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Diani Beach to Watamu & Malindi by bus or road
About 145 km. The private car is fastest at 3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹370 per person.
Watamu & Malindi to Diani BeachFastest
Private car
Private car via Mombasa, per vehicle
3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Matatu via the Likoni ferry and Mombasa
from ₹370 per person
Best value
Bus
Matatu via the Likoni ferry and Mombasa
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private car | Private car via Mombasa, per vehicle | 3 h | ₹8,880–₹17,020per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Bus | Matatu via the Likoni ferry and Mombasa | 4 h | ₹370–₹740per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Private car · Private car via Mombasa, per vehicle | ₹8,880–₹17,020 | ₹8,880–₹17,020 |
| Bus · Matatu via the Likoni ferry and Mombasa | ₹740–₹1,480 | ₹1,480–₹2,960 |
Once you’re in Watamu & Malindi
- Best time: December – March, July – October
- Typical stay: 3 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (December – March, July – October). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Diani Beach and Watamu & Malindi
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.