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
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.
| Route | Fuel | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Durban → Port Shepstone N2 · 1 toll | R 179,40 | R 220,40 |
| Pretoria → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 179,40 | R 263,90 |
| Durban → Richards Bay N2 · 3 tolls | R 246,68 | R 344,18 |
| Johannesburg → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 261,63 | R 346,13 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → East London N2 · 0 tolls | R 448,51 | R 448,51 |
| Pretoria → Zeerust (Botswana border) N4 · 6 tolls | R 396,19 | R 583,69 |
| Cape Town → George N2 · 0 tolls | R 642,87 | R 642,87 |
| Johannesburg → eSwatini Border N17 · 5 tolls | R 493,36 | R 646,36 |
| Pretoria → Polokwane N1 · 4 tolls | R 433,56 | R 666,06 |
| Johannesburg → Bloemfontein N1 · 3 tolls | R 598,02 | R 795,52 |
| Johannesburg → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N4 · 3 tolls | R 538,21 | R 799,21 |
| East London → Bloemfontein N6 · 0 tolls | R 840,21 | R 840,21 |
| Port Elizabeth → Bloemfontein N9, N1 · 0 tolls | R 994,20 | R 994,20 |
| Durban → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 046,53 | R 1 087,53 |
| Pretoria → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 6 tolls | R 777,42 | R 1 134,92 |
| Durban → Bloemfontein N3 · 3 tolls | R 956,83 | R 1 143,33 |
| Cape Town → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 121,28 | R 1 194,28 |
| Johannesburg → Durban N3 · 5 tolls | R 882,07 | R 1 229,57 |
| Polokwane → Bloemfontein N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 031,58 | R 1 461,58 |
| Bloemfontein → Polokwane N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 031,58 | R 1 461,58 |
| Durban → Rustenburg N3 · 10 tolls | R 1 089,88 | R 1 521,88 |
| Durban → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 495,04 | R 1 536,04 |
| Bloemfontein → Cape Town N1 · 1 toll | R 1 495,04 | R 1 549,54 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Bloemfontein N4, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 136,23 | R 1 594,73 |
| Bloemfontein → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 136,23 | R 1 594,73 |
| East London → Johannesburg N6, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 438,23 | R 1 635,73 |
| Cape Town → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 569,79 | R 1 642,79 |
| Port Elizabeth → Johannesburg N9, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 590,72 | R 1 788,22 |
| Durban → Polokwane N3 · 9 tolls | R 1 311,15 | R 1 891,15 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Bloemfontein N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 375,44 | R 1 930,44 |
| Bloemfontein → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 375,44 | R 1 930,44 |
| Johannesburg → Cape Town N1 · 4 tolls | R 2 093,06 | R 2 345,06 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Durban N1, N3 · 11 tolls | R 1 659,49 | R 2 364,49 |
| Durban → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N3, N1 · 11 tolls | R 1 659,49 | R 2 364,49 |
| Polokwane → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N1, N9 · 7 tolls | R 2 024,28 | R 2 454,28 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Polokwane N9, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 024,28 | R 2 454,28 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls | R 2 128,94 | R 2 587,44 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 2 128,94 | R 2 587,44 |
| Cape Town → Durban N2 · 2 tolls | R 2 586,42 | R 2 700,42 |
| Polokwane → Cape Town N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 526,62 | R 3 011,12 |
| Cape Town → Polokwane N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 526,62 | R 3 011,12 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Cape Town N4, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 631,27 | R 3 144,27 |
| Cape Town → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 7 tolls | R 2 631,27 | R 3 144,27 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Cape Town N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 870,48 | R 3 479,98 |
| Cape Town → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 870,48 | R 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.