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
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.
| Route | Fuel | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Durban → Port Shepstone N2 · 1 toll | R 165,39 | R 206,39 |
| Pretoria → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 165,39 | R 249,89 |
| Durban → Richards Bay N2 · 3 tolls | R 227,41 | R 324,91 |
| Johannesburg → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 241,19 | R 325,69 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → East London N2 · 0 tolls | R 413,47 | R 413,47 |
| Pretoria → Zeerust (Botswana border) N4 · 6 tolls | R 365,23 | R 552,73 |
| Cape Town → George N2 · 0 tolls | R 592,64 | R 592,64 |
| Johannesburg → eSwatini Border N17 · 5 tolls | R 454,82 | R 607,82 |
| Pretoria → Polokwane N1 · 4 tolls | R 399,69 | R 632,19 |
| Johannesburg → Bloemfontein N1 · 3 tolls | R 551,30 | R 748,80 |
| Johannesburg → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N4 · 3 tolls | R 496,17 | R 757,17 |
| East London → Bloemfontein N6 · 0 tolls | R 774,57 | R 774,57 |
| Port Elizabeth → Bloemfontein N9, N1 · 0 tolls | R 916,53 | R 916,53 |
| Durban → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 964,77 | R 1 005,77 |
| Durban → Bloemfontein N3 · 3 tolls | R 882,07 | R 1 068,57 |
| Pretoria → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 6 tolls | R 716,68 | R 1 074,18 |
| Cape Town → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 033,68 | R 1 106,68 |
| Johannesburg → Durban N3 · 5 tolls | R 813,16 | R 1 160,66 |
| Polokwane → Bloemfontein N1 · 7 tolls | R 950,99 | R 1 380,99 |
| Bloemfontein → Polokwane N1 · 7 tolls | R 950,99 | R 1 380,99 |
| Durban → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 378,24 | R 1 419,24 |
| Bloemfontein → Cape Town N1 · 1 toll | R 1 378,24 | R 1 432,74 |
| Durban → Rustenburg N3 · 10 tolls | R 1 004,74 | R 1 436,74 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Bloemfontein N4, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 047,46 | R 1 505,96 |
| Bloemfontein → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 047,46 | R 1 505,96 |
| Cape Town → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 447,15 | R 1 520,15 |
| East London → Johannesburg N6, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 325,87 | R 1 523,37 |
| Port Elizabeth → Johannesburg N9, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 466,45 | R 1 663,95 |
| Durban → Polokwane N3 · 9 tolls | R 1 208,72 | R 1 788,72 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Bloemfontein N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 267,98 | R 1 822,98 |
| Bloemfontein → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 267,98 | R 1 822,98 |
| Johannesburg → Cape Town N1 · 4 tolls | R 1 929,54 | R 2 181,54 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Durban N1, N3 · 11 tolls | R 1 529,85 | R 2 234,85 |
| Durban → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N3, N1 · 11 tolls | R 1 529,85 | R 2 234,85 |
| Polokwane → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N1, N9 · 7 tolls | R 1 866,14 | R 2 296,14 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Polokwane N9, N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 866,14 | R 2 296,14 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 962,61 | R 2 421,11 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 962,61 | R 2 421,11 |
| Cape Town → Durban N2 · 2 tolls | R 2 384,36 | R 2 498,36 |
| Polokwane → Cape Town N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 329,23 | R 2 813,73 |
| Cape Town → Polokwane N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 329,23 | R 2 813,73 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Cape Town N4, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 425,70 | R 2 938,70 |
| Cape Town → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 7 tolls | R 2 425,70 | R 2 938,70 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Cape Town N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 646,22 | R 3 255,72 |
| Cape Town → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 646,22 | R 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.