Kia Picanto road trip cost — South Africa

Kia Picanto 1.2 Street MT · 5.2L/100km combined

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

Petrol

Kia Picanto 1.2 Street MT

5.2L/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 145,77R 186,77
PretoriaRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 145,77R 230,27
JohannesburgRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 212,58R 297,08
DurbanRichards Bay

N2 · 3 tolls

R 200,43R 297,93
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)East London

N2 · 0 tolls

R 364,42R 364,42
PretoriaZeerust (Botswana border)

N4 · 6 tolls

R 321,90R 509,40
Cape TownGeorge

N2 · 0 tolls

R 522,33R 522,33
JohannesburgeSwatini Border

N17 · 5 tolls

R 400,86R 553,86
PretoriaPolokwane

N1 · 4 tolls

R 352,27R 584,77
East LondonBloemfontein

N6 · 0 tolls

R 682,67R 682,67
JohannesburgBloemfontein

N1 · 3 tolls

R 485,89R 683,39
JohannesburgNelspruit (Mbombela)

N4 · 3 tolls

R 437,30R 698,30
Port ElizabethBloemfontein

N9, N1 · 0 tolls

R 807,79R 807,79
DurbanEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 850,30R 891,30
DurbanBloemfontein

N3 · 3 tolls

R 777,42R 963,92
Cape TownPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 911,04R 984,04
PretoriaBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 6 tolls

R 631,65R 989,15
JohannesburgDurban

N3 · 5 tolls

R 716,68R 1 064,18
DurbanPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 214,72R 1 255,72
PolokwaneBloemfontein

N1 · 7 tolls

R 838,16R 1 268,16
BloemfonteinPolokwane

N1 · 7 tolls

R 838,16R 1 268,16
BloemfonteinCape Town

N1 · 1 toll

R 1 214,72R 1 269,22
DurbanRustenburg

N3 · 10 tolls

R 885,53R 1 317,53
Cape TownEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 275,46R 1 348,46
East LondonJohannesburg

N6, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 168,56R 1 366,06
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Bloemfontein

N4, N1 · 6 tolls

R 923,19R 1 381,69
BloemfonteinNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 923,19R 1 381,69
Port ElizabethJohannesburg

N9, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 292,46R 1 489,96
DurbanPolokwane

N3 · 9 tolls

R 1 065,31R 1 645,31
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Bloemfontein

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 117,54R 1 672,54
BloemfonteinBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 117,54R 1 672,54
JohannesburgCape Town

N1 · 4 tolls

R 1 700,61R 1 952,61
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Durban

N1, N3 · 11 tolls

R 1 348,34R 2 053,34
DurbanBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N3, N1 · 11 tolls

R 1 348,34R 2 053,34
PolokwanePort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N1, N9 · 7 tolls

R 1 644,73R 2 074,73
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Polokwane

N9, N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 644,73R 2 074,73
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 729,76R 2 188,26
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Nelspruit (Mbombela)

N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 1 729,76R 2 188,26
Cape TownDurban

N2 · 2 tolls

R 2 101,47R 2 215,47
PolokwaneCape Town

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 052,88R 2 537,38
Cape TownPolokwane

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 052,88R 2 537,38
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Cape Town

N4, N1 · 7 tolls

R 2 137,91R 2 650,91
Cape TownNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 7 tolls

R 2 137,91R 2 650,91
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Cape Town

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 332,26R 2 941,76
Cape TownBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 332,26R 2 941,76

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

About the Kia Picanto's consumption figure: The 5.2L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the Kia Picanto 1.2 Street MT. Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.

Note: WLTP combined cycle.

Source: https://www.kia.com/za/models/picanto/