There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to East London by plane or bus
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Fly Istanbul to East London
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to East London (ELS)plane IST - ELS
15h 32mR 7,093–22,108Fly 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 6,353–19,478Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to East London
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to East London (ELS)plane SAW - ELS
20h 32mR 7,094–20,115Fly Istanbul to Mthatha Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Mthatha Airport (UTT)plane IST - UTT
- Take the bus from Umtata UltraCity to Butterworthbus
- Take the bus from Butterworth to East Londonbus
21h 16mR 8,653–25,948
Istanbul (IST) to East London (ELS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to East London is to fly and bus which costs R 6 000 - R 20 000 and takes 20h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to East London is to fly which takes 15h 32m and costs R 7 000 - 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 6:56 AM in Istanbul and 5:56 AM in East London.
There are 521+ 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
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Istanbul to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
Flights from Istanbul to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–24,000
Flights from Istanbul to East London via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to East London via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to East London via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
Flights from Istanbul to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
Flights from Istanbul to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Istanbul to Port Elizabeth via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–19,000
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Umtata UltraCity to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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