There are 5 ways to get from England to Durban by plane or bus
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane LHR - DUR
17h 3mR 8,975–25,075Fly Manchester Airport to King Shaka International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane MAN - DUR
19h 20mR 6,279–22,384Fly London Heathrow Airport to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane LHR - PZB
- Take the bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stnbus
20h 10mR 8,380–30,305Fly London City Airport to King Shaka International Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane LCY - DUR
19h 10mR 10,266–31,369Fly London Heathrow Airport to Richards Bay, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane LHR - RCB
- Take the bus from Richards Bay to Durbanbus
19h 55mR 8,955–27,145
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Durban is to fly which costs R 6 000 - R 23 000 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from England to Durban is to fly which takes 17h 3m and costs R 8 500 - R 26 000.
The distance between England and Durban is 9591 km.
It takes approximately 17h 3m to get from England to Durban, including transfers.
Durban is 1h ahead of England. It is currently 7:55 AM in England and 8:55 AM in Durban.
There are 2209+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between England and Durban, South Africa?
British Airways, Airlink, and five other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–33,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–30,000
Flights from London City Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Richards Bay via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–31,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Richards Bay via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Richards Bay via Kigali, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–26,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Richards Bay via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–29,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Richards Bay via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- [email protected]
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Burger St to Durban Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 65–200
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 65–200
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–250
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 140–250
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