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LLE to ELS: distance & flight time
Malalane (Riverside Airport) → East London (Ben Schoeman Airport)
572 mi
920 km · 497 nm
1h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
572 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 43m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LLE — Riverside Airport · Malalane, South Africa
- ELS — Ben Schoeman Airport · East London, South Africa
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LLE
- MQP · Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport30 mi away
- SZK · Skukuza Airport32 mi away
- AAM · Malamala Airport42 mi away
- NLP · Nelspruit Airport42 mi away
Near ELS
- BIY · Bisho Airport33 mi away
- UTW · Queenstown Airport95 mi away
- UTT · K. D. Matanzima Airport114 mi away
- JOH · Port St Johns Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LLE from ELS?
The flight distance from Malalane (LLE) to East London (ELS) is 572 miles (920 km, 497 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LLE to ELS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 43m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LLE to ELS?
Nonstop service on LLE–ELS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 43m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LLE to ELS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LLE–ELS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LLE to ELS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LLE–ELS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.