There are 6 ways to get from East London to Lephalale by plane, car, bus, taxi, 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 to Johannesburg International Airport, drive
best- Fly from East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ELS - JNB
- Drive from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Lephalalecar
5h 31mR 1,772–3,285Bus, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from East London Stn to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Newtown Bus Terminus to Martin's Drift Border Postbus
- Drive from Martin's Drift Border Post to Lephalalecar
20h 13mR 1,101–1,614Drive 1,283.7 km
- Drive from East London to Lephalalecar 1,283.7 km
14h 20mR 2,983–4,309Fly to Gaborone, drive
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Gaborone (GBE)plane ELS - GBE
- Drive from Gaborone (GBE) to Lephalalecar
7h 11mR 3,822–10,185Fly to Gateway International Airport, taxi
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Gateway International Airport (PTG)plane ELS - PTG
- Take the taxi from Gateway International Airport (PTG) to Lephalaletaxi
7h 16mR 6,072–9,985Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from East London to Pretoriabus
- Take the train from Pretoria to Rosebanktrain
- Take the bus from Newtown Bus Terminus to Martin's Drift Border Postbus
- Drive from Martin's Drift Border Post to Lephalalecar
27h 51mR 1,550–2,174
East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from East London to Lephalale is to bus and drive which costs R 1 100 - R 1 700 and takes 20h 13m.
The fastest way to get from East London to Lephalale is to fly and drive which takes 5h 31m and costs R 1 700 - R 3 300.
The distance between East London and Lephalale is 1101 km. The road distance is 1283.7 km.
It takes approximately 5h 31m to get from East London to Lephalale, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between East London to Lephalale is 1284 km. It takes approximately 14h 20m to drive from East London to Lephalale.
There are 42+ hotels available in Lephalale.
What companies run services between East London, South Africa and Lephalale, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from East London to Lephalale. However, you can take the taxi to East London (ELS) airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB), then drive to Lephalale. Alternatively, you can take a bus from East London Stn to Lephalale via Johannesburg, Park Station, Westgate, Newtown Bus Terminus, and Martin's Drift Border Post in around 20h 13m.
- 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 Rosebank
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 70–95
- Schedules at
- gautrain.co.za
- Peak
- R 95
- Off-peak
- R 76
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from East London Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Estimated price
- R 2,400–2,900
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