There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to East London by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to East London
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to East London (ELS)plane IST - ELS
15h 32mR 6,593–22,108Fly Istanbul to Port Elizabeth, bus
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane IST - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth Station to East London Windmillbus
20h 49mR 5,853–19,478Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to East London
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to East London (ELS)plane SAW - ELS
23h 42mR 7,094–19,115Fly Istanbul to Mthatha Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Mthatha Airport (UTT)plane IST - UTT
- Take the bus from Mthatha to East Londonbus
21hR 9,083–29,738
Istanbul (IST) to East London (ELS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to East London is to fly which costs R 7 000 - R 20 000 and takes 23h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to East London is to fly which takes 15h 32m and costs R 6 500 - R 23 000.
The distance between Istanbul and East London is 8313 km.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Istanbul to East London, including transfers.
East London is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 2:14 PM in Istanbul and 1:14 PM in East London.
There are 516+ hotels available in East London.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and East London, South Africa?
Turkish Airlines, Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to East London (ELS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Istanbul to East London via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Istanbul to Mthatha Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–29,000
Flights from Istanbul to Mthatha Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–30,000
Flights from Istanbul to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Istanbul to Port Elizabeth via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Istanbul to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Istanbul to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Istanbul to East London via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–24,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to East London via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
Flights from Istanbul to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Istanbul to East London via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Istanbul to East London via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–22,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to East London via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–19,000
Flights from Istanbul to Mthatha Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–29,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to East London via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
- 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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