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Mombasa to Diani Beach by bus or road
About 35 km. The private car is fastest at 1.3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹110 per person.
Fastest
Private car
Taxi via the Likoni ferry or the Dongo Kundu bypass, per vehicle
1.3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Likoni ferry on foot + matatu to Ukunda
from ₹110 per person
Best value
Bus
Likoni ferry on foot + matatu to Ukunda
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 | Taxi via the Likoni ferry or the Dongo Kundu bypass, per vehicle | 1.3 h | ₹2,960–₹5,920per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Bus | Likoni ferry on foot + matatu to Ukunda | 1.5 h | ₹110–₹220per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Private car, Taxi via the Likoni ferry or the Dongo Kundu bypass, per vehicle: Queues at the Likoni ferry can add an hour at rush hour; the Dongo Kundu bypass avoids them.
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 · Taxi via the Likoni ferry or the Dongo Kundu bypass, per vehicle | ₹2,960–₹5,920 | ₹2,960–₹5,920 |
| Bus · Likoni ferry on foot + matatu to Ukunda | ₹220–₹440 | ₹440–₹880 |
Once you’re in Diani Beach
- 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 Mombasa and Diani Beach
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.