There are 5 ways to get from Luton to East London by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to East London
best- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to East London (ELS)plane LHR - ELS
16h 50mR 7,688–29,284Fly Luton Airport to East London
cheapest- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to East London (ELS)plane LTN - ELS
16h 45mR 6,905–22,222Train to London City Airport, fly to East London
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to East London (ELS)plane LCY - ELS
18h 55mR 10,476–34,712Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to East London
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to East London (ELS)plane STN - ELS
23h 9mR 8,255–28,096Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Port Elizabeth, bus
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane LHR - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth Station to East London Windmillbus
22h 7mR 8,948–19,654
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to East London (ELS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Luton to East London is to bus and fly which costs R 8 500 - R 20 000 and takes 22h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to East London is to fly which takes 16h 45m and costs R 6 500 - R 23 000.
The distance between Luton and East London is 9862 km.
It takes approximately 16h 50m to get from Luton to East London, including transfers.
East London is 1h ahead of Luton. It is currently 1:59 PM in Luton and 2:59 PM in East London.
There are 519+ hotels available in East London.
What companies run services between Luton, England and East London, South Africa?
easyJet, Air France, and seven other airlines fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to East London (ELS) twice daily.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Kigali, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
Flights from London City Airport to East London via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–40,000
Flights from London City Airport to East London via Zurich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–38,000
Flights from London City Airport to East London via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–38,000
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to East London via Munich, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to East London via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to East London via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–28,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg, Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from London City Airport to East London via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–40,000
Flights from London City Airport to East London via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to East London via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from London City Airport to East London via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from London City Airport to East London via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from London City Airport to East London via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Amsterdam Schiphol, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Luton Airport to East London via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 350–450
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 350–450
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 300–430
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 300–430
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 120–210
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 120–210
- Website
- National Express
- 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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