Volkswagen Polo Vivo road trip cost — South Africa

Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.4 Life (63kW) · 5.9L/100km combined

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

Petrol

Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.4 Life (63kW)

5.9L/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 165,39R 206,39
PretoriaRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 165,39R 249,89
DurbanRichards Bay

N2 · 3 tolls

R 227,41R 324,91
JohannesburgRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 241,19R 325,69
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)East London

N2 · 0 tolls

R 413,47R 413,47
PretoriaZeerust (Botswana border)

N4 · 6 tolls

R 365,23R 552,73
Cape TownGeorge

N2 · 0 tolls

R 592,64R 592,64
JohannesburgeSwatini Border

N17 · 5 tolls

R 454,82R 607,82
PretoriaPolokwane

N1 · 4 tolls

R 399,69R 632,19
JohannesburgBloemfontein

N1 · 3 tolls

R 551,30R 748,80
JohannesburgNelspruit (Mbombela)

N4 · 3 tolls

R 496,17R 757,17
East LondonBloemfontein

N6 · 0 tolls

R 774,57R 774,57
Port ElizabethBloemfontein

N9, N1 · 0 tolls

R 916,53R 916,53
DurbanEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 964,77R 1 005,77
DurbanBloemfontein

N3 · 3 tolls

R 882,07R 1 068,57
PretoriaBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 6 tolls

R 716,68R 1 074,18
Cape TownPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 033,68R 1 106,68
JohannesburgDurban

N3 · 5 tolls

R 813,16R 1 160,66
PolokwaneBloemfontein

N1 · 7 tolls

R 950,99R 1 380,99
BloemfonteinPolokwane

N1 · 7 tolls

R 950,99R 1 380,99
DurbanPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 378,24R 1 419,24
BloemfonteinCape Town

N1 · 1 toll

R 1 378,24R 1 432,74
DurbanRustenburg

N3 · 10 tolls

R 1 004,74R 1 436,74
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Bloemfontein

N4, N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 047,46R 1 505,96
BloemfonteinNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 1 047,46R 1 505,96
Cape TownEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 447,15R 1 520,15
East LondonJohannesburg

N6, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 325,87R 1 523,37
Port ElizabethJohannesburg

N9, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 466,45R 1 663,95
DurbanPolokwane

N3 · 9 tolls

R 1 208,72R 1 788,72
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Bloemfontein

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 267,98R 1 822,98
BloemfonteinBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 267,98R 1 822,98
JohannesburgCape Town

N1 · 4 tolls

R 1 929,54R 2 181,54
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Durban

N1, N3 · 11 tolls

R 1 529,85R 2 234,85
DurbanBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N3, N1 · 11 tolls

R 1 529,85R 2 234,85
PolokwanePort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N1, N9 · 7 tolls

R 1 866,14R 2 296,14
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Polokwane

N9, N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 866,14R 2 296,14
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 962,61R 2 421,11
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Nelspruit (Mbombela)

N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 1 962,61R 2 421,11
Cape TownDurban

N2 · 2 tolls

R 2 384,36R 2 498,36
PolokwaneCape Town

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 329,23R 2 813,73
Cape TownPolokwane

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 329,23R 2 813,73
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Cape Town

N4, N1 · 7 tolls

R 2 425,70R 2 938,70
Cape TownNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 7 tolls

R 2 425,70R 2 938,70
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Cape Town

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 646,22R 3 255,72
Cape TownBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 646,22R 3 255,72

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

About the Volkswagen Polo Vivo's consumption figure: The 5.9L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.4 Life (63kW). Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.

Note: Combined cycle. Best-selling car in SA. 63kW MPI variant.

Source: https://www.vw.co.za/content/dam/onehub_pkw/importers/za/brochures/pv/2023-pv-desktop-brochure/polo_vivo_specsheet.pdf