There are 5 ways to get from East London to Beitbridge by plane, bus, car, car train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly, bus, drive
best- Fly from East London (ELS) to Gateway International Airport (PTG)plane ELS - PTG
- Take the bus from Polokwane to Louis Trichardtbus
- Drive from Louis Trichardt to Beitbridgecar
8h 14m$202–451Bus via Pretoria
cheapest- Take the bus from East London Stn to Pretoriabus
- Take the bus from Pretoria to Musinabus
23h 53m$56–80Bus
- Take the bus from East London to Queenstownbus
- Take the bus from Queenstown to Bloemfonteinbus
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Zimbabwe Border Postbus
21h 33m$98–137Drive, car train
- Drive from East London to Moltenocar
- Take the car train from Molteno to Germistoncartrain
- Drive from Germiston to Beitbridgecar
22h 35m$150–234Drive 1,483.4 km
- Drive from East London to Beitbridgecar 1,483.4 km
16h 22m$271–392
East London (ELS) to Gateway International Airport (PTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from East London to Beitbridge is to bus via Pretoria which costs $55 - $80 and takes 23h 53m.
The fastest way to get from East London to Beitbridge is to fly and bus and drive which takes 8h 14m and costs $200 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from East London to Beitbridge. However, there are services departing from East London and arriving at Zimbabwe Border Post via Queenstown and Bloemfontein. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 33m.
The distance between East London and Beitbridge is 1270 km. The road distance is 1483.4 km.
The best way to get from East London to Beitbridge without a car is to bus which takes 21h 33m and costs $95 - $140.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from East London to Beitbridge, including transfers.
East London to Beitbridge bus services, operated by Vilamora Tours, depart from East London station.
East London to Beitbridge bus services, operated by Vilamora Tours, arrive at Queenstown station.
Yes, the driving distance between East London to Beitbridge is 1483 km. It takes approximately 16h 22m to drive from East London to Beitbridge.
There are 19+ hotels available in Beitbridge.
What companies run services between East London, South Africa and Beitbridge, Zimbabwe?
You can take a bus from East London to Zimbabwe Border Post via Queenstown and Bloemfontein in around 21h 33m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from East London to Gateway International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
- 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
- $19–31
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Tourist (Sleeper)
- $31
- Economy (Sitter)
- $19
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Polokwane to Louis Trichardt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from East London to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Queenstown to Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- info@tamukacoaches.com
- Website
- tamukacoaches.com
Bus from Bloemfontein to Zimbabwe Border Post
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from East London Stn to Pretoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 11 774 3333
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Pretoria to Musina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- https://res.prasa.com/citytocity/booking
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