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East London (now also referred to as Buffalo City) is a City in the Eastern Cape in South Africa.
Understand
East London is situated on the east coast of South Africa boasting the only deep water river harbor. Following the recent renaming the city is now officially named Buffalo City. Buffalo City now incorporates King Williams Town and smaller surrounding towns too. Though the renaming is official most people still refer it still as East London. The East London Airport code is still ELS which references to the old naming. However the airport too will undergo a name change in the near future.
Get in
By car
East London can easily be reached by car. The N2 highway connects East London to Port Elizabeth and Durban and Bloemfontein by the N6.
If you are coming or going to/from Port Elizabeth you should consider taking the scenic R72 "Romantic Coast Road", which takes a bit longer, but offers some spectacular views and some nice little coast towns.
Distances
East London-Umtata: 235km
East London-Durban: 676km
East London-Cape Town: 1100km
East London-Johannesburg: 990km
By plane
South African Airways flies from East London to Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, as well as to some smaller cities in the country.
By train
Daily connections to Johannesburg are available. There are also a number of trains a week to Port Elizabeth.
Get around
Unfortunately East London lacks a public transport system, so getting around is difficult if you don't have a car. There are many Car Rental Companies available, 3 of which have branches at the airport.
If you use Google Earth you can download a .KMZ file with popular places of interest; including Hotels, Restaurants, Shopping Malls and more. Download the East London places of interest here
See & Do
The City Hall, in Oxford Strret, is one of the proudest landmarks the City has to offer which hasn't been vandalised.
The East London Harbor is the only natural deep-water port South Africa has. There are restaurants along the waterfront like the Ballyhoo Bistro, where you can enjoy a very affordable meal with a view of the harbor and the moored yachts right before you. The Ballyhoo offers river cruises and caters for parties and general events.
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