There are 8 ways to get from Lydenburg to East London by taxi, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Lydenburg to Nelspruit-Airport-MQPtaxi
- Fly from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to East London (ELS)plane MQP - ELS
5h 12mR 4,473–6,513Taxi, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from Lydenburg to Nelspruittaxi
- Take the bus from Nelspruit to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to East Londonbus
19h 26mR 1,766–2,485Drive 1,261.7 km
- Drive from Lydenburg to East Londoncar 1,261.7 km
13h 43mR 3,361–4,855Taxi to Hoedspruit, fly
- Take the taxi from Lydenburg to Hoedspruit (HDS)taxi
- Fly from Hoedspruit (HDS) to East London (ELS)plane HDS - ELS
6h 40mR 3,322–6,461Taxi to Skukuza Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Lydenburg to Skukuza Airport (SZK)taxi
- Fly from Skukuza Airport (SZK) to East London (ELS)plane SZK - ELS
6h 24mR 3,269–6,317Taxi to Gateway International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Lydenburg to Gateway International Airport (PTG)taxi
- Fly from Gateway International Airport (PTG) to East London (ELS)plane PTG - ELS
7h 54mR 6,405–9,968Taxi, bus via Centurion (Greyhound)
- Take the taxi from Lydenburg to Nelspruittaxi
- Take the bus from Nelspruit to Midrandbus
- Take the bus from Midrand to East London Stnbus
23h 10mR 1,957–2,775Taxi, shuttle, bus
- Take the taxi from Lydenburg to Engen Garage N4taxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Engen Garage N4 to Jan Shoba/Burnett Hatfield St
- Take the bus from Pretoria to East Londonbus
23h 53mR 2,075–2,890
Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to East London (ELS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lydenburg to East London is to taxi and bus which costs R 1 700 - R 2 500 and takes 19h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Lydenburg to East London is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 12m and costs R 4 400 - R 6 500.
The distance between Lydenburg and East London is 1023 km. The road distance is 1261.7 km.
The best way to get from Lydenburg to East London without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 19h 26m and costs R 1 700 - R 2 500.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Lydenburg to East London, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lydenburg to East London is 1262 km. It takes approximately 13h 43m to drive from Lydenburg to East London.
There are 527+ hotels available in East London.
What companies run services between Lydenburg, South Africa and East London, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Lydenburg to East London. However, you can take the taxi to Nelspruit-Airport-MQP airport, fly to East London (ELS), then take the taxi to East London. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Nelspruit, take the bus to Johannesburg, then take the bus to East London.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–3,800
Flights from Hoedspruit to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–4,300
Flights from Skukuza Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–4,100
Flights from Gateway International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–4,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–9,000
Flights from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport to East London via Vilankulu, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,100–9,000
Flights from Hoedspruit to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,500–10,000
Flights from Skukuza Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,400–10,000
Flights from Gateway International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,200–9,500
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Hoedspruit to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 2,800–7,500
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Nelspruit to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 280–460
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
Bus from Johannesburg to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 450–650
- Website
- Vilamora Tours & Travel
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Johannesburg to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Nelspruit to Midrand
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 370–750
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Midrand to East London Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- 087 094 9444
- Website
- limetimeshuttle.co.za
Shuttle from Engen Garage N4 to Jan Shoba/Burnett Hatfield St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 440–600
- Schedules at
- limetimeshuttle.co.za
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Intercape
Bus from Pretoria to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 500–950
- Website
- Intercape
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,900
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