There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to East London by plane or bus
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Fly Istanbul Airport to East London
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to East London (ELS)plane IST - ELS
15h 47mR 7,093–23,108Fly Istanbul Airport to Port Elizabeth, bus
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane IST - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth Station to East London Windmillbus
22h 34mR 5,853–20,478Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to East London
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to East London (ELS)plane SAW - ELS
26h 47mR 7,094–22,115Fly Istanbul Airport to Mthatha Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Mthatha Airport (UTT)plane IST - UTT
- Take the bus from Mthatha to East Londonbus
20h 40mR 10,083–33,738
Istanbul Airport (IST) to East London (ELS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to East London is to fly and bus which costs R 5 500 - R 21 000 and takes 22h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to East London is to fly which takes 15h 47m and costs R 7 000 - R 24 000.
The distance between Istanbul and East London is 8313 km.
It takes approximately 15h 47m to get from Istanbul to East London, including transfers.
East London is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 3:52 PM in Istanbul and 2:52 PM in East London.
There are 522+ hotels available in East London.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and East London, South Africa?
Turkish Airlines, Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to East London (ELS) twice daily.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Istanbul Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to East London via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to East London via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Port Elizabeth via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Mthatha Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Mthatha Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–33,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Port Elizabeth via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to East London via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to East London via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Mthatha Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Mthatha to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Port Elizabeth Station to East London Windmill
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 270–380
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
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