There are 4 ways to get from East London to Amsterdam by plane, train, 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 East London to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from East London (ELS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane ELS - AMS
16h 28m€485–1,613Fly East London to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ELS - BRU
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
18h 21m€495–1,728Fly East London to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ELS - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
19h 25m€489–1,552Bus to Mthatha Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Take the bus from East London Windmill to Mthathabus
- Fly from Mthatha Airport (UTT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane UTT - AMS
21h 56m€519–1,733
East London (ELS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from East London to Amsterdam is to fly and train which costs €480 - €1600 and takes 19h 25m.
The fastest way to get from East London to Amsterdam is to fly which takes 16h 28m and costs €480 - €1700.
The distance between East London and Amsterdam is 9778 km.
It takes approximately 16h 28m to get from East London to Amsterdam, including transfers.
Amsterdam is 1h behind East London. It is currently 8:07 AM in East London and 7:07 AM in Amsterdam.
There are 2650+ hotels available in Amsterdam.
What companies run services between East London, South Africa and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
Airlink, KLM, and three other airlines fly from East London (ELS) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from East London to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from East London to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from East London to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Capetown, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,900
Flights from East London to Brussels Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from East London to Brussels Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from East London to Düsseldorf International Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Flights from East London to Düsseldorf International Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Flights from East London to Düsseldorf International Airport via Capetown, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Mthatha Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Mthatha Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from East London to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,600
Flights from East London to Brussels Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,600
Flights from East London to Brussels Airport via Capetown, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Flights from East London to Düsseldorf International Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
Flights from East London to Düsseldorf International Airport via Capetown, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from Mthatha Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from East London to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from East London to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,700
Flights from East London to Brussels Airport via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from East London to Düsseldorf International Airport via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,600
Flights from Mthatha Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from East London Windmill to Mthatha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
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