There are 5 ways to get from East London to Midrand by plane, bus (Greyhound), car, car train, 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
best- Fly from East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ELS - JNB
1h 55mR 852–2,855Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from East London Stn to Johannesburgbus
15h 10mR 498–854Drive, car train
- Drive from East London to Moltenocar
- Take the car train from Molteno to Germistoncartrain 74013
16h 44mR 1,010–1,517Drive 976.9 km
- Drive from East London to Midrandcar 976.9 km
10h 32mR 2,309–3,336Bus via Pretoria
- Take the bus from East London to Pretoriabus
17h 51mR 550–939
East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East London to Midrand is to bus which costs R 490 - R 900 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from East London to Midrand is to fly which takes 1h 55m and costs R 850 - R 2 900.
The distance between East London and Midrand is 804 km. The road distance is 976.9 km.
The best way to get from East London to Midrand without a car is to bus which takes 15h 10m and costs R 490 - R 900.
It takes approximately 1h 55m to get from East London to Midrand, including transfers.
The best way to get from East London to Midrand is to fly which takes 1h 55m and costs R 850 - R 2 900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs R 490 - R 900 and takes 15h 10m.
Yes, the driving distance between East London to Midrand is 977 km. It takes approximately 10h 32m to drive from East London to Midrand.
There are 1425+ hotels available in Midrand.
What companies run services between East London, South Africa and Midrand, South Africa?
Safair, Airlink, and CemAir fly from East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Greyhound ZA operates a bus from East London Stn to Johannesburg twice daily. Tickets cost R 550–800 and the journey takes 14h 41m. Vilamora Tours also services this route once daily.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 650–2,600
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 650–2,600
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–6,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 3,100–7,000
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- MLPS.Info@prasa.com
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Molteno to Germiston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 300–480
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Tourist (Sleeper)
- R 480
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 300
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from East London Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from East London Stn to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 450–650
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from East London to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 500–900
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
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