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How long will it take to self-drive from Mombasa to Nairobi?
Hi, I got the bus 2 years a go and what was meant to be a 7 hour trip took 15 hours due to the bus breaking down a couple of times and due to the diversion of traffic due to a construction of a new highway. I have no idea whether the highway is finished or not but if it is and you're self driving i would say it would take 5-6 hours depending. Happy travels!
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I guess around 7 hours but just remember to miss the "rush" hours aproaching Nairobi. That can put hours on to your trip.
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it really depends on the power of your car, the time of the day you start and your experience with Kenyan bus/truck/matatu drivers. But I would guess seven hours are a minimum (a colleague of mine claims he can do it in 5,5 hours, but I have serious doubts about this). Both in Mombasa and in Nairobi the traffic, especially during rush hour, turns into a bottleneck that can slow you down considerably. Once it has taken me over two hours to get from Athi River into Nairobi - a short stretch of merely 30 km. Same goes for the Miritini/Mazeras area around Mombasa.
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I have driven this road with a driver several times this past 12 months and it very much depends on where you are in Nairobi ( the wrong side of town can add 2 hours to the trip!) and the traffic/accidents on the road. 7 hours is a conservative time, can be as long as 10 on a bad day. Happy driving and do not attempt this road when it is dark - it is far to dangerous. We pulled in when 3 sets of headlights came towards us!
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i drove nairobi mombasa (south cost) in feb 2011. . it was my first drive in africa and i used around 8 hours. we started off at 6 in the morning to avoid the traffic in Nairobi. the road is quite good exept for some minor road work areas. despite i got a lot off warnings about driving there it was actually some off the best experiences from our kenya vacaiton. an it was a a quite good service network along the route. we experienced som problems with the wheel. and it was fixed in 15 minutes at a cost off 200 shilling. so my advice iff u like to drive car is to go for the drive. but be sure to start off early in the morning so you have some extra time iff u face som problems and avoid to drive after dark.
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To complement Sphynxx's excellent answer, do NOT, under any circumstances, travel after dusk. The road turns into bandit territory - especially around Salama. You will notice traffic visibly beginning to taper off after 4.00 pm Regards Mwenyeji
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It takes 8-9 hours to drive to Mombasa from Nairobi
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