Volkswagen Golf GTI road trip cost — South Africa

Volkswagen Golf GTI Golf GTI Mk8 (2.0 TSI, 180kW) · 7.8L/100km combined

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

Petrol

Volkswagen Golf GTI Golf GTI Mk8 (2.0 TSI, 180kW)

7.8L/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 239,43R 280,43
PretoriaRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 239,43R 323,93
DurbanRichards Bay

N2 · 3 tolls

R 329,21R 426,71
JohannesburgRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 349,17R 433,67
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)East London

N2 · 0 tolls

R 598,57R 598,57
PretoriaZeerust (Botswana border)

N4 · 6 tolls

R 528,74R 716,24
PretoriaPolokwane

N1 · 4 tolls

R 578,62R 811,12
JohannesburgeSwatini Border

N17 · 5 tolls

R 658,43R 811,43
Cape TownGeorge

N2 · 0 tolls

R 857,95R 857,95
JohannesburgNelspruit (Mbombela)

N4 · 3 tolls

R 718,29R 979,29
JohannesburgBloemfontein

N1 · 3 tolls

R 798,10R 995,60
East LondonBloemfontein

N6 · 0 tolls

R 1 121,32R 1 121,32
Port ElizabethBloemfontein

N9, N1 · 0 tolls

R 1 326,83R 1 326,83
PretoriaBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 037,52R 1 395,02
DurbanEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 396,67R 1 437,67
DurbanBloemfontein

N3 · 3 tolls

R 1 276,95R 1 463,45
JohannesburgDurban

N3 · 5 tolls

R 1 177,19R 1 524,69
Cape TownPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 496,43R 1 569,43
PolokwaneBloemfontein

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 376,72R 1 806,72
BloemfonteinPolokwane

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 376,72R 1 806,72
DurbanRustenburg

N3 · 10 tolls

R 1 454,53R 1 886,53
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Bloemfontein

N4, N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 516,38R 1 974,88
BloemfonteinNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 1 516,38R 1 974,88
DurbanPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 995,24R 2 036,24
BloemfonteinCape Town

N1 · 1 toll

R 1 995,24R 2 049,74
East LondonJohannesburg

N6, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 919,42R 2 116,92
Cape TownEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 2 095,00R 2 168,00
Port ElizabethJohannesburg

N9, N1 · 3 tolls

R 2 122,94R 2 320,44
DurbanPolokwane

N3 · 9 tolls

R 1 749,83R 2 329,83
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Bloemfontein

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 835,62R 2 390,62
BloemfonteinBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 835,62R 2 390,62
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Durban

N1, N3 · 11 tolls

R 2 214,72R 2 919,72
DurbanBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N3, N1 · 11 tolls

R 2 214,72R 2 919,72
JohannesburgCape Town

N1 · 4 tolls

R 2 793,34R 3 045,34
PolokwanePort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N1, N9 · 7 tolls

R 2 701,55R 3 131,55
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Polokwane

N9, N1 · 7 tolls

R 2 701,55R 3 131,55
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls

R 2 841,22R 3 299,72
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Nelspruit (Mbombela)

N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 2 841,22R 3 299,72
Cape TownDurban

N2 · 2 tolls

R 3 451,77R 3 565,77
PolokwaneCape Town

N1 · 8 tolls

R 3 371,96R 3 856,46
Cape TownPolokwane

N1 · 8 tolls

R 3 371,96R 3 856,46
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Cape Town

N4, N1 · 7 tolls

R 3 511,62R 4 024,62
Cape TownNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 7 tolls

R 3 511,62R 4 024,62
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Cape Town

N1 · 10 tolls

R 3 830,86R 4 440,36
Cape TownBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 10 tolls

R 3 830,86R 4 440,36

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

About the Volkswagen Golf GTI's consumption figure: The 7.8L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the Volkswagen Golf GTI Golf GTI Mk8 (2.0 TSI, 180kW). Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.

Note: WLTP combined cycle.

Source: https://www.vw.co.za/en/models/golf/golf-gti.html