{"id":787950,"date":"2024-08-26T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=787950"},"modified":"2024-08-26T16:26:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T14:26:08","slug":"how-much-it-costs-to-drive-to-cape-town-joburg-durban-or-the-kruger-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/787950\/how-much-it-costs-to-drive-to-cape-town-joburg-durban-or-the-kruger-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"How much it costs to drive to Cape Town, Joburg, Durban or the Kruger right now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

South Africans planning to travel domestically can expect to pay more for transport costs compared to last year as they grapple with high petrol prices and increased toll costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motorists still pay well over R20 per litre for petrol in South Africa despite the reprieve over the last three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Petrol prices shot up by R3.00 per litre in consecutive hikes from January to May 2024, causing a concomitant spike in inflation over the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, with another ~75 cents per litre cut expected for September, the total price reduction since June will total R3.23, giving South African motorists a small but positive swing in prices of around 23 cents per litre since the start of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lower fuel prices are already having an impact on the national level, with headline inflation for July improving to 4.6%\u2014a much better result than the market anticipated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuel prices dropped for a second straight month in July, with fuel inflation dropping from 4.6% in June to 3.6% in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of August, the inland price of petrol 95 is R23.11 and 0.005% diesel to R20.74.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the petrol reductions are welcomed, the increased toll fees are not – the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) hiked toll fees by 6.25% from 1 March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How much it costs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BusinessTech has calculated the costs of travelling to South Africa\u2019s most popular holiday destinations using the country\u2019s top-selling cars in five categories, including bakkie, SUV, hatchback, sedan, and crossover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The calculation takes into account the cost of petrol and the expected toll fee increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Africa\u2019s best-selling cars in the selected categories were selected from the latest new vehicle sales report provided by Naamsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We then calculated the fuel consumption of each of these cars based on the manufacturer\u2019s provided average per 100km.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In each case, the manufacturer\u2019s least expensive model\u2014and for bakkies, the cheapest double cab\u2014was considered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For comparison purposes, 95 octane (R23.11) and 0.005% diesel prices (R20.74) as of August were used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We then calculated the fuel costs when travelling to some of South Africa\u2019s most popular destinations, using the City of Johannesburg\/Tshwane as a benchmark. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These costs were then added to the latest toll costs as of 1 March 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Toyota Hilux 2.4GD-6 double cab<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n