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SA Toll Fees Calculator

Work out the toll bill for any major South African route, gate by gate, at 2026 rates, with fuel and a toll-free detour check.

Illustration of a South African toll boom barrier and a rand sign over a tar road, for the SA Toll Fees Calculator

Heading off on a long drive and want to know the toll bill before you go? This free calculator adds up every toll gate on the main South African routes, the N1, N2, N3 and N4, and shows you what each plaza costs for your vehicle class. Pick your route, add fuel if you want the full trip cost, and where there is a genuine toll-free alternative it tells you honestly whether the detour is worth the money and the extra time. Rates are the official SANRAL and TRAC fees effective 1 March 2026, covering all four vehicle classes.

SA Toll Fees Calculator

Add up every toll gate on a South African route, see what each plaza costs, and check whether the toll is worth it.

Step 1

What do you want to work out?

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Include fuel cost tooAdd petrol or diesel so you see the full trip cost, and so the toll-versus-detour check is honest

Step 3

Trip details

Return tripYou pay each plaza again on the way back
People in the carSplit the cost between everyone

Total tolls

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How South African toll fees work

South Africa charges tolls at boom plazas on the national routes, the N1, N2, N3 and N4, and you pay each plaza you pass through. The fee depends on your vehicle class, with a normal car, bakkie or minibus falling in Class 1, and on a long trip those plazas add up quickly, so it pays to know the total before you set off. The calculator above adds up every gate on your route, shows what each one costs, doubles it for a return trip and can fold in fuel for the full picture.

A common point of confusion is the old Gauteng e-tolls, the gantries over the freeways in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Those were switched off in 2022 and you no longer pay them, which is separate from the city to city toll plazas that this tool covers and that are still fully in operation. At those plazas an e-Tag and cash cost the same, the e-Tag simply saves you stopping.

Working out the rest of your trip budget? Add the petrol with our trip fuel cost calculator, weigh driving against ride hailing with the Car vs Uber calculator, or browse all our free South African tools and calculators.

Frequently asked questions

How much are tolls from Johannesburg to Durban or Cape Town?

On the N3 from Johannesburg to Durban a normal car pays five SANRAL plazas, De Hoek, Wilge, Tugela, Mooi and Mariannhill, which comes to about R348 one way at the 2026 rates, so close to R695 there and back. The N1 from Johannesburg to Cape Town runs through Grasmere, Vaal, Verkeerdevlei and the Huguenot Tunnel for about R252 one way. Pick your route in the calculator above for the exact total and a gate by gate breakdown.

What is a Class 1 vehicle, and what do bigger vehicles pay?

South African tolls are charged by vehicle class. Class 1 is a light vehicle, that is a car, a bakkie or a minibus up to 3 500 kg, which is what most people drive. Classes 2, 3 and 4 are for heavier vehicles with more axles, such as buses and trucks, and they pay considerably more, often two to five times the Class 1 fee. You can switch the vehicle class at the top of the calculator to see the exact Class 2, 3 or 4 rate for your route.

Do I still have to pay Gauteng e-tolls?

No. The Gauteng open road e-toll scheme, the gantries over the Johannesburg and Pretoria freeways, was scrapped in 2022 and switched off, so there is nothing to pay and old e-toll debt is no longer collected. The tolls in this calculator are the separate, traditional boom toll plazas on the national routes between cities, which are still very much in operation.

Is an e-Tag cheaper than paying cash?

At the plazas in this calculator the fee is the same whether you tap an e-Tag or pay cash, the e-Tag just lets you drive through without stopping or counting out notes. On a few concession plazas elsewhere an e-Tag can earn a small loyalty discount, but as a rule you pay the posted rate either way, so an e-Tag is about convenience rather than a saving.

How often do toll fees go up?

Toll tariffs are adjusted once a year, normally on 1 March, roughly in line with inflation, so expect an increase of a few percent each year. We refresh the figures in this tool against the official SANRAL and TRAC schedules when the new rates take effect, so the totals stay current.

Can I avoid the tolls, and is it worth it?

On most intercity routes there is no sensible toll-free alternative, the back roads add far more in fuel, time and wear than the toll saves, so the toll is effectively unavoidable. There are a couple of real exceptions, such as the Du Toitskloof Pass instead of the Huguenot Tunnel on the N1, and the calculator works out whether that detour actually saves you anything once the extra fuel and minutes are counted.

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