Travel to Kisumu
Every way to reach Kisumu: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Kisumu is reachable from 13 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 3 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 43 km away.
How people reach Kisumu
Every mode that actually calls at Kisumu, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 24 | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 147 km | 1 |
| Flight | 2 | €33.77 | 3h 56m | 264 km | 2 |
- 13Places you can arrive from
- 13Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators
Kisumu sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.
Rooms within reach of Easycoach Kisumu
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 24 | 92% | Kakamega, 43 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 2 | 8% | Nairobi, 264 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Kisumu that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 26 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Kisumu
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Kisumu
- Easycoach Kisumu
- Tahmeed
- KIS
- Railway Ferry Terminal
The fare from KIS into Kisumu is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from KIS into Kisumu?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Kisumu costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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The cheapest journeys into Kisumu
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakamega to Kisumu train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 43 km |
| Kapsabet to Kisumu train | €11.88 | 1h 16m | 51 km |
| Mumias to Kisumu train | €12.99 | 1h 19m | 57 km |
| Kericho to Kisumu train | €14.09 | 1h 20m | 65 km |
| Lugulu to Kisumu train | €15.74 | 1h 28m | 75 km |
| Bungoma to Kisumu train | €16.29 | 1h 30m | 77 km |
| Webuye to Kisumu train | €16.84 | 1h 31m | 78 km |
| Eldoret to Kisumu train | €19.04 | 1h 31m | 89 km |
| Molo to Kisumu train | €22.34 | 1h 42m | 109 km |
| Iten to Kisumu train | €23.98 | 1h 47m | 119 km |
| Njoro to Kisumu train | €26.74 | 1h 58m | 134 km |
| Nakuru to Kisumu train | €29.49 | 2h 8m | 147 km |
| Nairobi to Kisumu flight | €33.77 | 3h 56m | 264 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Easycoach Kisumu
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Kisumu
Common questions about Travel to Kisumu
How can I get to Kisumu?
Kisumu is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 13 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 3 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Kisumu?
The cheapest way into Kisumu is by train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 13 origins we sell into Kisumu over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Kisumu?
The fastest journey into Kisumu is by train, at 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 43 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Kisumu have?
Kisumu has 4 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are KIS. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Kisumu from within 200 km?
24 of the routes we sell into Kisumu start within 200 km. The nearest is Kakamega, 43 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Kisumu in Kenya?
Kisumu connects to 13 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 264 km away in a straight line. Kenya routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Kenya
The wider region
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Kisumu afterward does not belong to us.
What to book in Kisumu before you go
Day trips that leave Kisumu in the morning and cover a good part of Kenya by evening.
See Kisumu on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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