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
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.
| Route | Fuel | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Durban → Port Shepstone N2 · 1 toll | R 218,65 | R 259,65 |
| Pretoria → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 218,65 | R 303,15 |
| Durban → Richards Bay N2 · 3 tolls | R 300,64 | R 398,14 |
| Johannesburg → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 318,86 | R 403,36 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → East London N2 · 0 tolls | R 546,62 | R 546,62 |
| Pretoria → Zeerust (Botswana border) N4 · 6 tolls | R 482,85 | R 670,35 |
| Johannesburg → eSwatini Border N17 · 5 tolls | R 601,29 | R 754,29 |
| Pretoria → Polokwane N1 · 4 tolls | R 528,40 | R 760,90 |
| Cape Town → George N2 · 0 tolls | R 783,49 | R 783,49 |
| Johannesburg → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N4 · 3 tolls | R 655,95 | R 916,95 |
| Johannesburg → Bloemfontein N1 · 3 tolls | R 728,83 | R 926,33 |
| East London → Bloemfontein N6 · 0 tolls | R 1 024,01 | R 1 024,01 |
| Port Elizabeth → Bloemfontein N9, N1 · 0 tolls | R 1 211,68 | R 1 211,68 |
| Pretoria → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 6 tolls | R 947,48 | R 1 304,98 |
| Durban → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 275,46 | R 1 316,46 |
| Durban → Bloemfontein N3 · 3 tolls | R 1 166,13 | R 1 352,63 |
| Johannesburg → Durban N3 · 5 tolls | R 1 075,03 | R 1 422,53 |
| Cape Town → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 366,56 | R 1 439,56 |
| Polokwane → Bloemfontein N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 257,24 | R 1 687,24 |
| Bloemfontein → Polokwane N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 257,24 | R 1 687,24 |
| Durban → Rustenburg N3 · 10 tolls | R 1 328,30 | R 1 760,30 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Bloemfontein N4, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 384,78 | R 1 843,28 |
| Bloemfontein → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 384,78 | R 1 843,28 |
| Durban → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 822,08 | R 1 863,08 |
| Bloemfontein → Cape Town N1 · 1 toll | R 1 822,08 | R 1 876,58 |
| East London → Johannesburg N6, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 752,84 | R 1 950,34 |
| Cape Town → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 913,18 | R 1 986,18 |
| Port Elizabeth → Johannesburg N9, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 938,69 | R 2 136,19 |
| Durban → Polokwane N3 · 9 tolls | R 1 597,96 | R 2 177,96 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Bloemfontein N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 676,31 | R 2 231,31 |
| Bloemfontein → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 676,31 | R 2 231,31 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Durban N1, N3 · 11 tolls | R 2 022,51 | R 2 727,51 |
| Durban → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N3, N1 · 11 tolls | R 2 022,51 | R 2 727,51 |
| Johannesburg → Cape Town N1 · 4 tolls | R 2 550,91 | R 2 802,91 |
| Polokwane → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N1, N9 · 7 tolls | R 2 467,10 | R 2 897,10 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Polokwane N9, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 467,10 | R 2 897,10 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls | R 2 594,64 | R 3 053,14 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 2 594,64 | R 3 053,14 |
| Cape Town → Durban N2 · 2 tolls | R 3 152,20 | R 3 266,20 |
| Polokwane → Cape Town N1 · 8 tolls | R 3 079,32 | R 3 563,82 |
| Cape Town → Polokwane N1 · 8 tolls | R 3 079,32 | R 3 563,82 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Cape Town N4, N1 · 7 tolls | R 3 206,86 | R 3 719,86 |
| Cape Town → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 7 tolls | R 3 206,86 | R 3 719,86 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Cape Town N1 · 10 tolls | R 3 498,39 | R 4 107,89 |
| Cape Town → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 10 tolls | R 3 498,39 | R 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.