There are 6 ways to get from East London to Beitbridge by plane, bus, car, bus (Greyhound), or car train
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Fly, bus, drive
best- Fly from East London (ELS) to Gateway International Airport (PTG)plane ELS - PTG
- Take the bus from Polokwane to Louis Trichardtbus
- Drive from Louis Trichardt to Beitbridgecar
7h 49m$252–460Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from East London to Pretoriabus
- Take the bus from Pretoria to Musinabus
25h 45m$50–85Bus via Midrand
- Take the bus from East London Stn to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Midrand to Zimbabwe Border Postbus
20h 12m$75–119Drive, car train
- Drive from East London to Moltenocar
- Take the cartrain from Molteno to Germistoncartrain
- Drive from Germiston to Beitbridgecar
21h 48m$150–234Drive 1,483.4 km
- Drive from East London to Beitbridgecar 1,483.4 km
15h 34m$271–392Bus
- Take the bus from East London to Queenstownbus
- Take the bus from Queenstown to Bloemfonteinbus
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Zimbabwe Border Postbus
21h 33m$96–130
East London (ELS) to Gateway International Airport (PTG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from East London to Beitbridge is to bus which costs $50 - $85 and takes 25h 45m.
The fastest way to get from East London to Beitbridge is to fly and bus and drive which takes 7h 49m and costs $250 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from East London to Beitbridge. However, there are services departing from East London Stn and arriving at Zimbabwe Border Post via Midrand. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 12m.
The distance between East London and Beitbridge is 1270 km. The road distance is 1483.4 km.
The best way to get from East London to Beitbridge without a car is to bus via Midrand which takes 20h 12m and costs $75 - $120.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from East London to Beitbridge, including transfers.
East London to Beitbridge bus services, operated by Greyhound ZA, depart from East London Stn station.
East London to Beitbridge bus services, operated by Greyhound ZA, arrive at Johannesburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between East London to Beitbridge is 1483 km. It takes approximately 15h 34m to drive from East London to Beitbridge.
There are 19+ hotels available in Beitbridge.
What companies run services between East London, South Africa and Beitbridge, Zimbabwe?
You can take a bus from East London Stn to Zimbabwe Border Post via Johannesburg, Park, Midrand, and Midrand in around 20h 12m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from East London to Gateway International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Molteno to Germiston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Tourist (Sleeper)
- $30
- Economy (Sitter)
- $19
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Polokwane to Louis Trichardt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
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