There are 5 ways to get from Mahikeng to East London by car, plane, taxi, 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.
Drive to Johannesburg International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Mahikeng to Johannesburg-Airport-JNBcar
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to East London (ELS)plane JNB - ELS
6h 13mR 1,693–3,759Taxi, bus via East London
cheapest- Take the taxi from Mahikeng to Zeerusttaxi
- Take the bus from Zeerust to Soshanguvebus
- Take the bus from Pretoria to East Londonbus
23h 39mR 1,411–2,545Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Mahikeng to Zeerusttaxi
- Take the bus from Zeerust to Soshanguvebus
- Take the bus from Pretoria to East London Stnbus
22h 2mR 1,461–2,445Drive 992.7 km
- Drive from Mahikeng to East Londoncar 992.7 km
13h 1mR 2,242–3,239Taxi, bus to Gaborone, fly
- Take the taxi from Mahikeng to Zeerusttaxi
- Take the bus from Zeerust to Queens Rdbus
- Fly from Gaborone (GBE) to East London (ELS)plane GBE - ELS
8h 13mR 3,684–9,861
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to East London (ELS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mahikeng to East London is to drive and fly which costs R 1 600 - R 3 800 and takes 6h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Mahikeng to East London is to drive and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs R 1 600 - R 3 800.
The distance between Mahikeng and East London is 1078 km. The road distance is 992.7 km.
The best way to get from Mahikeng to East London without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 22h 2m and costs R 1 400 - R 2 500.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Mahikeng to East London, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mahikeng to East London is 993 km. It takes approximately 13h 1m to drive from Mahikeng to East London.
There are 525+ hotels available in East London.
What companies run services between Mahikeng, South Africa and East London, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Mahikeng to East London. However, you can drive to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB airport, fly to East London (ELS), then take the taxi to East London. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Zeerust, take the bus to Soshanguve, walk to Mabopane, take the train to Pretoria, walk to Pretoria, then take the bus to East London Stn.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 950–2,500
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 950–2,500
Flights from Gaborone to East London via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,300–7,500
Flights from Gaborone to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–11,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,900–6,500
Flights from Gaborone to East London via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 4,300–12,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,300–4,900
Flights from Gaborone to East London via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,500–9,500
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 2,300–4,900
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Zeerust to Soshanguve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 281–900
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 281
Bus from Zeerust to Queens Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 151–850
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 151
Bus from Zeerust to Soshanguve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 281–900
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 281
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pretoria to East London Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Pretoria to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 500–900
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- R 600–750
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