There are 6 ways to get from Springfontein to East London by taxi, bus, car train, car, plane, 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.
Taxi, bus (Greyhound)
best- Take the taxi from Springfontein to Smithfieldtaxi
- Take the bus from Smithfield to Aliwal Northbus
- Take the bus from Aliwal North to East London Stnbus
8h 55mR 1,910–2,397Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Springfontein to Port Elizabethbus
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to East London Windmillbus
13h 47mR 814–1,071Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Springfontein to Bethuliecartrain 74013
- Drive from Bethulie to East Londoncar
6h 25mR 1,019–1,573Bus to Bram Fischer International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Springfontein to Bloemfonteinbus
- Fly from Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) to East London (ELS)plane BFN - ELS
6h 45mR 2,068–6,359Drive 475.2 km
- Drive from Springfontein to East Londoncar 475.2 km
6h 3mR 1,087–1,569Drive to Maseru, fly
- Drive from Springfontein to Maseru (MSU)car
- Fly from Maseru (MSU) to East London (ELS)plane MSU - ELS
7h 44mR 3,740–5,855
Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) to East London (ELS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Springfontein to East London is to bus which costs R 800 - R 1 100 and takes 13h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Springfontein to East London is to drive which takes 6h 3m and costs R 1 000 - R 1 600.
The distance between Springfontein and East London is 549 km. The road distance is 475.2 km.
The best way to get from Springfontein to East London without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 8h 55m and costs R 1 900 - R 2 400.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Springfontein to East London, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Springfontein to East London is 475 km. It takes approximately 6h 3m to drive from Springfontein to East London.
There are 486+ hotels available in East London.
What companies run services between Springfontein, Free State, South Africa and East London, South Africa?
You can take a vehicle from Springfontein to East London Windmill via Springfontein and Port Elizabeth in around 13h 47m.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Bram Fischer International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–3,300
Flights from Bram Fischer International Airport to East London via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–3,300
Flights from Maseru to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–7,500
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Bram Fischer International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–9,500
Flights from Maseru to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–4,800
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Bram Fischer International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 4,500–9,000
- Phone
- 080 122 9091
- MLPS.Info@prasa.com
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Springfontein to Bethulie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 68–73
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Smithfield to Aliwal North
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Aliwal North to East London Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 490–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Springfontein to Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Springfontein to Port Elizabeth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Port Elizabeth to East London Windmill
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 280–380
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,200
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