Nairobi to Maasai Mara by flight, bus or road

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.

• Private car, Safari van / Land Cruiser with driver-guide via Narok, per vehicle: Per vehicle, for up to 6-7 people. On a safari package the same vehicle and driver-guide stay with you for the game drives. The road down the Rift Valley escarpment has a lunch or curio stop; the last stretch past Narok is slow.
• Flight, Safarilink / AirKenya, Wilson to the Mara airstrips: Several flights a day stop at the Mara's airstrips (Ol Kiombo, Keekorok, Musiara, Serena and others); book the one nearest your camp, which meets the plane. 15 kg soft bags only.
• Bus, Shared shuttle or matatu via Narok + camp pick-up: Budget camps near Talek and Sekenani gates collect from Narok; game drives then need the camp's vehicle.

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.

Once you’re in Maasai Mara

• Best time: July – October (migration), January – March
• Typical stay: 3 days
• November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (July – October (migration), January – March). Against it: Migration Timing Uncertain; Short Rains.

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