Volkswagen Polo road trip cost — South Africa

Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Comfortline (85kW) · 5.3L/100km combined

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

Petrol

Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Comfortline (85kW)

5.3L/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 148,57R 189,57
PretoriaRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 148,57R 233,07
JohannesburgRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 216,66R 301,16
DurbanRichards Bay

N2 · 3 tolls

R 204,28R 301,78
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)East London

N2 · 0 tolls

R 371,42R 371,42
PretoriaZeerust (Botswana border)

N4 · 6 tolls

R 328,09R 515,59
Cape TownGeorge

N2 · 0 tolls

R 532,37R 532,37
JohannesburgeSwatini Border

N17 · 5 tolls

R 408,57R 561,57
PretoriaPolokwane

N1 · 4 tolls

R 359,04R 591,54
JohannesburgBloemfontein

N1 · 3 tolls

R 495,23R 692,73
East LondonBloemfontein

N6 · 0 tolls

R 695,80R 695,80
JohannesburgNelspruit (Mbombela)

N4 · 3 tolls

R 445,71R 706,71
Port ElizabethBloemfontein

N9, N1 · 0 tolls

R 823,32R 823,32
DurbanEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 866,66R 907,66
DurbanBloemfontein

N3 · 3 tolls

R 792,37R 978,87
PretoriaBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 6 tolls

R 643,80R 1 001,30
Cape TownPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 928,56R 1 001,56
JohannesburgDurban

N3 · 5 tolls

R 730,47R 1 077,97
DurbanPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 238,08R 1 279,08
PolokwaneBloemfontein

N1 · 7 tolls

R 854,28R 1 284,28
BloemfonteinPolokwane

N1 · 7 tolls

R 854,28R 1 284,28
BloemfonteinCape Town

N1 · 1 toll

R 1 238,08R 1 292,58
DurbanRustenburg

N3 · 10 tolls

R 902,56R 1 334,56
Cape TownEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 299,98R 1 372,98
East LondonJohannesburg

N6, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 191,03R 1 388,53
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Bloemfontein

N4, N1 · 6 tolls

R 940,94R 1 399,44
BloemfonteinNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 940,94R 1 399,44
Port ElizabethJohannesburg

N9, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 317,32R 1 514,82
DurbanPolokwane

N3 · 9 tolls

R 1 085,80R 1 665,80
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Bloemfontein

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 139,03R 1 694,03
BloemfonteinBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 139,03R 1 694,03
JohannesburgCape Town

N1 · 4 tolls

R 1 733,31R 1 985,31
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Durban

N1, N3 · 11 tolls

R 1 374,27R 2 079,27
DurbanBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N3, N1 · 11 tolls

R 1 374,27R 2 079,27
PolokwanePort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N1, N9 · 7 tolls

R 1 676,36R 2 106,36
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Polokwane

N9, N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 676,36R 2 106,36
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 763,03R 2 221,53
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Nelspruit (Mbombela)

N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 1 763,03R 2 221,53
Cape TownDurban

N2 · 2 tolls

R 2 141,88R 2 255,88
PolokwaneCape Town

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 092,36R 2 576,86
Cape TownPolokwane

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 092,36R 2 576,86
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Cape Town

N4, N1 · 7 tolls

R 2 179,02R 2 692,02
Cape TownNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 7 tolls

R 2 179,02R 2 692,02
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Cape Town

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 377,11R 2 986,61
Cape TownBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 377,11R 2 986,61

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

About the Volkswagen Polo's consumption figure: The 5.3L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Comfortline (85kW). Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.

Note: WLTP combined cycle. 85kW variant sold in SA.

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