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How to get fromBloemfontein to East London Airport (ELS)by plane, bus, car, taxi, bus (Greyhound), or car train

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There are 7 ways to get from Bloemfontein to East London Airport (ELS) by plane, bus, car, taxi, bus (Greyhound), or car train

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  1. Fly from Bram Fischer International Airport

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    1. Fly from Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) to East London (ELS)plane plane BFN - ELS
    3h 36m
    R 2,410–4,730

  2. Bus

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    1. Take the bus from Bloemfontein to East Londonbus bus
    7h 19m
    R 460–600

  3. Drive 564.6 km

    1. Drive from Bloemfontein to East London Airport (ELS)car car 564.6 km
    6h 38m
    R 1,263–1,823

  4. Taxi to Kimberley, fly

    1. Take the taxi from Bloemfontein to Kimberley (KIM)taxi taxi
    2. Fly from Kimberley (KIM) to East London (ELS)plane plane KIM - ELS
    4h 54m
    R 4,459–6,424

  5. Drive to Maseru, fly

    1. Drive from Bloemfontein to Maseru (MSU)car car
    2. Fly from Maseru (MSU) to East London (ELS)plane plane MSU - ELS
    6h 11m
    R 2,553–7,510

  6. Bus via Bloemfontein (Greyhound)

    1. Take the bus from Bloemfontein to East London Stnbus bus
    8h 33m
    R 592–732

  7. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Bloemfontein to Springfonteincartrain train 74013
    2. Drive from Springfontein to East London Airport (ELS)car car
    9h 31m
    R 1,109–1,715

Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) to East London (ELS) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration4h 20mAverage Duration
TicketR 2,084Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 473.3 km
  • Duration: 3h 36m

What companies run services between Bloemfontein, South Africa and East London Airport (ELS), South Africa?

Safair, Airlink, and CemAir fly from Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) to East London (ELS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, Vilamora Tours operates a bus from Bloemfontein to East London once daily. Tickets cost R 390–550 and the journey takes 7h 9m.

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