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Nairobi to Aberdare National Park by bus or road
About 160 km. The private car is fastest at 3 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹890 per person.
Fastest
Private car
Private car or safari van, per vehicle
3 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
Matatu to Nyeri + taxi to the lodge
from ₹890 per person
Best value
Bus
Matatu to Nyeri + taxi to the lodge
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus | Matatu to Nyeri + taxi to the lodge | 3.5 h | ₹890–₹2,220per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Private car | Private car or safari van, per vehicle | 3 h | ₹11,100–₹20,720per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Bus, Matatu to Nyeri + taxi to the lodge: The tree lodges are reached in the lodge's own vehicle from its base hotel (The Ark from the Aberdare Country Club near Mweiga); check the pick-up time.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus · Matatu to Nyeri + taxi to the lodge | ₹1,780–₹4,440 | ₹3,560–₹8,880 |
| Private car · Private car or safari van, per vehicle | ₹11,100–₹20,720 | ₹11,100–₹20,720 |
Once you’re in Aberdare National Park
- Best time: June – September, December – February
- Typical stay: 1 day
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (June – September, December – February). Against it: Short Rains.
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Plan Nairobi and Aberdare National Park
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.