Volkswagen Golf 8 road trip cost — South Africa

Volkswagen Golf 8 1.5 TSI Life (110kW) · 6.4L/100km combined

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

Petrol

Volkswagen Golf 8 1.5 TSI Life (110kW)

6.4L/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 179,40R 220,40
PretoriaRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 179,40R 263,90
DurbanRichards Bay

N2 · 3 tolls

R 246,68R 344,18
JohannesburgRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 261,63R 346,13
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)East London

N2 · 0 tolls

R 448,51R 448,51
PretoriaZeerust (Botswana border)

N4 · 6 tolls

R 396,19R 583,69
Cape TownGeorge

N2 · 0 tolls

R 642,87R 642,87
JohannesburgeSwatini Border

N17 · 5 tolls

R 493,36R 646,36
PretoriaPolokwane

N1 · 4 tolls

R 433,56R 666,06
JohannesburgBloemfontein

N1 · 3 tolls

R 598,02R 795,52
JohannesburgNelspruit (Mbombela)

N4 · 3 tolls

R 538,21R 799,21
East LondonBloemfontein

N6 · 0 tolls

R 840,21R 840,21
Port ElizabethBloemfontein

N9, N1 · 0 tolls

R 994,20R 994,20
DurbanEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 046,53R 1 087,53
PretoriaBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 6 tolls

R 777,42R 1 134,92
DurbanBloemfontein

N3 · 3 tolls

R 956,83R 1 143,33
Cape TownPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 121,28R 1 194,28
JohannesburgDurban

N3 · 5 tolls

R 882,07R 1 229,57
PolokwaneBloemfontein

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 031,58R 1 461,58
BloemfonteinPolokwane

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 031,58R 1 461,58
DurbanRustenburg

N3 · 10 tolls

R 1 089,88R 1 521,88
DurbanPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 495,04R 1 536,04
BloemfonteinCape Town

N1 · 1 toll

R 1 495,04R 1 549,54
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Bloemfontein

N4, N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 136,23R 1 594,73
BloemfonteinNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 1 136,23R 1 594,73
East LondonJohannesburg

N6, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 438,23R 1 635,73
Cape TownEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 569,79R 1 642,79
Port ElizabethJohannesburg

N9, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 590,72R 1 788,22
DurbanPolokwane

N3 · 9 tolls

R 1 311,15R 1 891,15
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Bloemfontein

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 375,44R 1 930,44
BloemfonteinBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 375,44R 1 930,44
JohannesburgCape Town

N1 · 4 tolls

R 2 093,06R 2 345,06
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Durban

N1, N3 · 11 tolls

R 1 659,49R 2 364,49
DurbanBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N3, N1 · 11 tolls

R 1 659,49R 2 364,49
PolokwanePort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N1, N9 · 7 tolls

R 2 024,28R 2 454,28
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Polokwane

N9, N1 · 7 tolls

R 2 024,28R 2 454,28
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls

R 2 128,94R 2 587,44
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Nelspruit (Mbombela)

N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 2 128,94R 2 587,44
Cape TownDurban

N2 · 2 tolls

R 2 586,42R 2 700,42
PolokwaneCape Town

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 526,62R 3 011,12
Cape TownPolokwane

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 526,62R 3 011,12
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Cape Town

N4, N1 · 7 tolls

R 2 631,27R 3 144,27
Cape TownNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 7 tolls

R 2 631,27R 3 144,27
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Cape Town

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 870,48R 3 479,98
Cape TownBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 870,48R 3 479,98

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

About the Volkswagen Golf 8's consumption figure: The 6.4L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the Volkswagen Golf 8 1.5 TSI Life (110kW). Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.

Note: WLTP combined cycle.

Source: https://www.vw.co.za/en/models/golf.html