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

Petrol

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.

RouteFuelTotal
DurbanPort Shepstone

N2 · 1 toll

R 162,69R 203,69
PretoriaRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 162,69R 247,19
DurbanRichards Bay

N2 · 3 tolls

R 223,70R 321,20
JohannesburgRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 237,25R 321,75
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)East London

N2 · 0 tolls

R 406,72R 406,72
PretoriaZeerust (Botswana border)

N4 · 6 tolls

R 359,27R 546,77
Cape TownGeorge

N2 · 0 tolls

R 582,97R 582,97
JohannesburgeSwatini Border

N17 · 5 tolls

R 447,39R 600,39
PretoriaPolokwane

N1 · 4 tolls

R 393,16R 625,66
JohannesburgBloemfontein

N1 · 3 tolls

R 542,30R 739,80
JohannesburgNelspruit (Mbombela)

N4 · 3 tolls

R 488,07R 749,07
East LondonBloemfontein

N6 · 0 tolls

R 761,93R 761,93
Port ElizabethBloemfontein

N9, N1 · 0 tolls

R 901,57R 901,57
DurbanEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 949,02R 990,02
DurbanBloemfontein

N3 · 3 tolls

R 867,67R 1 054,17
PretoriaBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 6 tolls

R 704,98R 1 062,48
Cape TownPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 016,81R 1 089,80
JohannesburgDurban

N3 · 5 tolls

R 799,89R 1 147,39
PolokwaneBloemfontein

N1 · 7 tolls

R 935,46R 1 365,46
BloemfonteinPolokwane

N1 · 7 tolls

R 935,46R 1 365,46
DurbanPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 355,74R 1 396,74
BloemfonteinCape Town

N1 · 1 toll

R 1 355,74R 1 410,24
DurbanRustenburg

N3 · 10 tolls

R 988,33R 1 420,33
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Bloemfontein

N4, N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 030,36R 1 488,86
BloemfonteinNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 1 030,36R 1 488,86
Cape TownEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 423,53R 1 496,53
East LondonJohannesburg

N6, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 304,22R 1 501,72
Port ElizabethJohannesburg

N9, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 442,51R 1 640,01
DurbanPolokwane

N3 · 9 tolls

R 1 188,98R 1 768,98
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Bloemfontein

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 247,28R 1 802,28
BloemfonteinBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 247,28R 1 802,28
JohannesburgCape Town

N1 · 4 tolls

R 1 898,04R 2 150,04
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Durban

N1, N3 · 11 tolls

R 1 504,87R 2 209,87
DurbanBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N3, N1 · 11 tolls

R 1 504,87R 2 209,87
PolokwanePort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N1, N9 · 7 tolls

R 1 835,67R 2 265,67
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Polokwane

N9, N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 835,67R 2 265,67
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 930,57R 2 389,07
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Nelspruit (Mbombela)

N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 1 930,57R 2 389,07
Cape TownDurban

N2 · 2 tolls

R 2 345,43R 2 459,43
PolokwaneCape Town

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 291,20R 2 775,70
Cape TownPolokwane

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 291,20R 2 775,70
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Cape Town

N4, N1 · 7 tolls

R 2 386,10R 2 899,10
Cape TownNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 7 tolls

R 2 386,10R 2 899,10
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Cape Town

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 603,02R 3 212,52
Cape TownBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 603,02R 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.

Source: https://www.vw.co.za/en/models/polo.html