There are 4 ways to get from Rustenburg to East London by taxi, plane, bus (Greyhound), car, 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.
Taxi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Rustenburg to Johannesburg-Airport-JNB
- Fly from Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to East London (ELS)JNB - ELS
3h 32mR 2,264–5,492Bus via East London
cheapest- Take the bus from Rustenburg to Soshanguve
- Take the bus from Pretoria to East London
20h 56mR 630–1,749Bus
- Take the bus from Rustenburg to Soshanguve
- Take the bus from Pretoria to East London Stn
19h 19mR 680–1,649Drive 1,035.9 km
- Drive from Rustenburg to East London1,035.9 km
11h 48mR 2,409–3,480
Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) to East London (ELS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rustenburg to East London is to bus via East London which costs R 600 - R 1 800 and takes 20h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Rustenburg to East London is to taxi and fly which takes 3h 32m and costs R 2 200 - R 5 500.
The distance between Rustenburg and East London is 920 km. The road distance is 1035.9 km.
The best way to get from Rustenburg to East London without a car is to bus which takes 19h 19m and costs R 650 - R 1 700.
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from Rustenburg to East London, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Rustenburg to East London is 1036 km. It takes approximately 11h 48m to drive from Rustenburg to East London.
There are 487+ hotels available in East London.
What companies run services between Rustenburg, South Africa and East London, South Africa?
You can take a bus from Rustenburg to East London Stn via Soshanguve, Mabopane, Pretoria, and Pretoria in around 19h 19m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 750–3,800
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London via Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 750–3,800
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 900–3,100
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Johannesburg International Airport to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 3,100–6,500
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Rustenburg to Soshanguve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 123–850
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Single
- R 123
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pretoria to East London Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–800
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Pretoria to East London
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 500–900
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–1,800
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