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

Petrol

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.

RouteFuelTotal
DurbanPort Shepstone

N2 · 1 toll

R 181,11R 222,11
PretoriaRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 181,11R 265,61
DurbanRichards Bay

N2 · 3 tolls

R 249,02R 346,52
JohannesburgRustenburg

N4 · 5 tolls

R 264,11R 348,61
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)East London

N2 · 0 tolls

R 452,77R 452,77
PretoriaZeerust (Botswana border)

N4 · 6 tolls

R 399,94R 587,44
Cape TownGeorge

N2 · 0 tolls

R 648,96R 648,96
JohannesburgeSwatini Border

N17 · 5 tolls

R 498,04R 651,04
PretoriaPolokwane

N1 · 4 tolls

R 437,67R 670,17
JohannesburgBloemfontein

N1 · 3 tolls

R 603,69R 801,19
JohannesburgNelspruit (Mbombela)

N4 · 3 tolls

R 543,32R 804,32
East LondonBloemfontein

N6 · 0 tolls

R 848,18R 848,18
Port ElizabethBloemfontein

N9, N1 · 0 tolls

R 1 003,63R 1 003,63
DurbanEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 056,45R 1 097,45
PretoriaBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 6 tolls

R 784,79R 1 142,29
DurbanBloemfontein

N3 · 3 tolls

R 965,90R 1 152,40
Cape TownPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 131,92R 1 204,92
JohannesburgDurban

N3 · 5 tolls

R 890,44R 1 237,94
PolokwaneBloemfontein

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 041,36R 1 471,36
BloemfonteinPolokwane

N1 · 7 tolls

R 1 041,36R 1 471,36
DurbanRustenburg

N3 · 10 tolls

R 1 100,22R 1 532,22
DurbanPort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 509,22R 1 550,22
BloemfonteinCape Town

N1 · 1 toll

R 1 509,22R 1 563,72
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Bloemfontein

N4, N1 · 6 tolls

R 1 147,01R 1 605,51
BloemfonteinNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 1 147,01R 1 605,51
East LondonJohannesburg

N6, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 451,87R 1 649,37
Cape TownEast London

N2 · 1 toll

R 1 584,68R 1 657,68
Port ElizabethJohannesburg

N9, N1 · 3 tolls

R 1 605,81R 1 803,31
DurbanPolokwane

N3 · 9 tolls

R 1 323,59R 1 903,59
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Bloemfontein

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 388,48R 1 943,48
BloemfonteinBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 9 tolls

R 1 388,48R 1 943,48
JohannesburgCape Town

N1 · 4 tolls

R 2 112,91R 2 364,91
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Durban

N1, N3 · 11 tolls

R 1 675,23R 2 380,23
DurbanBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N3, N1 · 11 tolls

R 1 675,23R 2 380,23
PolokwanePort Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N1, N9 · 7 tolls

R 2 043,48R 2 473,48
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Polokwane

N9, N1 · 7 tolls

R 2 043,48R 2 473,48
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)

N4, N9, N1 · 6 tolls

R 2 149,13R 2 607,63
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha)Nelspruit (Mbombela)

N9, N1, N4 · 6 tolls

R 2 149,13R 2 607,63
Cape TownDurban

N2 · 2 tolls

R 2 610,95R 2 724,95
PolokwaneCape Town

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 550,58R 3 035,08
Cape TownPolokwane

N1 · 8 tolls

R 2 550,58R 3 035,08
Nelspruit (Mbombela)Cape Town

N4, N1 · 7 tolls

R 2 656,23R 3 169,23
Cape TownNelspruit (Mbombela)

N1, N4 · 7 tolls

R 2 656,23R 3 169,23
Beit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)Cape Town

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 897,70R 3 507,20
Cape TownBeit Bridge (Zimbabwe border)

N1 · 10 tolls

R 2 897,70R 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.

Source: https://www.vw.co.za/content/dam/onehub_pkw/importers/za/brochures/pv/2023-pv-desktop-brochure/polo_vivo_specsheet.pdf