Which airports serve the East London to Johannesburg route?

Ben Schoeman Airport (ELS) is the origin airport and O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is the destination airport.

How far is Johannesburg from East London?

ELS and JNB are approximately 478 miles apart by great-circle distance.

Which aircraft fly from ELS to JNB?

Aircraft listed in the current schedule include Boeing 737-800 (738), Canadair Regional Jet 100 (CR1) and Embraer RJ135 (ER3).

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Direct flights from East London to Johannesburg

Q: Are there direct flights from ELS to JNB?

Yes. Roame's current schedule feed shows nonstop service from ELS to JNB.

Did you mean Flights from Johannesburg to East London?

East London

South Africa

ELS

Ben Schoeman Airport

Johannesburg

South Africa

JNB

O. R. Tambo International Airport

Route: Nonstop service available
Distance: 478 miles
Airlines: 15 airlines
Aircraft: 3 aircraft types
Dates: Sep 7, 2026 – Sep 5, 2027

East London to Johannesburg route overview

Ben Schoeman Airport (ELS) serves East London; O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) serves Johannesburg.

The airports are 478 miles apart by great-circle distance.

Roame's current schedule feed shows nonstop service from ELS to JNB.

Airlines represented in the current schedule are Airlink (4Z), CemAir (5Z), Air France (AF), British Airways (BA), Emirates (EK), Safair (FA), KLM (KL), LATAM Chile (LA), Lufthansa (LH), Swiss International Air Lines (LX), Qantas (QF), Qatar Airways (QR), South African Airways (SA), Turkish Airlines (TK) and United Airlines (UA).

Published schedule dates span Sep 7, 2026 – Sep 5, 2027.

Aircraft flying from ELS to JNB

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