Announced 5 October 2026 · in force Wednesday 7 October 00:01
Petrol price in Gqeberha: R29.38
Zone 1A · Eastern Cape · also known as Gqeberha, PE, Nelson Mandela Bay
Gqeberha petrol price, October
Gqeberha falls under zone 1A, which means R29.38 for unleaded 95 and R29.01 for 93 from Wednesday 7 October. Look up Port Elizabeth on the magisterial district list and you get zone 1A.
Two reference prices
Gqeberha is itself in zone 1A, the coastal benchmark every other zone is measured against. Relative to zone 9C the 95 price here is 87 c/l less than Gauteng.
The nearest different zones, measured from district seat to district seat: Uitenhage is zone 2A, 30 km away and 6 c/l dearer on 95; Kirkwood is zone 3A, 65 km away and 12 c/l dearer on 95; Humansdorp is zone 3B, 78 km away and 21 c/l dearer on 95.
What a fill costs
The zone 1A schedule sets wholesale diesel at R31.93 (50ppm); expect a retailer margin on top at Gqeberha forecourts.
A full 50 litres of 95 in Gqeberha comes to R1,469.00, compared with R1,302.50 last month.
Gqeberha and the zones around it
| District | Zone | km | 95 | vs Gqeberha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uitenhage | 2A | 30 | 29.44 | +6 c/l |
| Kirkwood | 3A | 65 | 29.50 | +12 c/l |
| Humansdorp | 3B | 78 | 29.59 | +21 c/l |
| Alexandria | 4A | 81 | 29.58 | +20 c/l |