How to get fromEast London to Louis Trichardtby plane, bus, car, car train, or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 6 ways to get from East London to Louis Trichardt by plane, bus, car, car train, or bus (Greyhound)

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Fly to Gateway International Airport, bus
best
1. Fly from East London (ELS) to Gateway International Airport (PTG)plane ELS - PTG
2. Take the bus from Polokwane to Louis Trichardtbus
6h 35m
R 1,867–4,990
Bus via East London
cheapest
1. Take the bus from East London to Pretoriabus
2. Take the bus from Pretoria to Louis Trichardtbus
24h 14m
R 810–1,299
Drive, car train
1. Drive from East London to Moltenocar
2. Take the cartrain from Molteno to Germistoncartrain
3. Drive from Germiston to Louis Trichardtcar
20h 37m
R 1,859–2,760
Bus
1. Take the bus from East London Stn to Pretoriabus
2. Take the bus from Pretoria to Louis Trichardtbus
22h 33m
R 904–1,220
Drive 1,374.8 km
1. Drive from East London to Louis Trichardtcar 1,374.8 km
14h 23m
R 3,119–4,505
Fly to Hoedspruit, drive
1. Fly from East London (ELS) to Hoedspruit (HDS)plane ELS - HDS
2. Drive from Hoedspruit (HDS) to Louis Trichardtcar
8h 3m
R 2,422–6,435

East London (ELS) to Gateway International Airport (PTG) flights

19Weekly Planes

5h 27mAverage Duration

R 1,583Cheapest Price

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Distance: 1,157.9 km
Duration: 6h 35m

What companies run services between East London, South Africa and Louis Trichardt, South Africa?

You can take a bus from East London Stn to Louis Trichardt via Pretoria in around 22h 33m.

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Louis Trichardt(opens in a new window), South Africa(opens in a new window)

Louis Trichardt (formerly Trichardtsdorp, and Makhado from 2003 to 2014), informally shortened to Louis Tri, is a town at the foot of Songozwi, in the Soutpansberg mountain range in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It is the centre of the Makhado Local Municipality, which comprises 16,000 km² with a population of 270,000 (2001). Louis Trichardt is located in a fertile region where litchis, bananas, mangoes and nuts are produced. The N1 National Route runs through the town. Louis Trichardt is 437 kilometres from Johannesburg and one hour's drive from the Zimbabwean border at Beitbridge. Louis Trichardt was known for a time as Makhado, but it was changed back to Louis Trichardt. Vleifontein, Elim, Tshikota, Madombidzha, Makhado Park and Dzanani surround the town in all directions.

Places to stay in Louis Trichardt

Protea B&B(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Purdy's Place(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Apricity Inn(Opens in a new window)

9.6Exceptional

Villa Grande Lodge(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

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