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 41mR 11,106–37,121Fly 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 43mR 9,366–32,491Bus 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 29mR 11,096–37,261Bus 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 51mR 10,916–36,421Fly 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 Mthatha to East Londonbus
34h 49mR 15,596–55,751
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to East London (ELS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to East London is to fly and bus which costs R 9 000 - R 33 000 and takes 24h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to East London is to fly and bus which takes 24h 43m and costs R 9 000 - R 33 000.
The distance between Atlanta and East London is 13868 km.
It takes approximately 30h 41m to get from Atlanta to East London, including transfers.
East London is 6h ahead of Atlanta. It is currently 8:45 PM in Atlanta and 2:45 AM in East London.
There are 521+ 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 11,000–38,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to East London via Capetown, Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–39,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to East London via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to East London via Newark, Johannesburg, Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Columbus Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
Flights from Columbus Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Capetown, Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–32,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
Flights from Columbus Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 53m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
Flights from Columbus Airport to East London via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 53m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
- 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 15,000–55,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to East London via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 800–900
- Website
- Groome Transportation - Chattanooga
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation - Chattanooga
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,100
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation Fort 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 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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