	R 274,17
Cape Town → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll	750	R 245,28	R 73,00	R 318,28
Pretoria → Polokwane N1 · 4 tolls	290	R 94,84	R 232,50	R 327,34
Johannesburg → Bloemfontein N1 · 3 tolls	400	R 130,82	R 197,50	R 328,32
Durban → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll	1000	R 327,04	R 41,00	R 368,04
Johannesburg → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N4 · 3 tolls	360	R 117,73	R 261,00	R 378,73
Bloemfontein → Cape Town N1 · 1 toll	1000	R 327,04	R 54,50	R 381,54
Durban → Bloemfontein N3 · 3 tolls	640	R 209,31	R 186,50	R 395,81
Cape Town → East London N2 · 1 toll	1050	R 343,39	R 73,00	R 416,39
East London → Johannesburg N6, N1 · 3 tolls	962	R 314,61	R 197,50	R 512,11
Pretoria → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 6 tolls	520	R 170,06	R 357,50	R 527,56
Johannesburg → Durban N3 · 5 tolls	590	R 192,95	R 347,50	R 540,45
Port Elizabeth → Johannesburg N9, N1 · 3 tolls	1064	R 347,97	R 197,50	R 545,47
Polokwane → Bloemfontein N1 · 7 tolls	690	R 225,66	R 430,00	R 655,66
Bloemfontein → Polokwane N1 · 7 tolls	690	R 225,66	R 430,00	R 655,66
Durban → Rustenburg N3 · 10 tolls	729	R 238,41	R 432,00	R 670,41
Cape Town → Durban N2 · 2 tolls	1730	R 565,78	R 114,00	R 679,78
Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Bloemfontein N4, N1 · 6 tolls	760	R 248,55	R 458,50	R 707,05
Bloemfontein → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 6 tolls	760	R 248,55	R 458,50	R 707,05
Johannesburg → Cape Town N1 · 4 tolls	1400	R 457,86	R 252,00	R 709,86
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Bloemfontein N1 · 9 tolls	920	R 300,88	R 555,00	R 855,88
Bloemfontein → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 9 tolls	920	R 300,88	R 555,00	R 855,88
Durban → Polokwane N3 · 9 tolls	877	R 286,81	R 580,00	R 866,81
Polokwane → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N1, N9 · 7 tolls	1354	R 442,81	R 430,00	R 872,81
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Polokwane N9, N1 · 7 tolls	1354	R 442,81	R 430,00	R 872,81
Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls	1424	R 465,70	R 458,50	R 924,20
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls	1424	R 465,70	R 458,50	R 924,20
Polokwane → Cape Town N1 · 8 tolls	1690	R 552,70	R 484,50	R 1 037,20
Cape Town → Polokwane N1 · 8 tolls	1690	R 552,70	R 484,50	R 1 037,20
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Durban N1, N3 · 11 tolls	1110	R 363,01	R 705,00	R 1 068,01
Durban → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N3, N1 · 11 tolls	1110	R 363,01	R 705,00	R 1 068,01
Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Cape Town N4, N1 · 7 tolls	1760	R 575,59	R 513,00	R 1 088,59
Cape Town → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 7 tolls	1760	R 575,59	R 513,00	R 1 088,59
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Cape Town N1 · 10 tolls	1920	R 627,92	R 609,50	R 1 237,42
Cape Town → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 10 tolls	1920	R 627,92	R 609,50	R 1 237,42

Fuel at R23.36/L (inland 95 ULP, 2026-04-01) · Tolls at March 2026 SANRAL tariffs.

About the Ford Kuga's consumption figure: The 1.4L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the Ford Kuga 2.5 PHEV ST-Line X. Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.

Note: WLTP weighted combined (petrol+electric). Petrol-only L/100km on long trips is ~7.5L. EV range ~56km.

Source: https://www.ford.co.za/explore/kuga/

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