BMW M3 road trip cost — South Africa

BMW M3 M3 Competition (3.0 twin-turbo, 375kW) · 10.4L/100km combined

Fuel: R25.58/L inland 95 ULP (updated 2026-08-05) · Toll fees: 1 March 2026

Petrol

BMW M3 M3 Competition (3.0 twin-turbo, 375kW)

10.4L/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 319,24R 360,24
PretoriaRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 319,24R 403,74
DurbanRichards Bay

N2 · 3 tolls

R 438,95R 536,45
JohannesburgRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 465,56R 550,06
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)East London

N2 · 0 tolls

R 798,10R 798,10
PretoriaZeerust (Botswana border)

N4 · 6 tolls

R 704,98R 892,48
PretoriaPolokwane

N1 · 4 tolls

R 771,49R 1 003,99
JohannesburgeSwatini Border

N17 · 5 tolls

R 877,91R 1 030,91
Cape TownGeorge

N2 · 0 tolls

R 1 143,94R 1 143,94
JohannesburgNelspruit (Mbombela)

N4 · 3 tolls

R 957,72R 1 218,72
JohannesburgBloemfontein

N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 064,13R 1 261,63
East LondonBloemfontein

N6 · 0 tolls

R 1 495,10R 1 495,10
PretoriaBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 383,37R 1 740,87
Port ElizabethBloemfontein

N9, N1 · 0 tolls

R 1 769,11R 1 769,11
DurbanBloemfontein

N3 · 3 tolls

R 1 702,60R 1 889,10
DurbanEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 862,22R 1 903,22
JohannesburgDurban

N3 · 5 tolls

R 1 569,59R 1 917,09
Cape TownPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 995,24R 2 068,24
PolokwaneBloemfontein

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 835,62R 2 265,62
BloemfonteinPolokwane

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 835,62R 2 265,62
DurbanRustenburg

N3 · 10 tolls

R 1 939,37R 2 371,37
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Bloemfontein

N4, N1 · 6 tolls

R 2 021,84R 2 480,34
BloemfonteinNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 2 021,84R 2 480,34
DurbanPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 2 660,32R 2 701,32
BloemfonteinCape Town

N1 · 1 toll

R 2 660,32R 2 714,82
East LondonJohannesburg

N6, N1 · 3 tolls

R 2 559,23R 2 756,73
Cape TownEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 2 793,34R 2 866,34
DurbanPolokwane

N3 · 9 tolls

R 2 333,10R 2 913,10
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Bloemfontein

N1 · 9 tolls

R 2 447,49R 3 002,49
BloemfonteinBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 9 tolls

R 2 447,49R 3 002,49
Port ElizabethJohannesburg

N9, N1 · 3 tolls

R 2 830,58R 3 028,08
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Durban

N1, N3 · 11 tolls

R 2 952,96R 3 657,96
DurbanBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N3, N1 · 11 tolls

R 2 952,96R 3 657,96
JohannesburgCape Town

N1 · 4 tolls

R 3 724,45R 3 976,45
PolokwanePort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N1, N9 · 7 tolls

R 3 602,07R 4 032,07
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Polokwane

N9, N1 · 7 tolls

R 3 602,07R 4 032,07
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls

R 3 788,30R 4 246,80
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Nelspruit (Mbombela)

N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 3 788,30R 4 246,80
Cape TownDurban

N2 · 2 tolls

R 4 602,35R 4 716,35
PolokwaneCape Town

N1 · 8 tolls

R 4 495,94R 4 980,44
Cape TownPolokwane

N1 · 8 tolls

R 4 495,94R 4 980,44
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Cape Town

N4, N1 · 7 tolls

R 4 682,16R 5 195,16
Cape TownNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 7 tolls

R 4 682,16R 5 195,16
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Cape Town

N1 · 10 tolls

R 5 107,81R 5 717,31
Cape TownBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 10 tolls

R 5 107,81R 5 717,31

Fuel at R25.58/L (inland 95 ULP, 2026-08-05) · Tolls at March 2026 SANRAL tariffs.

About the BMW M3's consumption figure: The 10.4L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the BMW M3 M3 Competition (3.0 twin-turbo, 375kW). Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.

Note: WLTP combined cycle. G80 generation.

Source: https://www.bmw.co.za/en/all-models/bmw-m/m3/2020/bmw-m3-sedan.html