Volkswagen Polo road trip cost — South Africa
Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Comfortline (85kW) · 5.3L/100km combined
Fuel: R25.58/L inland 95 ULP (updated 2026-08-05) · Toll fees: 1 March 2026
Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Comfortline (85kW)
5.3L/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 162,69 | R 203,69 |
| Pretoria → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 162,69 | R 247,19 |
| Durban → Richards Bay N2 · 3 tolls | R 223,70 | R 321,20 |
| Johannesburg → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 237,25 | R 321,75 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → East London N2 · 0 tolls | R 406,72 | R 406,72 |
| Pretoria → Zeerust (Botswana border) N4 · 6 tolls | R 359,27 | R 546,77 |
| Cape Town → George N2 · 0 tolls | R 582,97 | R 582,97 |
| Johannesburg → eSwatini Border N17 · 5 tolls | R 447,39 | R 600,39 |
| Pretoria → Polokwane N1 · 4 tolls | R 393,16 | R 625,66 |
| Johannesburg → Bloemfontein N1 · 3 tolls | R 542,30 | R 739,80 |
| Johannesburg → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N4 · 3 tolls | R 488,07 | R 749,07 |
| East London → Bloemfontein N6 · 0 tolls | R 761,93 | R 761,93 |
| Port Elizabeth → Bloemfontein N9, N1 · 0 tolls | R 901,57 | R 901,57 |
| Durban → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 949,02 | R 990,02 |
| Durban → Bloemfontein N3 · 3 tolls | R 867,67 | R 1 054,17 |
| Pretoria → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 6 tolls | R 704,98 | R 1 062,48 |
| Cape Town → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 016,81 | R 1 089,80 |
| Johannesburg → Durban N3 · 5 tolls | R 799,89 | R 1 147,39 |
| Polokwane → Bloemfontein N1 · 7 tolls | R 935,46 | R 1 365,46 |
| Bloemfontein → Polokwane N1 · 7 tolls | R 935,46 | R 1 365,46 |
| Durban → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 355,74 | R 1 396,74 |
| Bloemfontein → Cape Town N1 · 1 toll | R 1 355,74 | R 1 410,24 |
| Durban → Rustenburg N3 · 10 tolls | R 988,33 | R 1 420,33 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Bloemfontein N4, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 030,36 | R 1 488,86 |
| Bloemfontein → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 030,36 | R 1 488,86 |
| Cape Town → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 423,53 | R 1 496,53 |
| East London → Johannesburg N6, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 304,22 | R 1 501,72 |
| Port Elizabeth → Johannesburg N9, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 442,51 | R 1 640,01 |
| Durban → Polokwane N3 · 9 tolls | R 1 188,98 | R 1 768,98 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Bloemfontein N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 247,28 | R 1 802,28 |
| Bloemfontein → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 247,28 | R 1 802,28 |
| Johannesburg → Cape Town N1 · 4 tolls | R 1 898,04 | R 2 150,04 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Durban N1, N3 · 11 tolls | R 1 504,87 | R 2 209,87 |
| Durban → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N3, N1 · 11 tolls | R 1 504,87 | R 2 209,87 |
| Polokwane → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N1, N9 · 7 tolls | R 1 835,67 | R 2 265,67 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Polokwane N9, N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 835,67 | R 2 265,67 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 930,57 | R 2 389,07 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 930,57 | R 2 389,07 |
| Cape Town → Durban N2 · 2 tolls | R 2 345,43 | R 2 459,43 |
| Polokwane → Cape Town N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 291,20 | R 2 775,70 |
| Cape Town → Polokwane N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 291,20 | R 2 775,70 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Cape Town N4, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 386,10 | R 2 899,10 |
| Cape Town → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 7 tolls | R 2 386,10 | R 2 899,10 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Cape Town N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 603,02 | R 3 212,52 |
| Cape Town → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 603,02 | R 3 212,52 |
Fuel at R25.58/L (inland 95 ULP, 2026-08-05) · Tolls at March 2026 SANRAL tariffs.
About the Volkswagen Polo's consumption figure: The 5.3L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI Comfortline (85kW). Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.
Note: WLTP combined cycle. 85kW variant sold in SA.