--- title: "Kisumu to Nyeri – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Kisumu to Nyeri is 246 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kisumu-to-nyeri" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kisumu-to-nyeri.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Kisumu to Nyeri [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kisumu&to=Nyeri) [Nyeri to Kisumu](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/nyeri-to-kisumu) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 246 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 2\ 3 ways, Thu 29 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 246 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 29 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 25 min slower than flying but KSh9,900 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Drive** best 5h 51m KSh1,610–2,140 Estimated 343 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kisumu&to=Nyeri) - [**Fly** 5h 26m KSh9,290–18,440 Estimated KIS → NBO · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kisumu&to=Nyeri) - [**Taxi** 5h 51m KSh10,700–16,050 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kisumu&to=Nyeri) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Kenya; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Parts of Kenya are advised against, not on this route** [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kenya/warnings-and-insurance) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0). ## Departures today 1. [08:02 → 13:28 5h 26m · direct KSh9,290–14,230](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Kisumu&to=Nyeri&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 2. [08:10 → 15:42 7h 32m · direct KSh12,110–18,440](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Kisumu&to=Nyeri&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=fly-1) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Kisumu to Nyeri? The fastest way is by car: about 5h 51m door to door. The straight-line distance is 246 km. What is the cheapest way from Kisumu to Nyeri? Drive is the cheapest, from KSh1,610. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Kisumu to Nyeri? About 1h 2m in the air (KIS → NBO), about 5h 26m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run KSh9,290–18,440; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Nyeri from Kisumu by road? About 343 km, roughly 5h 51m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around KSh1,610–2,140; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Nyeri Town in Nyeri County, Kenya Nyeri is a town situated in the Central Highlands of Kenya, at an average elevation of about 1,750 to 1,812 metres above sea level. It is the headquarters of Nyeri County and was the central administrative headquarters of the country's former Central Province. The town is situated about 150 km north of Nairobi, in the country's densely populated and fertile Central Highlands. The town lies between the eastern base of the Nyandarua (Aberdare) Range, which forms part of the eastern side of the Great Rift Valley, and the western slopes of Mount Kenya. [The Nyeri guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/nyeri) Worth your time - Baden-Powell The graves of Baden-Powell and his wife, Olave, are in Nyeri, near Mount Kenya. - Wajee Nature Park A bird conservancy and nature park in Mukuruwe-ini, central Kenya. 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