There are 3 ways to get from Alexandria to East London by plane, car, or bus
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 East London
best- Fly from Alexandria (ALY) to East London (ELS)plane ALY - ELS
16h 44mR 9,077–27,094Drive 9,370.7 km
- Drive from Alexandria to East Londoncar 9,370.7 km
5d 10hR 21,578–31,168Fly to Mthatha Airport, bus
- Fly from Alexandria (ALY) to Mthatha Airport (UTT)plane ALY - UTT
- Take the bus from Mthatha to East Londonbus
21h 57mR 12,567–37,724
Alexandria (ALY) to East London (ELS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Alexandria to East London is to fly which costs R 9 000 - R 28 000 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Alexandria to East London is to fly which takes 16h 44m and costs R 9 000 - R 28 000.
The distance between Alexandria and East London is 7160 km. The road distance is 9370.7 km.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Alexandria to East London, including transfers.
East London is 1h behind Alexandria. It is currently 8:57 AM in Alexandria and 7:57 AM in East London.
Yes, the driving distance between Alexandria to East London is 9371 km. It takes approximately 5 days 10h to drive from Alexandria to East London.
There are 521+ hotels available in East London.
What companies run services between Alexandria, Egypt and East London, South Africa?
Qatar Airways, Airlink, and seven other airlines fly from Alexandria (ALY) to East London (ELS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Alexandria to East London via Jeddah, Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
Flights from Alexandria to Mthatha Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–37,000
Flights from Alexandria to Mthatha Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–39,000
Flights from Alexandria to Mthatha Airport via Jeddah, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–38,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Alexandria to East London via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–27,000
Flights from Alexandria to East London via Jeddah, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–28,000
Flights from Alexandria to East London via Jeddah, Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Alexandria to East London via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–27,000
Flights from Alexandria to Mthatha Airport via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–37,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Alexandria to East London via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Alexandria to East London via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Alexandria to Mthatha Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–39,000
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Mthatha to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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