--- title: "Nyeri to Kisumu – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Nyeri to Kisumu 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/nyeri-to-kisumu" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/nyeri-to-kisumu.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Nyeri to Kisumu [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nyeri&to=Kisumu) [Kisumu to Nyeri](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kisumu-to-nyeri) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 246 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 1\ 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 30 min slower than flying but KSh9,900 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Drive** best 5h 55m KSh1,600–2,130 Estimated **Check before you go** · Kenya 342 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nyeri&to=Kisumu) - [**Fly** 5h 27m KSh9,290–14,230 Estimated **Check before you go** · Kenya NBO → KIS · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nyeri&to=Kisumu) - [**Taxi** 5h 55m KSh10,650–16,000 Estimated **Check before you go** · Kenya one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Nyeri&to=Kisumu) 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. - **Reconsider travel to Kenya** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.ken.html) [UK](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kenya/warnings-and-insurance) Travel advice: UK FCDO (Open Government Licence v3.0), US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [08:05 → 13:32 5h 27m · direct KSh9,290–14,230](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Nyeri&to=Kisumu&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 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 Nyeri to Kisumu? The fastest way is by car: about 5h 55m door to door. The straight-line distance is 246 km. What is the cheapest way from Nyeri to Kisumu? Drive is the cheapest, from KSh1,600. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Nyeri to Kisumu? About 1h 2m in the air (NBO → KIS), about 5h 27m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run KSh9,290–14,230; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Kisumu from Nyeri by road? About 342 km, roughly 5h 55m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around KSh1,600–2,130; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Kisumu City in Kisumu County, Kenya Kisumu is the third-largest city in Kenya located in the Lake Victoria area in the former Nyanza Province. It is the second-largest city in the Lake Victoria Basin after Kampala. The city has a population of 438,588 according to the recent 2026 population estimates. The metro region, including Maseno and Ahero, had a population of 6,771 (Maseno) and 11,801 (Ahero) people respectively, totaling to a combined population of 457,160 people, according to the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census which was conducted by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. [The Kisumu guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kisumu) Worth your time - Kibuye Market This is the second largest open air market in Kenya, and one of the oldest. - Kisumu Museum Nairobi Rd,. - Impala Modify latitude Dunga Beach, A simmering fishing village with welcoming residents. 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