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Nairobi to Mombasa

4 options, cheapest first. Each price is the total for 1 passenger, booking fees in.

Fort Jesus in Mombasa old town, with a tuk-tuk parked in front
Photo: Bertina Kanaka, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Cheapest
    Tahmeed Coach

    Coach

    Bus about 8 h

    Day coach on the Mombasa road.

    • reclining seat
    Departure

    Confirmed by our desk within 12 hours of your payment

    14.00 USD total for 1 passenger
  • Fastest
    Madaraka Express (Kenya Railways SGR)

    Economy

    Train about 4 h 30 min Passport needed

    Standard gauge train, a numbered seat, about four and a half hours.

    • numbered seat
    • snack trolley
    Departures

    Confirmed by our desk within 12 hours of your payment

    15.00 USD total for 1 passenger
  • Modern Coast

    VIP coach

    Bus about 8 h

    VIP coach with fewer, wider seats.

    • air-con
    • wide seat

    Many departures a day: choose a time of day on the next step.

    Confirmed by our desk within 12 hours of your payment

    22.00 USD total for 1 passenger
  • Madaraka Express (Kenya Railways SGR)

    First class

    Train about 4 h 30 min Passport needed

    Wider 2+2 seats in first class on the same trains.

    • wide seat
    • quieter car
    Departures

    Confirmed by our desk within 12 hours of your payment

    38.00 USD total for 1 passenger

Times are the operators' published departures, local time. The exact time is on your e-ticket.

Rather go door to door?A private car with driver from Nairobi to Mombasa.

No invented scarcity, no fake savings, nothing pre-ticked. Calm by design.