There are 8 ways to get from Kampala to Lamu Island by plane, unknown, bus, or taxi
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Fly Entebbe to Lamu Airport, travel
best- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Lamu Airport (LAU)EBB - LAU
- Walk from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Lamu Island
7h 39mBus, 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 Island
26h 51mFly 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 Island
10h 16mBus, 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 Island
12h 46mFly 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 Island
10h 24mFly 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 Island
13h 3mBus, 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 Island
27h 16mBus, 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 Island
39h 4m
Entebbe (EBB) to Lamu Airport (LAU) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Kampala and Lamu Island is 1023 km.
The best way to get from Kampala to Lamu Island without a car is to bus and travel which takes 26h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Kampala to Lamu Island, including transfers.
There are 77+ hotels available in Lamu Island.
What companies run services between Kampala, Uganda and Lamu Island, Murang'A, Kenya?
There is no direct connection from Kampala to Lamu Island. 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 Island. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kampala to Lamu Island via Malaba, Mombasa, Mombasa, and Lamu in around 26h 51m.
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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
- $180–900
Flights from Entebbe to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Entebbe to Malindi via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Entebbe to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–380
Flights from Entebbe to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
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
- $180–650
Flights from Entebbe to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Entebbe to Malindi via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Entebbe to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–480
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
- $100–320
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Lamu Airport via Nairobi Wilson, Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Entebbe to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- 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
- 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
- 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
- $15–22
- 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
- $15–21
- 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
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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