Toyota Starlet road trip cost — South Africa
Toyota Starlet 1.5 XR MT · 5.4L/100km combined
Fuel: R23.36/L inland 95 ULP (updated 2026-04-01) · Toll fees: 1 March 2026
Toyota Starlet 1.5 XR MT
5.4L/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 151,37 | R 192,37 |
| Pretoria → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 151,37 | R 235,87 |
| Johannesburg → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 220,75 | R 305,25 |
| Durban → Richards Bay N2 · 3 tolls | R 208,14 | R 305,64 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → East London N2 · 0 tolls | R 378,43 | R 378,43 |
| Pretoria → Zeerust (Botswana border) N4 · 6 tolls | R 334,28 | R 521,78 |
| Cape Town → George N2 · 0 tolls | R 542,42 | R 542,42 |
| Johannesburg → eSwatini Border N17 · 5 tolls | R 416,28 | R 569,28 |
| Pretoria → Polokwane N1 · 4 tolls | R 365,82 | R 598,32 |
| Johannesburg → Bloemfontein N1 · 3 tolls | R 504,58 | R 702,08 |
| East London → Bloemfontein N6 · 0 tolls | R 708,93 | R 708,93 |
| Johannesburg → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N4 · 3 tolls | R 454,12 | R 715,12 |
| Port Elizabeth → Bloemfontein N9, N1 · 0 tolls | R 838,86 | R 838,86 |
| Durban → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 883,01 | R 924,01 |
| Durban → Bloemfontein N3 · 3 tolls | R 807,32 | R 993,82 |
| Pretoria → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 6 tolls | R 655,95 | R 1 013,45 |
| Cape Town → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 946,08 | R 1 019,08 |
| Johannesburg → Durban N3 · 5 tolls | R 744,25 | R 1 091,75 |
| Polokwane → Bloemfontein N1 · 7 tolls | R 870,39 | R 1 300,39 |
| Bloemfontein → Polokwane N1 · 7 tolls | R 870,39 | R 1 300,39 |
| Durban → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 261,44 | R 1 302,44 |
| Bloemfontein → Cape Town N1 · 1 toll | R 1 261,44 | R 1 315,94 |
| Durban → Rustenburg N3 · 10 tolls | R 919,59 | R 1 351,59 |
| Cape Town → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 324,51 | R 1 397,51 |
| East London → Johannesburg N6, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 213,51 | R 1 411,01 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Bloemfontein N4, N1 · 6 tolls | R 958,69 | R 1 417,19 |
| Bloemfontein → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 958,69 | R 1 417,19 |
| Port Elizabeth → Johannesburg N9, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 342,17 | R 1 539,67 |
| Durban → Polokwane N3 · 9 tolls | R 1 106,28 | R 1 686,28 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Bloemfontein N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 160,52 | R 1 715,52 |
| Bloemfontein → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 160,52 | R 1 715,52 |
| Johannesburg → Cape Town N1 · 4 tolls | R 1 766,02 | R 2 018,02 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Durban N1, N3 · 11 tolls | R 1 400,20 | R 2 105,20 |
| Durban → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N3, N1 · 11 tolls | R 1 400,20 | R 2 105,20 |
| Polokwane → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N1, N9 · 7 tolls | R 1 707,99 | R 2 137,99 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Polokwane N9, N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 707,99 | R 2 137,99 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 796,29 | R 2 254,79 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 796,29 | R 2 254,79 |
| Cape Town → Durban N2 · 2 tolls | R 2 182,29 | R 2 296,29 |
| Polokwane → Cape Town N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 131,83 | R 2 616,33 |
| Cape Town → Polokwane N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 131,83 | R 2 616,33 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Cape Town N4, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 220,13 | R 2 733,13 |
| Cape Town → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 7 tolls | R 2 220,13 | R 2 733,13 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Cape Town N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 421,96 | R 3 031,46 |
| Cape Town → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 421,96 | R 3 031,46 |
Fuel at R23.36/L (inland 95 ULP, 2026-04-01) · Tolls at March 2026 SANRAL tariffs.
About the Toyota Starlet's consumption figure: The 5.4L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the Toyota Starlet 1.5 XR MT. Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.
Note: Combined cycle. 1.5 K15B engine replaced the older 1.4 from 2023 facelift.