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
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.
| Route | Fuel | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Durban → Port Shepstone N2 · 1 toll | R 239,43 | R 280,43 |
| Pretoria → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 239,43 | R 323,93 |
| Durban → Richards Bay N2 · 3 tolls | R 329,21 | R 426,71 |
| Johannesburg → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 349,17 | R 433,67 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → East London N2 · 0 tolls | R 598,57 | R 598,57 |
| Pretoria → Zeerust (Botswana border) N4 · 6 tolls | R 528,74 | R 716,24 |
| Pretoria → Polokwane N1 · 4 tolls | R 578,62 | R 811,12 |
| Johannesburg → eSwatini Border N17 · 5 tolls | R 658,43 | R 811,43 |
| Cape Town → George N2 · 0 tolls | R 857,95 | R 857,95 |
| Johannesburg → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N4 · 3 tolls | R 718,29 | R 979,29 |
| Johannesburg → Bloemfontein N1 · 3 tolls | R 798,10 | R 995,60 |
| East London → Bloemfontein N6 · 0 tolls | R 1 121,32 | R 1 121,32 |
| Port Elizabeth → Bloemfontein N9, N1 · 0 tolls | R 1 326,83 | R 1 326,83 |
| Pretoria → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 037,52 | R 1 395,02 |
| Durban → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 396,67 | R 1 437,67 |
| Durban → Bloemfontein N3 · 3 tolls | R 1 276,95 | R 1 463,45 |
| Johannesburg → Durban N3 · 5 tolls | R 1 177,19 | R 1 524,69 |
| Cape Town → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 496,43 | R 1 569,43 |
| Polokwane → Bloemfontein N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 376,72 | R 1 806,72 |
| Bloemfontein → Polokwane N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 376,72 | R 1 806,72 |
| Durban → Rustenburg N3 · 10 tolls | R 1 454,53 | R 1 886,53 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Bloemfontein N4, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 516,38 | R 1 974,88 |
| Bloemfontein → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 516,38 | R 1 974,88 |
| Durban → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 995,24 | R 2 036,24 |
| Bloemfontein → Cape Town N1 · 1 toll | R 1 995,24 | R 2 049,74 |
| East London → Johannesburg N6, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 919,42 | R 2 116,92 |
| Cape Town → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 2 095,00 | R 2 168,00 |
| Port Elizabeth → Johannesburg N9, N1 · 3 tolls | R 2 122,94 | R 2 320,44 |
| Durban → Polokwane N3 · 9 tolls | R 1 749,83 | R 2 329,83 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Bloemfontein N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 835,62 | R 2 390,62 |
| Bloemfontein → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 835,62 | R 2 390,62 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Durban N1, N3 · 11 tolls | R 2 214,72 | R 2 919,72 |
| Durban → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N3, N1 · 11 tolls | R 2 214,72 | R 2 919,72 |
| Johannesburg → Cape Town N1 · 4 tolls | R 2 793,34 | R 3 045,34 |
| Polokwane → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N1, N9 · 7 tolls | R 2 701,55 | R 3 131,55 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Polokwane N9, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 701,55 | R 3 131,55 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls | R 2 841,22 | R 3 299,72 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 2 841,22 | R 3 299,72 |
| Cape Town → Durban N2 · 2 tolls | R 3 451,77 | R 3 565,77 |
| Polokwane → Cape Town N1 · 8 tolls | R 3 371,96 | R 3 856,46 |
| Cape Town → Polokwane N1 · 8 tolls | R 3 371,96 | R 3 856,46 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Cape Town N4, N1 · 7 tolls | R 3 511,62 | R 4 024,62 |
| Cape Town → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 7 tolls | R 3 511,62 | R 4 024,62 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Cape Town N1 · 10 tolls | R 3 830,86 | R 4 440,36 |
| Cape Town → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 10 tolls | R 3 830,86 | R 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.