Cheapest€63.86
- South African Airways SA461417:211h 26m18:47O.R. Tambo International Airport JNBKing Phalo Airport ELS
Door to door 4h 36mCO2 163.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Johannesburg to East London flight
Flights from Johannesburg to East London start at €63.86 and take 4h 34m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Price Johannesburg to East London on the date you actually want, rather than on the date this page was built.
The Flights from Johannesburg to East London starts at €63.86 and takes 4h 34m door to door, run by 3 operators over 780 km, with around 18 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 4h 34mDoor to door
- 1h 24mMoving
- €79.20 to €139.38From
- 06:17 to 20:14First and last departure
- 18Per day
- 163.0 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on October 6, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€79.20 to €139.38 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €139.38Mon21
- about €116.96Tue22
- about €124.63Wed23
- about €129.35Thu24
- about €127.58Fri25
- about €126.99Sat26
- about €113.42Sun27
- about €82.15Mon28
- about €79.20Tue29
- about €85.10Wed30
- about €101.03Thu1
- about €91.59Fri2
- about €94.54Sat3
- about €86.28Sun4
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on October 6, 2026
Fastest€64.45
- Safair S655106:171h 24m07:41O.R. Tambo International Airport JNBKing Phalo Airport ELS
Door to door 4h 34mCO2 163.0 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Airlines
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
| Airlink (SAA) | €64.45 |
| Safair | €64.45 |
 South African Airways | €63.86 |
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When to book Johannesburg to East London
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €82.7490 days
- €68.5860 days
- €55.6045 days
- €55.6030 days
- €74.4821 days
- €86.2814 days
- €113.427 days
- €124.633 days
- €139.381 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €55.60.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 151 percent. The most expensive point is €139.38, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €86.28Sun
- €82.15Mon
- €79.20Tue
- €85.10Wed
- €101.03Thu
- €91.59Fri
- €94.54Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Johannesburg
Air
- JNB
- HLA
East London
Air
- ELS
What the journey looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 780 km against 758 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Johannesburg at 06:17 and the last at 20:14, across 18 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Flights against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 34m | 1h 24m | 3h 10m | €63.86 | 163.0 kg | 18 |
| Train | 6h 4m | 5h 20m | 44m | €72.94 | 25.0 kg | 9 |
Questions about Johannesburg to East London
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Flight from Johannesburg to East London take?
The Flight from Johannesburg to East London takes 4h 34m door to door, of which 1h 24m is spent moving. The route runs 780 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Flight from Johannesburg to East London cost?
The Flight from Johannesburg to East London starts at €63.86 for one passenger, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare is €73.30. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Flight from Johannesburg to East London?
3 operators run the Flight from Johannesburg to East London: Airlink (SAA), Safair, South African Airways. Between them they file around 18 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Flight from Johannesburg to East London use?
The Flight from Johannesburg to East London leaves from O.R. Tambo International Airport JNB and arrives at King Phalo Airport ELS. Allow about 3h 10m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Flight the best way from Johannesburg to East London?
The Flight is both the cheapest and the fastest way from Johannesburg to East London, at €63.86 and 4h 34m door to door, against 1 other modes that also run the corridor. On this route there is no trade to make between the money and the hours.
When should I book the Flight from Johannesburg to East London?
Fares for the Flight from Johannesburg to East London bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €55.60. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 151 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Johannesburg to East London produce?
The Flight from Johannesburg to East London produces about 163.0 kg of CO2 per passenger over 780 km, which works out at roughly 209 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Johannesburg to East London on September 20, 2026: 780 km of route against 758 km in a straight line, 18 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €63.86, and 4h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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