Travel to Kenya

Driving to Kenya

The main international road crossings into Kenya are from Tanzania and Uganda. There are also road crossings from Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia, but roads are in poor condition and there is no reliable public transport on these routes.

The main crossing points from Tanzania are at Lunga Lunga south of Mombasa, and Namanga on the road to Arusha, with smaller posts at Isebania and Taveta.

From Uganda there are crossing points at Busia and Malaba.

There are many local bus companies that ply the main routes between Nairobi and Mombasa and the respective major cities in Tanzania and Uganda. Recommended for visitors is the Tanzanian company Scandinavia Express, (www.scandinaviagroup.com), which has frequent daily departures to and from Tanzania between Nairobi and Arusha, Moshi and Dar es Salaam, Nairobi and Mwanza, and Mombasa and Dar es Salaam . From Dar es Salaam there are connections to Lusaka in Zambia. There are also daily services between Nairobi and Kampala in Uganda.

Several companies run comfortable shuttle bus services between Nairobi and Arusha and Moshi in Tanzania. These are aimed at tourists who fly into Nairobi and are visiting the game parks in Tanzania’s northern circuit region from Arusha, or are climbing Mount Kilimanjaro from Moshi. The buses take about 5-6 hours in either direction, and drivers assist passengers with border procedures. Riverside Shuttles offers a reliable daily service (www.riverside-shuttle.com).