Those traveling long distances this holiday season can expect to pay for a number of tolls on South Africa’s major roads.
The AA found that the trip for a Class 1 vehicle (all light vehicles) from Pretoria/Johannesburg to Durban would cost a traveller R204.50 one way. A trip made from Pretoria/Johannesburg to Cape Town would set you back R148.00 in the same vehicle.
Those heading to the Kruger National Park from Pretoria/Johannesburg can expect to pay R212.00.
If your route is not included on this list, you can use Drive South Africa’s official toll calculator here.
Alternatively you can find the updated individual toll fees (effective as of March 2016) here.
You can find a calculation of the most popular toll routes below:
Johannesburg/Pretoria to Beaufort West
|
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
| Grasmere |
R16.00 |
R48.00 |
R56.00 |
R74.00 |
| Vaal |
R54.00 |
R101.00 |
R122.00 |
R162.00 |
| Verkeerdevlei |
R46.00 |
R92.00 |
R139.00 |
R195.00 |
| Total Cost |
R116.00 |
R241.00 |
R317.00 |
R431.00 |
Johannesburg/Pretoria via Polokwane to Beitbridge
|
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
| Baobab |
R36.00 |
R99.00 |
R136.00 |
R164.00 |
| Capricorn |
R37.00 |
R103.00 |
R120.00 |
R151.00 |
| Nyl |
R47.00 |
R88.00 |
R106.00 |
R142.00 |
| Kranskop |
R36.00 |
R92.00 |
R124.00 |
R151.00 |
| Carousel |
R45.00 |
R121.00 |
R133.00 |
R154.00 |
| Pumalani |
R9.50 |
R24.50 |
R28.00 |
R34.00 |
| Total Cost |
R210.50 |
R527.50 |
R647.00 |
R796.00 |
Johannesburg/Pretoria to Bloemfontein/Kimberly
|
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
| Grasmere |
R16.00 |
R48.00 |
R56.00 |
R74.00 |
| Vaal |
R54.00 |
R101.00 |
R122.00 |
R162.00 |
| Verkeerdevlei |
R46.00 |
R92.00 |
R139.00 |
R195.00 |
| Total Cost |
R116.00 |
R241.00 |
R317.00 |
R431.00 |
Johannesburg/Pretoria to Cape Town
|
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
| Grasmere |
R16.00 |
R48.00 |
R56.00 |
R74.00 |
| Vaal |
R54.00 |
R101.00 |
R122.00 |
R162.00 |
| Verkeerdevlei |
R46.00 |
R92.00 |
R139.00 |
R195.00 |
| Huguenot |
R32.00 |
R89.00 |
R139.00 |
R225.00 |
| Total Cost |
R148.00 |
R330.00 |
R456.00 |
R656.00 |
Johannesburg/Pretoria to Durban
|
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
| N3 De Hoek |
R40.00 |
R62.00 |
R95.00 |
R136.00 |
| N3 Wilge |
R55.00 |
R95.00 |
R127.00 |
R180.00 |
| N3 Tugela |
R59.00 |
R98.00 |
R154.00 |
R213.00 |
| N3 Mooi River |
R41.00 |
R101.00 |
R142.00 |
R192.00 |
| N3 Mariannhill |
R9.50 |
R18.00 |
R22.00 |
R34.00 |
| Total Cost |
R204.50 |
R374.00 |
R540.00 |
R755.00 |
Johannesburg/Pretoria to Kruger National Park/Maputo
|
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
| Nkomazi |
R57.00 |
R115.00 |
R167.00 |
R240.00 |
| Machado |
R75.00 |
R208.00 |
R303.00 |
R432.00 |
| Middelburg |
R50.00 |
R108.00 |
R165.00 |
R216.00 |
| Diamond Hill |
R30.00 |
R42.00 |
R79.00 |
R131.00 |
| Total Cost |
R212.00 |
R473.00 |
R714.00 |
R1019.00 |
Johannesburg/Pretoria to Port Elizabeth
|
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
| Grasmere |
R16.00 |
R48.00 |
R56.00 |
R74.00 |
| Vaal |
R54.00 |
R101.00 |
R122.00 |
R162.00 |
| Verkeerdevlei |
R46.00 |
R92.00 |
R139.00 |
R195.00 |
| Huguenot |
R32.00 |
R89.00 |
R139.00 |
R225.00 |
| Total Cost |
R148.00 |
R330.00 |
R456.00 |
R656.00 |
Johannesburg to Sun City via Rustenburg
|
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
| Marikana |
R18.00 |
R43.00 |
R48.00 |
R57.00 |
| Total Costs |
R18.00 |
R43.00 |
R48.00 |
R57.00 |
Cape Town to Durban
|
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
| Oribi Main |
R24.00 |
R43.00 |
R59.00 |
R96.00 |
| Oribi Ramp (S) |
R11.00 |
R20.00 |
R27.00 |
R43.00 |
| Oribi Ramp (N) |
R13.00 |
R23.00 |
R32.00 |
R59.00 |
| Tsitsikamma |
R43.00 |
R108.00 |
R258.00 |
R364.00 |
| Total Costs |
R91.00 |
R194.00 |
R376.00 |
R562.00 |
Cape Town to Port Elizabeth
|
Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
| Tistiskamma |
R43.00 |
R108.00 |
R258.00 |
R364.00 |
| Total Costs |
R43.00 |
R108.00 |
R258.00 |
R364.00 |