There are 5 ways to get from East London to Piet Retief by plane, car, bus, shuttle, or taxi
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 Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, drive
best- Fly from East London (ELS) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)plane ELS - MQP
- Drive from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Piet Retiefcar
7h 39mR 3,472–5,235Bus, shuttle, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from East London Stn to Johannesburgbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Johannesburg Airport to Ezulwini
- Drive from Ezulwini to Piet Retiefcar
22h 10mR 1,548–2,153Drive 947.9 km
- Drive from East London to Piet Retiefcar 947.9 km
13h 45mR 2,139–3,089Fly to Richards Bay, taxi
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane ELS - RCB
- Take the taxi from Richards Bay (RCB) to Piet Retieftaxi
8h 24mR 5,772–9,785Fly to Maputo International Airport, drive
- Fly from East London (ELS) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)plane ELS - MPM
- Drive from Maputo International Airport (MPM) to Piet Retiefcar
8h 2mR 3,872–10,485
East London (ELS) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East London to Piet Retief is to bus and shuttle and drive which costs R 1 500 - R 2 200 and takes 22h 10m.
The fastest way to get from East London to Piet Retief is to fly and drive which takes 7h 39m and costs R 3 400 - R 5 500.
The distance between East London and Piet Retief is 1200 km. The road distance is 947.9 km.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from East London to Piet Retief, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between East London to Piet Retief is 948 km. It takes approximately 13h 45m to drive from East London to Piet Retief.
There are 38+ hotels available in Piet Retief.
What companies run services between East London, South Africa and Piet Retief, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from East London to Piet Retief. However, you can take the taxi to East London (ELS) airport, fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), then drive to Piet Retief. Alternatively, you can take a bus from East London Stn to Piet Retief via Johannesburg, Park, Marlboro, OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg Airport, and Ezulwini in around 22h 10m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from East London to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–8,500
Flights from East London to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,500–9,000
Flights from East London to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,200–16,000
Flights from East London to Maputo International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from East London to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–4,000
Flights from East London to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,400–5,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from East London to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,800–9,000
Flights from East London to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,200–9,500
- Website
- lam.co.mz
Flights from East London to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,200–9,500
- 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
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from East London Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 450–650
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 82 805 7919
- [email protected]
- Website
- africanshuttle.com
Shuttle from Johannesburg Airport to Ezulwini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–7,500
- Website
- https://www.africanshuttle.com/
- Sedan Vehicle
- R 6,500–7,500
- From
- R 6,500
- Phone
- +268 7917 7323
- [email protected]
- Website
- travelmelula.com
Shuttle from Johannesburg Airport to Ezulwini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 801
- Website
- https://travelmelula.com/
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