Travel to Nakuru

Every way to reach Nakuru: 1 modes compared, with fares.

Nakuru is reachable from 20 places across 1 country by 1 mode, on services run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 21m door to door. The nearest origin is 60 km away.

Checked October 2, 2026Priced for October 2, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Arriving

How people reach Nakuru

Every mode that actually calls at Nakuru, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.

One row per mode that actually calls here. Reach is the furthest origin that mode serves in a straight line.
ModeOriginsFromFastestReachOperators
Train40€11.881h 21m211 km1
  • 20Places you can arrive from
  • 20Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 1Operators

That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Nakuru is not something we sell.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Nakuru?

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km3895%Naivasha, 60 km
200 to 600 km25%Lugulu, 211 km
Origins

Which countries you can arrive from

Countries with at least one route into Nakuru that we sell.

Counted by route, so a country with several cities on the corridor counts once per route rather than once per city.
CountryRoutesShare
Kenya40100%
Terminals

Stations, airports and ports in Nakuru

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Nakuru

Bus
  • Nakuru Bus Terminus
  • Modern Coast Express Nakuru branch
Fares

The cheapest journeys into Nakuru

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Cheapest fare and fastest journey into Nakuru, over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Naivasha to Nakuru train€11.881h 21m60 km
Kericho to Nakuru train€15.741h 35m88 km
Limuru to Nakuru train€19.041h 41m110 km
Githunguri to Nakuru train€19.591h 48m114 km
Kapsabet to Nakuru train€20.691h 46m122 km
Kikuyu to Nakuru train€21.241h 49m123 km
Karuri to Nakuru train€21.241h 46m123 km
Iten to Nakuru train€21.241h 54m125 km
Kiambu to Nakuru train€21.771h 52m128 km
Eldoret to Nakuru train€21.791h 51m128 km
Nairobi to Nakuru train€22.331h 52m136 km
Ngong to Nakuru train€22.331h 58m134 km
Kisumu to Nakuru train€24.532h147 km
Mbale to Nakuru train€26.192h 8m156 km
Kakamega to Nakuru train€26.742h 9m161 km
Khwisero to Nakuru train€28.932h 12m173 km

A day in Nakuru hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Nakuru Bus Terminus

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Popular trips to Nakuru

Common questions about Travel to Nakuru

How can I get to Nakuru?

Nakuru is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 20 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 1 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 Nakuru?

The cheapest way into Nakuru is by Train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 20 origins we sell into Nakuru over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.

What is the fastest way to get to Nakuru?

The fastest journey into Nakuru is by Train, at 1h 21m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 60 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.

Which stations and airports does Nakuru have?

Nakuru has 2 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are . Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

Where can I travel to Nakuru from within 200 km?

38 of the routes we sell into Nakuru start within 200 km. The nearest is Naivasha, 60 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 Nakuru in Kenya?

Nakuru connects to 20 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 211 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 Nakuru afterward does not belong to us.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Nakuru before you go?

Day trips that leave Nakuru in the morning and cover a good part of Kenya by evening.

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