There are 4 ways to get from Crawley to East London by train, plane, 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.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to East London
best- Take the train from Three Bridges to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to East London (ELS)plane LHR - ELS
17h 32mR 8,228–30,140Fly London Gatwick Airport to East London
cheapest- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to East London (ELS)plane LGW - ELS
18h 44mR 6,107–22,148Fly London Gatwick Airport to Mthatha Airport, bus
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Mthatha Airport (UTT)plane LGW - UTT
- Take the bus from Mthatha to East Londonbus
24h 22mR 10,097–32,778Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Port Elizabeth, bus
- Take the train from Three Bridges to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane LHR - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth Station to East London Windmillbus
22h 49mR 9,488–20,510
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to East London (ELS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crawley to East London is to train and fly and bus which costs R 9 500 - R 21 000 and takes 22h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Crawley to East London is to train and fly which takes 17h 32m and costs R 8 000 - R 31 000.
The distance between Crawley and East London is 9883 km.
It takes approximately 17h 32m to get from Crawley to East London, including transfers.
East London is 1h ahead of Crawley. It is currently 2:27 AM in Crawley and 3:27 AM in East London.
There are 519+ hotels available in East London.
What companies run services between Crawley, England and East London, South Africa?
Norse Atlantic UK Limited, Safair, and two other airlines fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to East London (ELS) once daily.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Kigali, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to East London via Entebbe, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–27,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to East London via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–26,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg, Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mthatha Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–32,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mthatha Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–36,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mthatha Airport via Entebbe, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–37,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mthatha Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–33,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mthatha Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–33,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mthatha Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–33,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mthatha Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–32,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mthatha Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–33,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Three Bridges to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 360–460
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Three Bridges to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 360–460
- Website
- Thameslink
- 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
- 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
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