There are 5 ways to get from Kampala to Machakos by bus, plane, taxi, or car
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Bus, fly, taxi
best- Take the bus from Gapco - Post Office to Entebbe Town
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Nairobi (NBO)EBB - NBO
- Take the taxi from Nairobi (NBO) to Machakos
5h 5mBus via Kampala
cheapest- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Take the bus from Easy Coach/Uchumi to Devki110Ath
16h 47m$81–114Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Take the taxi from Nairobi to Machakos
13h 48m$153–1,509Drive 696.9 km
- Drive from Kampala to Machakos696.9 km
9h 55m$105–151Bus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Take the bus from Easy Coach/Uchumi to Devki110Ath
14h 48m$89–118
Entebbe (EBB) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kampala to Machakos is to bus via Kampala which costs $80 - $120 and takes 16h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Kampala to Machakos is to drive which takes 9h 55m and costs $100 - $150.
The distance between Kampala and Machakos is 615 km. The road distance is 696.9 km.
The best way to get from Kampala to Machakos without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 13h 48m and costs $150 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Kampala to Machakos, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kampala to Machakos is 697 km. It takes approximately 9h 55m to drive from Kampala to Machakos.
There are 59+ hotels available in Machakos.
What companies run services between Kampala, Uganda and Machakos, Kenya?
You can take a bus from Kampala to Machakos via Nairobi, Easy Coach/Uchumi, and Devki in around 14h 48m.
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- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Entebbe to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–280
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Entebbe to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–240
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Entebbe to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- transportforcairo.com
Bus from Gapco - Post Office to Entebbe Town
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- transportforcairo.com
- Phone
- 256 780 445 860
- Website
- bebetocoachservice.com
Bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–1,400
- Schedules at
- bebetocoachservice.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
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Easy Coach/Uchumi to Devki
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- 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
- $14–20
- Business
- $15–22
- VIP
- $19–27
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $100–150
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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