There are 4 ways to get from East London to Carletonville by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ELS - JNB
- Take the taxi from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Carletonvilletaxi
2h 50mR 2,922–4,485Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from East London Stn to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Park Station to First Help Towingbus
16h 26mR 510–1,000Drive 924 km
- Drive from East London to Carletonvillecar 924 km
11h 2mR 2,152–3,109Bus, train
- Take the bus from East London to Pretoriabus
- Take the train from Pretoria to Parktrain
- Take the bus from Park Station to First Help Towingbus
19h 59mR 655–1,179
East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from East London to Carletonville is to bus which costs R 500 - R 1 000 and takes 16h 26m.
The fastest way to get from East London to Carletonville is to fly and taxi which takes 2h 50m and costs R 2 900 - R 4 500.
No, there is no direct bus from East London to Carletonville. However, there are services departing from East London Stn and arriving at First Help Towing via Park Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 26m.
The distance between East London and Carletonville is 874 km. The road distance is 924 km.
The best way to get from East London to Carletonville without a car is to bus which takes 16h 26m and costs R 500 - R 1 000.
It takes approximately 2h 50m to get from East London to Carletonville, including transfers.
East London to Carletonville bus services, operated by Greyhound ZA, depart from East London Stn station.
East London to Carletonville bus services, operated by Greyhound ZA, arrive at Johannesburg station.
Yes, the driving distance between East London to Carletonville is 924 km. It takes approximately 11h 2m to drive from East London to Carletonville.
There are nine+ hotels available in Carletonville.
What companies run services between East London, South Africa and Carletonville, South Africa?
You can take a bus from East London Stn to First Help Towing via Johannesburg and Park Station in around 16h 26m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 950–2,000
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 950–2,000
- Phone
- 0800 428 87246
- [email protected]
- Website
- gautrain.co.za
Train from Pretoria to Park
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 75–100
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- R 100
- Off-peak
- R 80
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from East London Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- R 1,900–2,400
Corporate Cabs
- Phone
- +27 11 782 1391
- Website
- corporatecabs.co.za
Orange Cabs
- Phone
- 0860 700 222
- Website
- orangecab.co.za
Ortiac
- Phone
- +27 76 382 9496
- Website
- ortiacortambocab.co.za
Sandton Taxi Cabs
- Phone
- +27 78 396 4115
- Website
- sandtontaxicabs.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
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