{"id":146783,"date":"2016-12-22T07:46:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T05:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=146783"},"modified":"2016-12-19T19:23:05","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T17:23:05","slug":"here-is-how-much-toll-roads-will-eat-out-of-your-holiday-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/146783\/here-is-how-much-toll-roads-will-eat-out-of-your-holiday-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Here is how much toll roads will eat out of your holiday budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Those traveling long distances this holiday season can expect to pay for a number of tolls on South Africa&#8217;s major roads.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.co.za\/on-the-road\/calculator-tools\/toll-fees\/\" target=\"_blank\">AA <\/a><\/strong>found that the trip for a Class 1 vehicle (all light vehicles) from Pretoria\/Johannesburg to Durban would cost a traveller <strong>R204.50 one way<\/strong>. A trip made from Pretoria\/Johannesburg to Cape Town would set you back <strong>R148.00 <\/strong>in the same vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Those heading to the Kruger National Park from Pretoria\/Johannesburg can expect to pay <strong>R212.00<\/strong>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your route is not included on this list, you can use Drive South Africa&#8217;s official toll calculator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiUiIDN7eTQAhVsDsAKHechDCUQFggnMAA&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.drivesouthafrica.co.za%2Ftollroads%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNFxwPNMxmiPm2oNeeuCL3fBlaDUMg&amp;sig2=k5XZWMokAJu7Gp2nZF2k_Q\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively you can find the updated individual toll fees (effective as of March 2016) <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.co.za\/content\/Toll%20Fees%20effective%20March%202016~2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can find a calculation of the most popular toll routes below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Johannesburg\/Pretoria to Beaufort West<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"18%\"><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 4<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Grasmere<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R16.00<\/td>\n<td>R48.00<\/td>\n<td>R56.00<\/td>\n<td>R74.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vaal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R54.00<\/td>\n<td>R101.00<\/td>\n<td>R122.00<\/td>\n<td>R162.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Verkeerdevlei<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R46.00<\/td>\n<td>R92.00<\/td>\n<td>R139.00<\/td>\n<td>R195.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R116.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R241.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R317.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R431.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Johannesburg\/Pretoria via Polokwane to Beitbridge<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"18%\"><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 4<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Baobab<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R36.00<\/td>\n<td>R99.00<\/td>\n<td>R136.00<\/td>\n<td>R164.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Capricorn<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R37.00<\/td>\n<td>R103.00<\/td>\n<td>R120.00<\/td>\n<td>R151.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nyl<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R47.00<\/td>\n<td>R88.00<\/td>\n<td>R106.00<\/td>\n<td>R142.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Kranskop<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R36.00<\/td>\n<td>R92.00<\/td>\n<td>R124.00<\/td>\n<td>R151.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Carousel<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R45.00<\/td>\n<td>R121.00<\/td>\n<td>R133.00<\/td>\n<td>R154.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Pumalani<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R9.50<\/td>\n<td>R24.50<\/td>\n<td>R28.00<\/td>\n<td>R34.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R210.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R527.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R647.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R796.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Johannesburg\/Pretoria to Bloemfontein\/Kimberly<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"18%\"><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 4<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Grasmere<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R16.00<\/td>\n<td>R48.00<\/td>\n<td>R56.00<\/td>\n<td>R74.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vaal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R54.00<\/td>\n<td>R101.00<\/td>\n<td>R122.00<\/td>\n<td>R162.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Verkeerdevlei<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R46.00<\/td>\n<td>R92.00<\/td>\n<td>R139.00<\/td>\n<td>R195.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R116.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R241.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R317.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R431.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Johannesburg\/Pretoria to Cape Town<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"18%\"><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 4<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Grasmere<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R16.00<\/td>\n<td>R48.00<\/td>\n<td>R56.00<\/td>\n<td>R74.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vaal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R54.00<\/td>\n<td>R101.00<\/td>\n<td>R122.00<\/td>\n<td>R162.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Verkeerdevlei<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R46.00<\/td>\n<td>R92.00<\/td>\n<td>R139.00<\/td>\n<td>R195.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Huguenot<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R32.00<\/td>\n<td>R89.00<\/td>\n<td>R139.00<\/td>\n<td>R225.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R148.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R330.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R456.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R656.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Johannesburg\/Pretoria to Durban<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"18%\"><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 4<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>N3 De Hoek<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R40.00<\/td>\n<td>R62.00<\/td>\n<td>R95.00<\/td>\n<td>R136.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>N3 Wilge<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R55.00<\/td>\n<td>R95.00<\/td>\n<td>R127.00<\/td>\n<td>R180.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>N3 Tugela<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R59.00<\/td>\n<td>R98.00<\/td>\n<td>R154.00<\/td>\n<td>R213.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>N3 Mooi River<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R41.00<\/td>\n<td>R101.00<\/td>\n<td>R142.00<\/td>\n<td>R192.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>N3 Mariannhill<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R9.50<\/td>\n<td>R18.00<\/td>\n<td>R22.00<\/td>\n<td>R34.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R204.50<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R374.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R540.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R755.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Johannesburg\/Pretoria to Kruger National Park\/Maputo<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"18%\"><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 4<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Nkomazi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R57.00<\/td>\n<td>R115.00<\/td>\n<td>R167.00<\/td>\n<td>R240.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Machado<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R75.00<\/td>\n<td>R208.00<\/td>\n<td>R303.00<\/td>\n<td>R432.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Middelburg<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R50.00<\/td>\n<td>R108.00<\/td>\n<td>R165.00<\/td>\n<td>R216.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Diamond Hill<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R30.00<\/td>\n<td>R42.00<\/td>\n<td>R79.00<\/td>\n<td>R131.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R212.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R473.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R714.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R1019.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Johannesburg\/Pretoria to Port Elizabeth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"18%\"><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\" width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 4<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Grasmere<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R16.00<\/td>\n<td>R48.00<\/td>\n<td>R56.00<\/td>\n<td>R74.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Vaal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R54.00<\/td>\n<td>R101.00<\/td>\n<td>R122.00<\/td>\n<td>R162.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Verkeerdevlei<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R46.00<\/td>\n<td>R92.00<\/td>\n<td>R139.00<\/td>\n<td>R195.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Huguenot<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R32.00<\/td>\n<td>R89.00<\/td>\n<td>R139.00<\/td>\n<td>R225.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R148.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R330.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R456.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R656.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Johannesburg to Sun City via Rustenburg<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"18%\"><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 4<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Marikana<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R18.00<\/td>\n<td>R43.00<\/td>\n<td>R48.00<\/td>\n<td>R57.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Costs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R18.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R43.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R48.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R57.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Cape Town to Durban<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"18%\"><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 4<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Oribi Main<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R24.00<\/td>\n<td>R43.00<\/td>\n<td>R59.00<\/td>\n<td>R96.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Oribi Ramp (S)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R11.00<\/td>\n<td>R20.00<\/td>\n<td>R27.00<\/td>\n<td>R43.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Oribi Ramp (N)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R13.00<\/td>\n<td>R23.00<\/td>\n<td>R32.00<\/td>\n<td>R59.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tsitsikamma<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R43.00<\/td>\n<td>R108.00<\/td>\n<td>R258.00<\/td>\n<td>R364.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Costs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R91.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R194.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R376.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R562.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Cape Town to Port Elizabeth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bt_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"6\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"18%\"><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 2<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"21%\"><strong>Class 3<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"20%\"><strong>Class 4<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tistiskamma<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>R43.00<\/td>\n<td>R108.00<\/td>\n<td>R258.00<\/td>\n<td>R364.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Costs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R43.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R108.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R258.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R364.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/motoring\/146509\/french-car-maker-to-shut-up-shop-in-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">French car maker to shut up shop in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those traveling long distances this holiday season could end up paying hundreds of Rands on toll 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