Volkswagen Golf GTI road trip cost — South Africa

Volkswagen Golf GTI Golf GTI Mk8 (2.0 TSI, 180kW) · 7.8L/100km combined

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

Petrol

Volkswagen Golf GTI Golf GTI Mk8 (2.0 TSI, 180kW)

7.8L/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 218,65R 259,65
PretoriaRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 218,65R 303,15
DurbanRichards Bay

N2 · 3 tolls

R 300,64R 398,14
JohannesburgRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 318,86R 403,36
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)East London

N2 · 0 tolls

R 546,62R 546,62
PretoriaZeerust (Botswana border)

N4 · 6 tolls

R 482,85R 670,35
JohannesburgeSwatini Border

N17 · 5 tolls

R 601,29R 754,29
PretoriaPolokwane

N1 · 4 tolls

R 528,40R 760,90
Cape TownGeorge

N2 · 0 tolls

R 783,49R 783,49
JohannesburgNelspruit (Mbombela)

N4 · 3 tolls

R 655,95R 916,95
JohannesburgBloemfontein

N1 · 3 tolls

R 728,83R 926,33
East LondonBloemfontein

N6 · 0 tolls

R 1 024,01R 1 024,01
Port ElizabethBloemfontein

N9, N1 · 0 tolls

R 1 211,68R 1 211,68
PretoriaBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 6 tolls

R 947,48R 1 304,98
DurbanEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 275,46R 1 316,46
DurbanBloemfontein

N3 · 3 tolls

R 1 166,13R 1 352,63
JohannesburgDurban

N3 · 5 tolls

R 1 075,03R 1 422,53
Cape TownPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 366,56R 1 439,56
PolokwaneBloemfontein

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 257,24R 1 687,24
BloemfonteinPolokwane

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 257,24R 1 687,24
DurbanRustenburg

N3 · 10 tolls

R 1 328,30R 1 760,30
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Bloemfontein

N4, N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 384,78R 1 843,28
BloemfonteinNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 1 384,78R 1 843,28
DurbanPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 822,08R 1 863,08
BloemfonteinCape Town

N1 · 1 toll

R 1 822,08R 1 876,58
East LondonJohannesburg

N6, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 752,84R 1 950,34
Cape TownEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 913,18R 1 986,18
Port ElizabethJohannesburg

N9, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 938,69R 2 136,19
DurbanPolokwane

N3 · 9 tolls

R 1 597,96R 2 177,96
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Bloemfontein

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 676,31R 2 231,31
BloemfonteinBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 676,31R 2 231,31
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Durban

N1, N3 · 11 tolls

R 2 022,51R 2 727,51
DurbanBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N3, N1 · 11 tolls

R 2 022,51R 2 727,51
JohannesburgCape Town

N1 · 4 tolls

R 2 550,91R 2 802,91
PolokwanePort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N1, N9 · 7 tolls

R 2 467,10R 2 897,10
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Polokwane

N9, N1 · 7 tolls

R 2 467,10R 2 897,10
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls

R 2 594,64R 3 053,14
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Nelspruit (Mbombela)

N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 2 594,64R 3 053,14
Cape TownDurban

N2 · 2 tolls

R 3 152,20R 3 266,20
PolokwaneCape Town

N1 · 8 tolls

R 3 079,32R 3 563,82
Cape TownPolokwane

N1 · 8 tolls

R 3 079,32R 3 563,82
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Cape Town

N4, N1 · 7 tolls

R 3 206,86R 3 719,86
Cape TownNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 7 tolls

R 3 206,86R 3 719,86
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Cape Town

N1 · 10 tolls

R 3 498,39R 4 107,89
Cape TownBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 10 tolls

R 3 498,39R 4 107,89

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

About the Volkswagen Golf GTI's consumption figure: The 7.8L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the Volkswagen Golf GTI Golf GTI Mk8 (2.0 TSI, 180kW). 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/golf-gti.html