There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Lamu by plane, unknown, or bus
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Fly Istanbul to Lamu Airport, travel
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lamu Airport (LAU)plane IST - LAU
- Walk from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Lamuunknown
16h 59mFly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamu Airport, travel
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Lamu Airport (LAU)plane SAW - LAU
- Walk from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Lamuunknown
21h 30mFly Istanbul to Mombasa, bus, travel
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Mombasa (MBA)plane IST - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Lamubus
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
15h 37mFly Istanbul to Malindi, bus, travel
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Malindi (MYD)plane IST - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Lamubus
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
19h 19m
Istanbul (IST) to Lamu Airport (LAU) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Istanbul and Lamu is 5037 km.
It takes approximately 16h 59m to get from Istanbul to Lamu, including transfers.
There are 90+ hotels available in Lamu.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Lamu, Murang'A, Kenya?
There is no direct connection from Istanbul to Lamu. However, you can take the train to Gayrettepe, take the train to Istanbul Airport, walk to Istanbul (IST) airport, fly to Lamu Airport (LAU), then travel to Lamu. Alternatively, you can take the train to Ayrilikcesme, take the train to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, walk to Sabiha-Gokcen-Airport-SAW airport, fly to Lamu Airport (LAU), then travel to Lamu.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamu Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Lamu Airport via Mombasa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Istanbul to Lamu Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Istanbul to Lamu Airport via Kilimanjaro, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Istanbul to Lamu Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Lamu Airport via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamu Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamu Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamu Airport via Riyadh, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamu Airport via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Istanbul to Malindi via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Malindi via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Istanbul to Malindi via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Istanbul to Malindi via Kilimanjaro, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Istanbul to Malindi via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lamu Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Lamu Airport via Mombasa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Istanbul to Lamu Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Istanbul to Lamu Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamu Airport via Riyadh, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Lamu Airport via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Istanbul to Malindi via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Malindi via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Istanbul to Malindi via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
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