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
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.
| Route | Fuel | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Durban → Port Shepstone N2 · 1 toll | R 148,57 | R 189,57 |
| Pretoria → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 148,57 | R 233,07 |
| Johannesburg → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 216,66 | R 301,16 |
| Durban → Richards Bay N2 · 3 tolls | R 204,28 | R 301,78 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → East London N2 · 0 tolls | R 371,42 | R 371,42 |
| Pretoria → Zeerust (Botswana border) N4 · 6 tolls | R 328,09 | R 515,59 |
| Cape Town → George N2 · 0 tolls | R 532,37 | R 532,37 |
| Johannesburg → eSwatini Border N17 · 5 tolls | R 408,57 | R 561,57 |
| Pretoria → Polokwane N1 · 4 tolls | R 359,04 | R 591,54 |
| Johannesburg → Bloemfontein N1 · 3 tolls | R 495,23 | R 692,73 |
| East London → Bloemfontein N6 · 0 tolls | R 695,80 | R 695,80 |
| Johannesburg → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N4 · 3 tolls | R 445,71 | R 706,71 |
| Port Elizabeth → Bloemfontein N9, N1 · 0 tolls | R 823,32 | R 823,32 |
| Durban → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 866,66 | R 907,66 |
| Durban → Bloemfontein N3 · 3 tolls | R 792,37 | R 978,87 |
| Pretoria → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 6 tolls | R 643,80 | R 1 001,30 |
| Cape Town → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 928,56 | R 1 001,56 |
| Johannesburg → Durban N3 · 5 tolls | R 730,47 | R 1 077,97 |
| Durban → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 238,08 | R 1 279,08 |
| Polokwane → Bloemfontein N1 · 7 tolls | R 854,28 | R 1 284,28 |
| Bloemfontein → Polokwane N1 · 7 tolls | R 854,28 | R 1 284,28 |
| Bloemfontein → Cape Town N1 · 1 toll | R 1 238,08 | R 1 292,58 |
| Durban → Rustenburg N3 · 10 tolls | R 902,56 | R 1 334,56 |
| Cape Town → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 299,98 | R 1 372,98 |
| East London → Johannesburg N6, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 191,03 | R 1 388,53 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Bloemfontein N4, N1 · 6 tolls | R 940,94 | R 1 399,44 |
| Bloemfontein → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 940,94 | R 1 399,44 |
| Port Elizabeth → Johannesburg N9, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 317,32 | R 1 514,82 |
| Durban → Polokwane N3 · 9 tolls | R 1 085,80 | R 1 665,80 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Bloemfontein N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 139,03 | R 1 694,03 |
| Bloemfontein → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 139,03 | R 1 694,03 |
| Johannesburg → Cape Town N1 · 4 tolls | R 1 733,31 | R 1 985,31 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Durban N1, N3 · 11 tolls | R 1 374,27 | R 2 079,27 |
| Durban → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N3, N1 · 11 tolls | R 1 374,27 | R 2 079,27 |
| Polokwane → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N1, N9 · 7 tolls | R 1 676,36 | R 2 106,36 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Polokwane N9, N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 676,36 | R 2 106,36 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 763,03 | R 2 221,53 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 763,03 | R 2 221,53 |
| Cape Town → Durban N2 · 2 tolls | R 2 141,88 | R 2 255,88 |
| Polokwane → Cape Town N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 092,36 | R 2 576,86 |
| Cape Town → Polokwane N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 092,36 | R 2 576,86 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Cape Town N4, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 179,02 | R 2 692,02 |
| Cape Town → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 7 tolls | R 2 179,02 | R 2 692,02 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Cape Town N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 377,11 | R 2 986,61 |
| Cape Town → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 377,11 | R 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.