There are 5 ways to get from East London to North-West by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Johannesburg International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ELS - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Britstaxi
2h 51mR 2,822–4,485Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from East London to Pretoriabus
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburgbus
21h 3mR 737–1,853Bus, train
- Take the bus from East London Stn to Johannesburgbus
- Take the train from Park to Pretoriatrain
- Take the bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburgbus
17h 1mR 742–1,874Drive 1,035.6 km
- Drive from East London to Rustenburgcar 1,035.6 km
11h 49mR 2,383–3,442Fly to Lanseria International Airport, taxi
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Lanseria International Airport (HLA)plane ELS - HLA
- Take the taxi from Lanseria-Airport-HLA to Britstaxi
4h 58mR 2,422–5,485
East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from East London to North-West is to bus and train which costs R 700 - R 1 900 and takes 17h 1m.
The fastest way to get from East London to North-West is to fly and taxi which takes 2h 51m and costs R 2 800 - R 4 500.
No, there is no direct bus from East London to North-West. However, there are services departing from East London and arriving at Rustenburg via Soshanguve. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 3m.
The distance between East London and North-West is 869 km. The road distance is 1035.6 km.
The best way to get from East London to North-West without a car is to bus and train which takes 17h 1m and costs R 700 - R 1 900.
It takes approximately 2h 51m to get from East London to North-West, including transfers.
East London to North-West bus services, operated by InterCape, depart from East London station.
East London to North-West bus services, operated by InterCape, arrive at Pretoria station.
Yes, the driving distance between East London to North-West is 1036 km. It takes approximately 11h 49m to drive from East London to North-West.
There are 156+ hotels available in North-West.
What companies run services between East London, South Africa and North-West, South Africa?
You can take a bus from East London to Rustenburg via Pretoria, Pretoria, Mabopane, Soshanguve, and Rustenburg in around 21h 3m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 950–2,000
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 950–2,000
Flights from East London to Lanseria International Airport via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–4,200
Flights from East London to Lanseria International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 2,300–4,200
Flights from East London to Lanseria International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport, Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,000–4,200
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 2,500–6,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,300–8,000
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- info@gautrain.co.za
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Park to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 75–100
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- R 100
- Off-peak
- R 80
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from East London Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from East London Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 450–650
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
- Phone
- +258 87 491 9701
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 122–850
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 122
Bus from Soshanguve to Rustenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 122–850
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 122
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from East London to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 500–900
- Website
- Intercape
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- R 950–2,300
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
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