There are 7 ways to get from Kokstad to Port Alfred by bus, taxi, car, or plane
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Bus, taxi (Greyhound)
best- Take the bus from Mt Ayliff to Mthathabus
- Take the bus from Mthatha to Butterworthbus
- Take the taxi from Butterworth to King William's Towntaxi
- Take the bus from King William's Town to Peddiebus
- Take the taxi from Peddie to Port Alfredtaxi
10h 19mR 2,852–3,633Drive 540.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Kokstad to Port Alfredcar 540.9 km
7h 18mR 1,239–1,789Bus to Margate, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Kokstad to Portshepstonebus
- Fly from Margate (MGH) to East London (ELS)plane MGH - ELS
- Take the taxi from East London (ELS) to Port Alfredtaxi
8h 55mR 2,789–5,753Bus, taxi via East London
- Take the bus from Mt Curie One Stop to Mthathabus
- Take the bus from Mthatha to Butterworthbus
- Take the bus from Butterworth to East Londonbus
- Take the bus from East London to Peddiebus
- Take the taxi from Peddie to Port Alfredtaxi
13h 40mR 2,394–3,154Bus to Mthatha Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Mt Curie One Stop to Mthathabus
- Fly from Mthatha Airport (UTT) to East London (ELS)plane UTT - ELS
- Take the taxi from East London (ELS) to Port Alfredtaxi
9h 59mR 3,439–7,354Bus, bus to King Shaka International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Kokstad to Portshepstonebus
- Take the bus from Port Shepstone to Durban Airportbus
- Fly from King Shaka International Airport (DUR) to East London (ELS)plane DUR - ELS
- Take the taxi from East London (ELS) to Port Alfredtaxi
8h 41mR 2,329–5,503Bus, bus to Pietermaritzburg, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Kokstad to Portshepstonebus
- Take the bus from Umzikhulu to Pietermaritzburgbus
- Fly from Pietermaritzburg (PZB) to East London (ELS)plane PZB - ELS
- Take the taxi from East London (ELS) to Port Alfredtaxi
10h 54mR 3,099–6,273
Margate (MGH) to East London (ELS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kokstad to Port Alfred is to drive which costs R 1 200 - R 1 800 and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Kokstad to Port Alfred is to drive which takes 7h 18m and costs R 1 200 - R 1 800.
The distance between Kokstad and Port Alfred is 546 km. The road distance is 540.9 km.
The best way to get from Kokstad to Port Alfred without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 10h 19m and costs R 2 800 - R 3 700.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Kokstad to Port Alfred, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kokstad to Port Alfred is 541 km. It takes approximately 7h 18m to drive from Kokstad to Port Alfred.
There are 152+ hotels available in Port Alfred.
What companies run services between Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Port Alfred, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Kokstad to Port Alfred. However, you can take the taxi to Mt Ayliff, take the bus to Mthatha, take the bus to Butterworth, take the taxi to King William's Town, take the bus to Peddie, then take the taxi to Port Alfred. Alternatively, you can drive from Kokstad to Port Alfred in around 7h 18m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Margate to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 1,600–4,200
Flights from Mthatha Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,000–5,500
Flights from King Shaka International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,300
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–4,200
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Mthatha Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,700–12,000
Flights from Pietermaritzburg to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,700–9,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Margate to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,200–8,000
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Mt Ayliff to Mthatha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Mthatha to Butterworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from King William's Town to Peddie
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Mt Curie One Stop to Mthatha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from East London to Peddie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Umzikhulu to Pietermaritzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Kokstad to Portshepstone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 230–330
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 87 150 1895
- customercare@eagleliner.co.za
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Butterworth to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 85–220
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 85–220
- Phone
- +27 39 312 1406
- enquiriesr@margatecoach.co.za
- Website
- margatecoach.co.za
Bus from Port Shepstone to Durban Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 240–280
- Schedules at
- margatecoach.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Estimated price
- R 450–1,100
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
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