There are 5 ways to get from Atlanta to East London by plane or bus
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Fly Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to East London
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to East London (ELS)plane ATL - ELS
30h 55mR 15,106–49,121Fly Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Port Elizabeth, bus
cheapest- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane ATL - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth Station to East London Windmillbus
24h 57mR 11,366–39,491Bus to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, fly to East London
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to East London (ELS)plane CHA - ELS
36h 22mR 21,046–71,261Bus to Columbus Airport, fly to East London
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbusbus
- Fly from Columbus Airport (CSG) to East London (ELS)plane CSG - ELS
35h 21mR 12,916–42,321Fly Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Mthatha Airport, bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Mthatha Airport (UTT)plane ATL - UTT
- Take the bus from Umtata UltraCity to Butterworthbus
- Take the bus from Butterworth to East Londonbus
35h 4mR 18,666–60,961
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to East London (ELS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to East London is to fly and bus which costs R 11 000 - R 40 000 and takes 24h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to East London is to fly and bus which takes 24h 57m and costs R 11 000 - R 40 000.
The distance between Atlanta and East London is 13868 km.
It takes approximately 30h 55m to get from Atlanta to East London, including transfers.
East London is 6h ahead of Atlanta. It is currently 2:13 AM in Atlanta and 8:13 AM in East London.
There are 526+ hotels available in East London.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and East London, South Africa?
Delta, CemAir, and Safair fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to East London (ELS) once daily.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–50,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 20,000–70,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to East London via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 21,000–70,000
Flights from Columbus Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–42,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–39,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–41,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–49,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 20,000–70,000
Flights from Columbus Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–41,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–41,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–49,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 20,000–70,000
Flights from Columbus Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–41,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Mthatha Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 18,000–60,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to East London via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 21,000–70,000
- Phone
- +1 (423) 954-1400
- [email protected]
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 750–900
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,000
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/ft-benning/
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Port Elizabeth Station to East London Windmill
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 270–380
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Umtata UltraCity to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Butterworth to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 85–220
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 85–220
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