There are 5 ways to get from East London to London by plane 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 London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from East London (ELS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ELS - LHR
14h 21m£364–1,139Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from East London (ELS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane ELS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
15h 28m£315–1,129Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from East London (ELS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane ELS - LCY
17h 12m£505–1,808Fly to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from East London (ELS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane ELS - STN
21h 42m£350–1,231Fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane ELS - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to London Liverpool Streettrain
26h 47m£705–2,395
East London (ELS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from East London to London is to fly and train which costs £310 - £1,200 and takes 15h 28m.
The fastest way to get from East London to London is to fly which takes 14h 21m and costs £360 - £1,200.
The distance between East London and London is 6143 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 21m to get from East London to London, including transfers.
London is 2h behind East London. It is currently 12:45 AM in East London and 10:45 PM in London.
There are 21102+ hotels available in London.
What companies run services between East London, South Africa and London, England?
Airlink, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from East London (ELS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from East London to London Heathrow Airport via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,400
Flights from East London to London City Airport via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
Flights from East London to London City Airport via Capetown, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from East London to London Gatwick Airport via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
Flights from East London to Norwich International Airport via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650–2,300
Flights from East London to Norwich International Airport via Capetown, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700–2,500
Flights from East London to Norwich International Airport via Durban, Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from East London to London Heathrow Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,300
Flights from East London to London City Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,800
Flights from East London to London City Airport via Capetown, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from East London to London Gatwick Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from East London to London City Airport via Johannesburg, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,000
Flights from East London to London City Airport via Capetown, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–2,100
Flights from East London to London Stansted Airport via Johannesburg, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from East London to London Gatwick Airport via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
Flights from East London to London Stansted Airport via Johannesburg, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
Flights from East London to London Stansted Airport via Johannesburg, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from East London to London Heathrow Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–1,100
Flights from East London to London Heathrow Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360–1,100
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from East London to London Gatwick Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from East London to London Gatwick Airport via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from East London to London Stansted Airport via Johannesburg, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,200
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from East London to London Heathrow Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370–1,300
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Norwich to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Greater Anglia
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