Volkswagen Golf 8 road trip cost — South Africa
Volkswagen Golf 8 1.5 TSI Life (110kW) · 6.4L/100km combined
Fuel: R25.58/L inland 95 ULP (updated 2026-08-05) · Toll fees: 1 March 2026
Volkswagen Golf 8 1.5 TSI Life (110kW)
6.4L/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.
| Route | Fuel | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Durban → Port Shepstone N2 · 1 toll | R 196,45 | R 237,45 |
| Pretoria → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 196,45 | R 280,95 |
| Durban → Richards Bay N2 · 3 tolls | R 270,12 | R 367,62 |
| Johannesburg → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 286,50 | R 371,00 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → East London N2 · 0 tolls | R 491,14 | R 491,14 |
| Pretoria → Zeerust (Botswana border) N4 · 6 tolls | R 433,84 | R 621,34 |
| Johannesburg → eSwatini Border N17 · 5 tolls | R 540,25 | R 693,25 |
| Cape Town → George N2 · 0 tolls | R 703,96 | R 703,96 |
| Pretoria → Polokwane N1 · 4 tolls | R 474,76 | R 707,26 |
| Johannesburg → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N4 · 3 tolls | R 589,36 | R 850,36 |
| Johannesburg → Bloemfontein N1 · 3 tolls | R 654,85 | R 852,35 |
| East London → Bloemfontein N6 · 0 tolls | R 920,06 | R 920,06 |
| Port Elizabeth → Bloemfontein N9, N1 · 0 tolls | R 1 088,68 | R 1 088,68 |
| Durban → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 145,98 | R 1 186,98 |
| Pretoria → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 6 tolls | R 851,30 | R 1 208,80 |
| Durban → Bloemfontein N3 · 3 tolls | R 1 047,76 | R 1 234,26 |
| Cape Town → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 227,84 | R 1 300,84 |
| Johannesburg → Durban N3 · 5 tolls | R 965,90 | R 1 313,40 |
| Polokwane → Bloemfontein N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 129,61 | R 1 559,61 |
| Bloemfontein → Polokwane N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 129,61 | R 1 559,61 |
| Durban → Rustenburg N3 · 10 tolls | R 1 193,46 | R 1 625,46 |
| Durban → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 637,12 | R 1 678,12 |
| Bloemfontein → Cape Town N1 · 1 toll | R 1 637,12 | R 1 691,62 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Bloemfontein N4, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 244,21 | R 1 702,71 |
| Bloemfontein → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 244,21 | R 1 702,71 |
| East London → Johannesburg N6, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 574,91 | R 1 772,41 |
| Cape Town → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 718,98 | R 1 791,98 |
| Port Elizabeth → Johannesburg N9, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 741,90 | R 1 939,40 |
| Durban → Polokwane N3 · 9 tolls | R 1 435,75 | R 2 015,75 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Bloemfontein N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 506,15 | R 2 061,15 |
| Bloemfontein → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 506,15 | R 2 061,15 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Durban N1, N3 · 11 tolls | R 1 817,20 | R 2 522,20 |
| Durban → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N3, N1 · 11 tolls | R 1 817,20 | R 2 522,20 |
| Johannesburg → Cape Town N1 · 4 tolls | R 2 291,97 | R 2 543,97 |
| Polokwane → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N1, N9 · 7 tolls | R 2 216,66 | R 2 646,66 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Polokwane N9, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 216,66 | R 2 646,66 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls | R 2 331,26 | R 2 789,76 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 2 331,26 | R 2 789,76 |
| Cape Town → Durban N2 · 2 tolls | R 2 832,22 | R 2 946,22 |
| Polokwane → Cape Town N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 766,73 | R 3 251,23 |
| Cape Town → Polokwane N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 766,73 | R 3 251,23 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Cape Town N4, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 881,33 | R 3 394,33 |
| Cape Town → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 7 tolls | R 2 881,33 | R 3 394,33 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Cape Town N1 · 10 tolls | R 3 143,27 | R 3 752,77 |
| Cape Town → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 10 tolls | R 3 143,27 | R 3 752,77 |
Fuel at R25.58/L (inland 95 ULP, 2026-08-05) · Tolls at March 2026 SANRAL tariffs.
About the Volkswagen Golf 8's consumption figure: The 6.4L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the Volkswagen Golf 8 1.5 TSI Life (110kW). Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.
Note: WLTP combined cycle.