* AIR
* The main gateway airport: Jomo Kenyatta International, Nairobi.
+ Check in time: 2 hours is recommended.
+ Airport to City: 8 miles / 13 kilometres from the city. Kenya Airways bus every 60 minutes, takes about half an hour minimum. Taxis take about 15 minutes minimum.
+ Airport Tax: International US$20; Domestic Kenya Shillings 100.
+ Scheduled airlines flying to Nairobi include:
- Aeroflot (to/from Cairo, Larnaca, Moscow).
- Air Botswana (to/from Gaborone).
- Air Burundi (to/from Bujumbura).
- Air France (to/from Dzaiudzi, Moroni, Paris, St Denis).
- Air India (to/from Nairobi, Delhi).
- Air Madagascar (to/from Antananarivo, Paris).
- Air Malawi (to/from Lilongwe).
- Air Mauritius (to/from Mauritius, Moroni).
- Air Seychelles (to/from Madrid, Mahe).
- Air Tanzania (to/from Dar es Salaam).
- Air Zimbabwe (to/from Harare).
- Al Italia (to/from Rome)).
- Balkan Airways (to/from Sofia).
- British Airways (to/from London).
- Cameroon Airlines (to/from Bujumbura, Douala, Kigali, Kinshasa, Lome).
- Egypt Air (to/from Cairo).
- El Al (to/from Tel Aviv).
- Gulf Air (to/from Abu Dhabi, Muscat).
- Ethiopian Airlines (to/from Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Brazzaville, Kinshasa, Lagos).
- Kenya Airways (to/from Addis Ababa, Bombay, Bujumbura, Cairo, Copenhagen, Dar es Salaam, Dubai, Entebbe, Harare, Frankfurt, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Karachi, Khartoum, Kigali, Lilongwe, London, Lusaka, Mahe, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Zanzibar, Zurich).
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (to/from Amsterdam).
- Lufthansa (to/from Frankfurt).
- Olympic Airways (to/from Athens, Johannesburg).
- Pakistan International (to/from Dubai, Karachi).
- Royal Swazi Airways (to/from Manzini, Maseru).
- Sabena Belgian Airways (to/from Brussels).
- Saudia Airways (to/from Jeddah).
- South African Airways (to/from Johannesburg).
- Sudan Airlines (to/from Khartoum).
- Swiss Air (to/from Zurich).
- Uganda Airlines (to/from Entebbe, Kiwayu).
* There are also international flights into Moi International Airport, Mombasa.
+ Check in time: Recommended at 2 hours.
- Airport to City: 8 miles / 13 kilometres. Bus takes about 20 minutes. Taxis take about 15 minutes.
- Airport Tax: International US$20; Domestic Kenya Shillings 100.
+ Scheduled airlines flying to Mombasa with their direct, scheduled destinations include:
- Kenya Airways (to/from Johannesburg, London, Paris, Zanzibar, Zurich).
- Uganda Airlines (to/from Entebbe).
- Air Tanzania (to/from Dar es Salaam).
+ There are also various charter flights from the UK and Europe.
* LAND
* TRAIN:
Twice daily trains connect Mombasa with Nairobi. The train is an excellent experience, reminiscent of the colonial days. There are also trains to Kisumu, Malaba, Nanyuki, Eldoret, Voi, Taveta, Kitale.
* BUS:
If you can stand the pace and the avant garde driving style, buses are frequent and cheap, connecting all parts of the country using Nairobi as a hub.
* MATATU
African style shared taxi or minibus or pick-up. Cheap and colourful servicing many city destinations as well as outlying routes.
* TAXI
Taxis are quite cheap and plentiful in Nairobi, Mombasa and other cities. Many are decrepit but there are also dozens of London 'black cab' taxis operating. Always agree the fare before starting the journey.
* CAR RENTAL
+ Driving: On the left as in the UK, Australia, Japan etc. Outlying roads are often in poor condition. Roads in the game parks are unsealed. Car rental companies do not normally allow ordinary saloon/sedan cars on unsealed roads but 4 wheel drives are permitted.
+ Car Rental: Available in Nairobi, Mombasa, Malindi and at any coastal hotel. You can drive yourself or take a driver with you for a little extra cost. Car hire is relatively expensive. Some of the cars available are of poor quality.
Avis
- PO Box 49795, College House, University Way
- Tel: +254 2 334 317
- Fax: +254 2 215 421
Hertz/UTC
- PO Box 42196, Fedha Towers, Muindi Mbingu Street
- Tel: +254 2 214 456
- Fax: +254 2 216 871
- Suntrek
- PO Box 48146, Monrovia Street, Nairobi.
- Tel: +254 2 335 741
- Fax: +254 2 334 965
- Tlx: 25621.
Boat: Ferries on Lake Victoria operate from Kisumu to Kendu Bay, Homa Bay and Asembo Bay. There are services on Lake Victoria between Homa Bay, Mfangano Island and Rusinga Island.
From Mombasa, Malindi and Lamu you can take an Arab style dhow along the coast - unless specifically operated for tourists, there are no facilities on the dhows but it is a marvellous experience.
Deep sea fishing boats and dive boats (including live aboard boats) operate from many of the hotels and resorts along the Indian Ocean Coast.
Bicycle: Bikes can be hired in Nairobi. Some tour operators offer mountain bike tours.