There are 7 ways to get from Europe to Mbale by train, plane, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Kisumu International Airport, bus, drive
best- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)HAJ - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Drive from Busia to Mbale
25h 45m$391–1,357Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nairobi, bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nairobi (NBO)FRA - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Malaba
- Take the taxi from Malaba to Mbale
25h 20m$389–961Drive 8,607.6 km
- Drive from Europe to Mbale8,607.6 km
4d 17h$1,418–2,048Train to Frankfurt, fly to Entebbe, taxi, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Entebbe (EBB)FRA - EBB
- Take the taxi from Entebbe (EBB) to Kampala
- Take the bus from Kampala to Malaba
- Take the taxi from Malaba to Mbale
22h 50m$465–825Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kisumu International Airport, bus, drive
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)FRA - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Drive from Busia to Mbale
22h 44m$419–737Train to Frankfurt, fly to Eldoret International Airport, bus, drive
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)FRA - EDL
- Take the bus from Eldoret to Malaba
- Drive from Malaba to Mbale
23h 7m$780–1,452Train, train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Kisumu International Airport, bus, drive
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)LEJ - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Drive from Busia to Mbale
27h 38m$432–1,476
Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Mbale is to train and fly and bus and taxi which costs $380 - $1,000 and takes 25h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Mbale is to train and fly and bus and drive which takes 22h 44m and costs $410 - $750.
The distance between Europe and Mbale is 6720 km. The road distance is 8607.6 km.
It takes approximately 25h 45m to get from Europe to Mbale, including transfers.
Mbale is 2h ahead of Europe. It is currently 11:15 PM in Europe and 1:15 AM in Mbale.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Mbale is 8608 km. It takes approximately 4 days 17h to drive from Europe to Mbale.
There are 29+ hotels available in Mbale.
What companies run services between Europe and Mbale, Uganda?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Mbale. However, you can take the bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Kisumu International Airport (KIS), take the taxi to Kisumu, take the bus to Busia, then drive to Mbale. Alternatively, you can drive from Europe to Mbale in around 4d 17h.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Mombasa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Eldoret International Airport via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Eldoret International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Eldoret International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Eldoret International Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Eldoret International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Vienna, Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Mombasa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Eldoret International Airport via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Eldoret International Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Eldoret International Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Eldoret International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Entebbe via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Cairo, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Istanbul, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kisumu International Airport via Cairo, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Istanbul, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $3–21
Bus from Eldoret to Malaba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $3–21
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Malaba
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $8
- Business/VIP
- $11
Bus from Nairobi to Malaba
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $15–21
- Business/VIP
- $21
- Business / VIP
- $27
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $25–55
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