There are 7 ways to get from Eastern Cape to Midrand by plane, bus, car, car train, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from East London
best- Fly from East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ELS - JNB
1h 55mR 802–2,855Bus via Johannesburg
cheapest- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburgbus
10h 49mR 463–952Drive, car train
- Drive from Gqeberha to Moltenocar
- Take the car train from Molteno to Germistoncartrain 74013
19h 13mR 1,326–1,964Drive 1,087.4 km
- Drive from Gqeberha to Midrandcar 1,087.4 km
12h 6mR 2,475–3,575Fly from Port Elizabeth
- Fly from Port Elizabeth (PLZ) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane PLZ - JNB
2h 4mR 790–2,541Fly from Mthatha Airport
- Fly from Mthatha Airport (UTT) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane UTT - JNB
1h 57mR 1,919–4,276Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to Midrandbus
17h 38mR 658–869
East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Eastern Cape to Midrand is to bus via Johannesburg which costs R 460 - R 950 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Eastern Cape to Midrand is to fly which takes 1h 55m and costs R 800 - R 2 900.
The distance between Eastern Cape and Midrand is 804 km. The road distance is 1087.4 km.
The best way to get from Eastern Cape to Midrand without a car is to bus via Johannesburg which takes 10h 49m and costs R 460 - R 950.
It takes approximately 1h 55m to get from Eastern Cape to Midrand, including transfers.
The best way to get from Eastern Cape to Midrand is to fly which takes 1h 55m and costs R 800 - R 2 900. Alternatively, you can bus via Johannesburg, which costs R 460 - R 950 and takes 10h 49m.
Yes, the driving distance between Eastern Cape to Midrand is 1087 km. It takes approximately 12h 6m to drive from Eastern Cape to Midrand.
There are 1418+ hotels available in Midrand.
What companies run services between Eastern Cape, South Africa and Midrand, South Africa?
Safair, Airlink, and CemAir fly from East London (ELS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) every 4 hours. Alternatively, Eagle Liner operates a bus from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg 3 times a day. Tickets cost R 410–900 and the journey takes 10h 20m. 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 600–2,500
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 600–2,500
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,900
- 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
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 800–2,800
Flights from Mthatha Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–4,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–6,500
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 600–6,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from East London to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–6,500
Flights from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 600–6,000
- 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
- 010 822 9000
- customercare@intercity.co.za
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 410–900
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 650–900
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 480–700
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Port Elizabeth to Midrand
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 600–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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