There are 8 ways to get from Kampala to Lamu by bus, plane, unknown, or taxi
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Bus to Entebbe, fly to Lamu Airport, travel
best- Take the bus from Gapco - Post Office to Entebbe Town
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Lamu Airport (LAU)EBB - LAU
- Walk from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Lamu
7h 34mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Kampala to Malaba
- Take the bus from Malaba to Mombasa
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Lamu
- Walk from Lamu to Lamu
26h 53mFly Entebbe to Malindi, bus, travel
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Malindi (MYD)EBB - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Lamu
- Walk from Lamu to Lamu
10h 44mBus, bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly to Lamu Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Kampala to Busia
- Take the bus from Busia to Kisumu
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Lamu Airport (LAU)KIS - LAU
- Walk from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Lamu
12h 40mFly Entebbe to Mombasa, bus, travel
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Mombasa (MBA)EBB - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Lamu
- Walk from Lamu to Lamu
10h 25mFly Entebbe to Ukunda, taxi, bus, travel
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Ukunda (UKA)EBB - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasa
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Lamu
- Walk from Lamu to Lamu
13h 5mBus, travel via Nairobi
- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Malindi
- Take the bus from Malindi to Lamu
- Walk from Lamu to Lamu
27h 19mBus, travel via Mombasa
- Take the bus from Kampala to Malaba
- Take the bus from Malaba to Mombasa
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Lamu
- Walk from Lamu to Lamu
39h 7m
Entebbe (EBB) to Lamu Airport (LAU) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Kampala and Lamu is 1018 km.
The best way to get from Kampala to Lamu without a car is to bus and travel which takes 26h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Kampala to Lamu, including transfers.
There are 80+ hotels available in Lamu.
What companies run services between Kampala, Uganda and Lamu, Murang'A, Kenya?
There is no direct connection from Kampala to Lamu. However, you can take the bus to Entebbe Town, take the taxi to Entebbe (EBB) airport, fly to Lamu Airport (LAU), then travel to Lamu. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kampala to Lamu via Malaba, Mombasa, Mombasa, and Lamu in around 26h 53m.
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- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Entebbe to Lamu Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Entebbe to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Entebbe to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–380
Flights from Entebbe to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Entebbe to Ukunda via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Entebbe to Lamu Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Entebbe to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Entebbe to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Entebbe to Ukunda via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Entebbe to Lamu Airport via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- skywardexpress.co.ke
Flights from Entebbe to Lamu Airport via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Lamu Airport via Nairobi Wilson, Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Lamu Airport via Nairobi Wilson, Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Entebbe to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- transportforcairo.com
Bus from Gapco - Post Office to Entebbe Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- transportforcairo.com
- 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 Kampala to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $7
- Business/VIP
- $10
- Phone
- 0724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Malaba to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $20–24
Bus from Busia to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $3–21
Bus from Nairobi to Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $14–21
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 730 889 000
- info@masheastafrica.com
- Website
- mashpoa.com
Bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- mashpoa.com
- Normal
- $14–21
- Business
- $16–22
- VIP
- $19–27
Bus from Nairobi to Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- mashpoa.com
- Normal
- $14–21
- Business
- $16–21
- VIP
- $19–27
- Phone
- (+254) 722-206-445
- coast@coastbus.com
- Website
- coastbus.co.ke
Bus from Malaba to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–19
- Schedules at
- coastbus.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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