Distance from Frankfort to East London (South Africa)

The distance between Frankfort, Free State and East London, Eastern Cape is 638 kilometers (397 miles).

Frankfort, Free State, South Africa

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

From Frankfort to East London, the straight-line distance is 638 kilometers, heading south. Frankfort is situated at an altitude of 1,545 meters above sea level, while East London is at 48 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 2-3 days
Motorcycle 18-20 hours
Car 14-16 hours
Helicopter 3-4 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
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Frankfort, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 27.2789° S 28.497° E

Elevation: 1,545 m (5,069 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Secunda Airport (ZEC)
  • Rand Airport (QRA)
  • Harrismith Airport (HRS)
  • O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
  • Grand Central Airport (GCJ)
East London, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 33.0153° S 27.9116° E

Elevation: 48 m (157 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • East London Airport (ELS)
  • Bisho Airport (BIY)
  • Queenstown Airport (UTW)
  • K. D. Matanzima Airport (UTT)
  • Port St Johns Airport (JOH)

Other distances from Frankfort

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Frankfort to Johannesburg 128 km
From Frankfort to Cape Town 1,214 km
From Frankfort to Pretoria 173 km
From Frankfort to Durban 378 km
From Frankfort to Soweto 129 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of South Africa that are at equal or similar distances as between Frankfort and East London.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Guadalupe, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 638 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Guadalupe, Mexico 638 km
Detroit, United States Baltimore, United States 639 km
Zapopan, Mexico San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 639 km
Sucre, Bolivia Salta, Argentina 639 km
Cancún, Mexico San Pedro Sula, Honduras 640 km
Moscow, Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia 636 km
Philadelphia, United States Laval, Canada 636 km
Detroit, United States Washington, United States 636 km
Zapopan, Mexico Guadalupe, Mexico 635 km
Monterrey, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 635 km
Chicago, United States Nashville, United States 635 km
Monterrey, Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico 635 km
Washington, United States Boston, United States 635 km
Pune, India Bhopal, India 641 km
Quito, Ecuador Ibagué, Colombia 635 km
Guadalajara, Mexico San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 642 km
Morelia, Mexico Saltillo, Mexico 634 km
Panama City, Panama Santa Marta, Colombia 634 km
Washington, United States South Boston, United States 634 km

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