Kisumu to Mombasa runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €60.84 and €96.31, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 5h 46m over 771 km, on services run by 3 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 0 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€60.84 to €96.31
- 228%Moves across the booking window
228%When it runs, leaving Kisumu
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €155.99Wed23
- about €189.53Thu24
- about €199.44Fri25
- about €153.79Sat26
- about €149.39Sun27
- about €104.29Mon28
- about €121.89Tue29
- about €98.24Wed30
- about €135.09Thu1
- about €99.34Fri2
- about €105.94Sat3
- about €108.69Sun4
- about €91.64Mon5
- about €78.44Tue6
- about €82.84Wed7
- about €109.79Thu8
- about €98.24Fri9
- about €80.64Sat10
- about €77.34Sun11
- about €75.14Mon12
- about €60.84Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Mombasa. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Mombasa for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Kisumu to Mombasa
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €69.6490 days
- €75.1460 days
- €82.2945 days
- €72.3930 days
- €60.8421 days
- €78.4414 days
- €121.897 days
- €199.443 days
- €155.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €60.84.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 228 percent. The dearest point is €199.44, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Kisumu to Mombasa and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
771 km
700 km as the crow flies, 10% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
397,957 → 1,208,333
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 771 km against 700 km in a straight line, a detour of 10 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Nairobi, Eldoret. The gap between arriving and leaving is 72 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Mombasa is large, and the road in from MBA can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
A car waiting when you land in Mombasa
Settled in advance, so the ride into Mombasa costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Mombasa Terminus
Most of the points near Mombasa Terminus open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Kisumu to Mombasa
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Kisumu to Mombasa?
The fastest journey from Kisumu to Mombasa takes 5h 46m door to door, of which 2h 10m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 6h 30m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Kisumu to Mombasa?
The cheapest fare from Kisumu to Mombasa is €60.84, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €109.54. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Kisumu to Mombasa?
The cheapest way from Kisumu to Mombasa is by train, at €60.84 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 46m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Kisumu to Mombasa?
The fastest way from Kisumu to Mombasa is by train, at 5h 46m door to door. Only 2h 10m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 36m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €60.84.
When should I book Kisumu to Mombasa?
Fares from Kisumu to Mombasa bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €60.84. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 228 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Kisumu to Mombasa?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Kisumu to Mombasa, at €78.44. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Kisumu to Mombasa?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Kisumu to Mombasa, at €59.74 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Kisumu to Mombasa?
3 operators sell services from Kisumu to Mombasa across 2 modes: Fly540, Jambojet Limited, Kenya Railways. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Kisumu to Mombasa?
0 percent of the services we sell from Kisumu to Mombasa are direct. The rest connect at Nairobi, Eldoret, with about 72 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Kisumu to Mombasa produce?
Travelling from Kisumu to Mombasa by flight produces about 71.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 155.1 kg, roughly 2 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Kisumu to Mombasa use?
Services from Kisumu to Mombasa by train leave from Kisumu station and arrive at Moi International Airport MBA. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Kisumu to Mombasa?
1 of the 3 operators we sell from Kisumu to Mombasa allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Kisumu to Mombasa on 22 September 2026: 771 km of route against 700 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €60.84, and 5h 46m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Day trips out of Mombasa and across Kenya
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The two ends, compared
Kisumu reaches 16 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 700 km. Mombasa reaches 33 places in 12 countries, from 87 to 7,075 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Kisumu
- 16Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 4Operators
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4Arriving in Mombasa
Leaving Mombasa
- 33Places you can leave for
- 12Countries
- 13Operators