There are 6 ways to get from Bulawayo to Nairobi by plane, bus, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bulawayo to Nairobi
best- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Nairobi (NBO)plane BUQ - NBO
8h 9m$319–935Bus
- Take the bus from Bulawayo to Hararebus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakondebus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobibus
2d 8hDrive 3,058.7 km
- Drive from Bulawayo to Nairobicar 3,058.7 km
47h 59m$559–808Fly Bulawayo to Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)plane BUQ - WIL
12h 2m$328–934Drive to Victoria Falls Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Drive from Bulawayo to Victoria-Falls-Airport-VFAcar
- Fly from Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane VFA - NBO
9h 34m$497–811Train, bus
- Take the train from Bulawayo to Victoria Fallstrain
- Take the bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Kapiri Mposhibus
- Take the train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Nakondetrain
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobibus
3d 9h
Bulawayo (BUQ) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulawayo to Nairobi is to drive and fly which costs $490 - $850 and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Bulawayo to Nairobi is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $310 - $950.
The distance between Bulawayo and Nairobi is 2316 km. The road distance is 3058.7 km.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Bulawayo to Nairobi, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bulawayo to Nairobi is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $310 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 8h.
Nairobi is 1h ahead of Bulawayo. It is currently 9:24 AM in Bulawayo and 10:24 AM in Nairobi.
Yes, the driving distance between Bulawayo to Nairobi is 3059 km. It takes approximately 47h 59m to drive from Bulawayo to Nairobi.
There are 8148+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Nairobi, Kenya?
Ethiopian Airlines, Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Nairobi (NBO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bulawayo to Nairobi via Harare, RoadPort, Inter-City Bus Terminus, Lusaka, Nakonde, Tunduma Terminal, Berelay Rd, and Kampala in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi via Victoria Falls Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Victoria Falls Airport to Nairobi via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Harare, Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Harare, Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- flyrenegadeair.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Victoria Falls Airport, Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Phone
- +263-029-2363521
- pubreloffice@nrz.co.zw
- Website
- nrz.co.zw
Train from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- nrz.co.zw
- Economy Class Seat
- $9
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +263 71 3800001
- info@bravotours.co.zw
- Website
- bravotours.co.zw
Bus from Bulawayo to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- bravotours.co.zw
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $84
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–31
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $23–24
- Business/VIP
- $31
- Business / VIP
- $31
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $20–24
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