East London
in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality of Eastern Cape, South Africa

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-33.015 and 27.912 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -33° 0' 55" and E 27° 54' 41"
Currency and Currency Code:
Rand - ZAR
Spoken languages:
Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Tsonga, Swati, Venda, South Ndebele
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:35 AM (Sunday)
Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:45 am and 5:24 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
21.157 and -156.740 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Halawa
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for South Africa in Southern Africa

Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to South Africa.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning South Africa. Last Update: 2024-05-04 08:22:41

Discover East London

East London in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (Eastern Cape) with it's 478,676 citizens is a place in South Africa about 503 mi (or 809 km) south of Pretoria, the country's capital city.

Current time in East London is now 07:35 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Africa / Johannesburg with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports near East London. The closest airport in South Africa is Ben Schoeman Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Komga, Bhisho, Stutterheim, Peddie and Cofimvaba. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F

Morning Temperature 20°C / 67 °F
Evening Temperature 22°C / 71 °F
Night Temperature 20°C / 67 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 66%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 9% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Monday, 6th of May 2024

27°C (81 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 7th of May 2024

25°C (76 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Wednesday, 8th of May 2024

23°C (73 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Harewood Lodge

Address
2,6 mi
Nahoon Mouth,Harewood Drive 11
5241 East London
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 20:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 20:00


Quarry Lake Inn

Address
1,4 mi
Quartzite Drive
5201 East London
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 6:00 - 20:00
Weekend: 7:00 - 18:00


African Dreams Bed & Breakfast

Address
0,4 mi
55 Tennyson Street
East London
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Premier Hotel EL ICC

Address
0,5 mi
22 & 23 Esplanade Drive, Beachfront
5211 East London
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 0:00
Weekend: closed


Garden Court East London Hotel

Address
0,6 mi
Cnr John Baillie & Moore Streets,Quigney Road
5201 East London
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Park Place Boutique Guesthouse

Address
1,3 mi
5 St Mark’s Road
East London
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


1st Class Manor B&B

Address
1,2 mi
7 St James Road
5241 East London
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Warwick Place

Address
2,7 mi
8 Warwick Road
East London
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Appleby's Guest House

Address
2,4 mi
16 Lawrence Ave
East London
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Bramlyn B and B

Address
2,2 mi
27 Smartt Road
East London
South Africa

Time Information

Checkout: 09:00 - Checkin: 16:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

East London - Storm Cloud - 12 November 2014

Published: November 13, 2014
Length: 48:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sean Allam

Massive storm cloud moving over EL, filmed on Nokia Lumia 930.


Peeping Tom in East London

Published: May 20, 2014
Length: 21:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Andre O

Peeping tom caught on video at Nahoon Beach.


MZANSI part 5: Talented surfers of East London

Published: March 17, 2009
Length: 34:08 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Bart Van Dijck

A documentary by Bart Van Dijck on South African subcultures. part 5 :Surf champions in East London.


Jackass East London

Published: February 14, 2009
Length: 37:35 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Clinton Craigie

funny things young ppl do.


Days of Glory 2014 Morning Sessions 14 November 2014 with Dr Rodney Howard-Browne

Published: November 27, 2014
Length: 28:44 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Faith Broadcasting Network

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/faithbroadcastingtv Twitter: https://twitter.com/MyFaithTv Call Us: +27 (0) 43 711 4823 Email: events2@myriver.com Website: ...


Morgan and Willow's funeral

Published: May 27, 2009
Length: 56:14 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: DDispatchOnline

A community overwhelmed with sadness say goodbye to two little girls, Willow and Morgan Manthe who were murdered last week outside East London. Their mother, Wendy Manthe have been arrested ...


Eastern Cape Coastal Route

Published: May 09, 2012
Length: 47:21 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Masixole Msumza

The Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency (ECPTA) has developed a new Coastal Route covering nearly 900 km of pristine coastline spanning the length of the Eastern Cape. The province is rich...


James O'Kennedy Rugby Festival 2013

Published: September 10, 2013
Length: 57:39 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: HudsonParkPrimary

u/7 Rugby teams from in and around East London met for a morning of round robin matches and great fun was had by all.


Shanghai Chinese Restaurant - Restaurants in Quigney

Published: May 15, 2014
Length: 37:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DiningOUTZA

View Online at: http://www.dining-out.co.za/md/Shanghai-Chinese-Restaurant-Quigney/7107 Shanghai is a Upmarket Chinese Restaurant in Quigney, East London. To view more Quigney Restaurants...


Metro Cop Talking on phone - GGV 488 EC

Published: January 23, 2014
Length: 41:30 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Marius Fourie

Metro Traffic cop talking on his phone while driving in Vincent, East London on Western Avenue.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Buffalo Park

Buffalo Park is a cricket ground in East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. It is one of the home grounds for the Warriors cricket team. It can hold up to 20,000 spectators. It has hosted one Test match, in October 2002 and hosted a number of One Day Internationals. It was once also known as Mercedes-Benz Park, thanks to sponsorship from the German motor manufacturer.

Located at -33.0067, 27.9194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cricket grounds in South Africa, East London, Eastern Cape, Test cricket grounds in South Africa, Sports venues in the Eastern Cape

Buffalo City Stadium

Buffalo City Stadium (also known as the BCM Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in East London, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for Rugby Union matches and is the home stadium of Border Bulldogs. The stadium holds 16,000 people. The stadium has undergone three name changes. Originally, it was named Border Rugby Union Grounds, which was changed to the Basil Kenyon Stadium, after the Springbok player who captained the Springboks on a successful 3 month tour of England in 1951.

Located at -33.0067, 27.9053 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Soccer venues in South Africa, Rugby union stadiums in South Africa, Rugby World Cup stadiums, East London, Eastern Cape, Sports venues in the Eastern Cape

Clarendon High School for Girls

Clarendon High School for Girls is a girls' secondary school situated in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was founded in 1903 as East London Girls' High School.

Located at -32.9947, 27.8956 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Educational institutions established in 1903, Schools in the Eastern Cape, Girls' schools in South Africa

Hudson Park High School

Hudson Park High School is a co-educational public school in the suburb of Vincent in East London, South Africa. "HPHS" redirects here. For other uses, see HPHS (disambiguation). Hudson Park High School File:Tentando Superabis. jpg Tentando Superabis Location East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa 22x20px Information Type public, Co-educational, day school Established 1905 Locale Suburban Grades 8 - 12

Located at -32.9856, 27.9156 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
High schools in South Africa, Schools in the Eastern Cape, East London, Eastern Cape, Educational institutions established in 1905

Jan Smuts Stadium

The Jan Smuts Stadium is an athletics and football stadium in the Arcadia suburb of East London, Buffalo City. The stadium is named in honour of Jan Smuts, and is adjacent to the Buffalo City Stadium.

Located at -33.007, 27.905 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Soccer venues in South Africa, Athletics (track and field) venues in South Africa

East London railway station

East London railway station is the central railway station in the city of East London in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the terminus for Shosholoza Meyl inter-city trains to Johannesburg and Cape Town, and of a Metrorail commuter service to Mdantsane and Berlin. East London station is located along Station Road on the edge of the city's central business district. It is laid out as a terminal station, with five tracks for passenger trains.

Located at -33.0167, 27.9072 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
East London, Eastern Cape, Transport in the Eastern Cape, Metrorail (South Africa) stations, Shosholoza Meyl stations, Buildings and structures in the Eastern Cape

Selborne College

Selborne College is a public, male-only school in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Located at -32.9944, 27.8997 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Boarding schools in South Africa, Schools in the Eastern Cape, Educational institutions established in 1872

Frere Hospital

Frere Hospital is a large Provincial government funded hospital situated in East London, Eastern Cape in South Africa. It was established in 1881 and is a tertiary teaching hospital and forms part of the East London Hospital Complex.

Located at -32.9964, 27.8912 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hospitals in South Africa

Districts of the same city

These districts belong to East London.

Other districts

These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than East London.

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of East London.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Oos Londen, إيست لندن, Горад Іст-Лондан, Източен Лондон, East London, Buffalo City, Orient-Londono, Tûng Lùn-tûn, איסט לונדון, ELS, イースト・ロンドン, 이스트런던, Londinium Orientale, Yst Londonas, ईस्ट लंडन, Oos-Londen, ایسٹ لندن, Ист-Лондон, Источни Лондон, Іст-Лондон, EMonti, 東倫敦