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Mombasa to Nairobi by train, flight or bus
About 485 km. The flight is fastest at 3.5 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹1,110 per person.
Nairobi to MombasaFastest
Flight
Kenya Airways / Jambojet (NBO–MBA)
3.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
Madaraka Express (SGR)
from ₹1,110 per person
Best value
Flight
Kenya Airways / Jambojet (NBO–MBA)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | Madaraka Express (SGR) | 6.5 h | ₹1,110–₹8,880per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Flight | Kenya Airways / Jambojet (NBO–MBA) | 3.5 h | ₹4,070–₹11,840per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Bus | Coach (Modern Coast, Dreamline, Tahmeed and others) | 9 h | ₹1,110–₹2,220per 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Train · Madaraka Express (SGR) | ₹2,220–₹17,760 | ₹4,440–₹35,520 |
| Flight · Kenya Airways / Jambojet (NBO–MBA) | ₹8,140–₹23,680 | ₹16,280–₹47,360 |
| Bus · Coach (Modern Coast, Dreamline, Tahmeed and others) | ₹2,220–₹4,440 | ₹4,440–₹8,880 |
Once you’re in Nairobi
- Best time: June – October, January – February
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (June – October, January – February). Diwali can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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