Volkswagen Polo Vivo road trip cost — South Africa
Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.4 Life (63kW) · 5.9L/100km combined
Fuel: R25.58/L inland 95 ULP (updated 2026-08-05) · Toll fees: 1 March 2026
Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.4 Life (63kW)
5.9L/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 181,11 | R 222,11 |
| Pretoria → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 181,11 | R 265,61 |
| Durban → Richards Bay N2 · 3 tolls | R 249,02 | R 346,52 |
| Johannesburg → Rustenburg N4 · 5 tolls | R 264,11 | R 348,61 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → East London N2 · 0 tolls | R 452,77 | R 452,77 |
| Pretoria → Zeerust (Botswana border) N4 · 6 tolls | R 399,94 | R 587,44 |
| Cape Town → George N2 · 0 tolls | R 648,96 | R 648,96 |
| Johannesburg → eSwatini Border N17 · 5 tolls | R 498,04 | R 651,04 |
| Pretoria → Polokwane N1 · 4 tolls | R 437,67 | R 670,17 |
| Johannesburg → Bloemfontein N1 · 3 tolls | R 603,69 | R 801,19 |
| Johannesburg → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N4 · 3 tolls | R 543,32 | R 804,32 |
| East London → Bloemfontein N6 · 0 tolls | R 848,18 | R 848,18 |
| Port Elizabeth → Bloemfontein N9, N1 · 0 tolls | R 1 003,63 | R 1 003,63 |
| Durban → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 056,45 | R 1 097,45 |
| Pretoria → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 6 tolls | R 784,79 | R 1 142,29 |
| Durban → Bloemfontein N3 · 3 tolls | R 965,90 | R 1 152,40 |
| Cape Town → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 131,92 | R 1 204,92 |
| Johannesburg → Durban N3 · 5 tolls | R 890,44 | R 1 237,94 |
| Polokwane → Bloemfontein N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 041,36 | R 1 471,36 |
| Bloemfontein → Polokwane N1 · 7 tolls | R 1 041,36 | R 1 471,36 |
| Durban → Rustenburg N3 · 10 tolls | R 1 100,22 | R 1 532,22 |
| Durban → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N2 · 1 toll | R 1 509,22 | R 1 550,22 |
| Bloemfontein → Cape Town N1 · 1 toll | R 1 509,22 | R 1 563,72 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Bloemfontein N4, N1 · 6 tolls | R 1 147,01 | R 1 605,51 |
| Bloemfontein → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 1 147,01 | R 1 605,51 |
| East London → Johannesburg N6, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 451,87 | R 1 649,37 |
| Cape Town → East London N2 · 1 toll | R 1 584,68 | R 1 657,68 |
| Port Elizabeth → Johannesburg N9, N1 · 3 tolls | R 1 605,81 | R 1 803,31 |
| Durban → Polokwane N3 · 9 tolls | R 1 323,59 | R 1 903,59 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Bloemfontein N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 388,48 | R 1 943,48 |
| Bloemfontein → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 9 tolls | R 1 388,48 | R 1 943,48 |
| Johannesburg → Cape Town N1 · 4 tolls | R 2 112,91 | R 2 364,91 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Durban N1, N3 · 11 tolls | R 1 675,23 | R 2 380,23 |
| Durban → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N3, N1 · 11 tolls | R 1 675,23 | R 2 380,23 |
| Polokwane → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N1, N9 · 7 tolls | R 2 043,48 | R 2 473,48 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Polokwane N9, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 043,48 | R 2 473,48 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls | R 2 149,13 | R 2 607,63 |
| Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls | R 2 149,13 | R 2 607,63 |
| Cape Town → Durban N2 · 2 tolls | R 2 610,95 | R 2 724,95 |
| Polokwane → Cape Town N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 550,58 | R 3 035,08 |
| Cape Town → Polokwane N1 · 8 tolls | R 2 550,58 | R 3 035,08 |
| Nelspruit (Mbombela) → Cape Town N4, N1 · 7 tolls | R 2 656,23 | R 3 169,23 |
| Cape Town → Nelspruit (Mbombela) N1, N4 · 7 tolls | R 2 656,23 | R 3 169,23 |
| Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) → Cape Town N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 897,70 | R 3 507,20 |
| Cape Town → Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border) N1 · 10 tolls | R 2 897,70 | R 3 507,20 |
Fuel at R25.58/L (inland 95 ULP, 2026-08-05) · Tolls at March 2026 SANRAL tariffs.
About the Volkswagen Polo Vivo's consumption figure: The 5.9L/100km figure is the manufacturer-published WLTP combined-cycle rating for the Volkswagen Polo Vivo 1.4 Life (63kW). Real-world highway consumption on long flat SA roads often comes in slightly lower than WLTP.
Note: Combined cycle. Best-selling car in SA. 63kW MPI variant.