There are 6 ways to get from Alexandria to Grahamstown by bus, plane, car, or car train
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Bus to Cairo International Airport, fly to Port Elizabeth, bus
best- Take the bus from Alexandria to Cairo Airportbus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane CAI - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstownbus
22h 47mR 6,399–19,539Drive 9,392.9 km
- Drive from Alexandria to Grahamstowncar 9,392.9 km
5d 12hR 21,427–30,950Bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Port Elizabeth, bus
- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airportbus
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)plane HBE - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstownbus
27h 9mBus to Borg El Arab, fly to East London, bus
- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airportbus
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to East London (ELS)plane HBE - ELS
- Take the bus from East London to Grahamstownbus
23hBus to Cairo International Airport, fly to East London, bus
- Take the bus from Alexandria to Cairo Airportbus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to East London (ELS)plane CAI - ELS
- Take the bus from East London to Grahamstownbus
22h 33mR 7,569–22,719Drive, car train
- Drive from Alexandria to Germistoncar
- Take the car train from Germiston to Queenstowncartrain
- Drive from Queenstown to Grahamstowncar
5d 20hR 19,996–28,936
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alexandria to Grahamstown is to bus and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 20 000 and takes 22h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Alexandria to Grahamstown is to bus and fly which takes 22h 33m and costs R 7 500 - R 23 000.
The distance between Alexandria and Grahamstown is 7501 km. The road distance is 9392.9 km.
It takes approximately 22h 47m to get from Alexandria to Grahamstown, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Alexandria to Grahamstown is 9393 km. It takes approximately 5 days 12h to drive from Alexandria to Grahamstown.
There are 70+ hotels available in Grahamstown.
What companies run services between Alexandria, Egypt and Grahamstown, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Alexandria to Grahamstown. However, you can take the bus to Cairo Airport, walk to Cairo International Airport (CAI) airport, fly to Port Elizabeth (PLZ), take the taxi to Port Elizabeth, then take the bus to Grahamstown. Alternatively, you can drive from Alexandria to Grahamstown in around 5d 12h.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Addis Ababa, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
Flights from Borg El Arab to East London via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–39,000
Flights from Borg El Arab to East London via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–45,000
Flights from Borg El Arab to East London via Jeddah, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–34,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to East London via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–24,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to East London via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Port Elizabeth via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–39,000
Flights from Borg El Arab to East London via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–45,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–19,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–21,000
Flights from Borg El Arab to Port Elizabeth via Jeddah, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–30,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Port Elizabeth via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Borg El Arab to East London via Doha, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–39,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
- Phone
- 080 122 9091
- MLPS.Info@prasa.com
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Germiston to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 300–480
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Tourist (Sleeper)
- R 480
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 300
- Phone
- +20 2 25752157
- Website
- westmidbus-eg.com
Bus from Alexandria to Cairo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 30
- Schedules at
- westmidbus-eg.com
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–430
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- info@egyptbus.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from East London to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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