There are 6 ways to get from London to Gilgil by plane, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi, Matatu, taxi
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nairobi (NBO)plane LHR - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
- Take the taxi from Naivasha to Gilgiltaxi
14h 33m$456–905Fly London City Airport to Nairobi, Matatu, taxi
cheapest- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Nairobi (NBO)plane LCY - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
- Take the taxi from Naivasha to Gilgiltaxi
17h 21m$425–1,424Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nairobi, Matatu, taxi
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Nairobi (NBO)plane LGW - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
- Take the taxi from Naivasha to Gilgiltaxi
15h 9m$450–704Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane LHR - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Nakurubus
18h 9m$477–1,270Fly London Heathrow Airport to Eldoret International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)plane LHR - EDL
- Take the bus from Eldoret to Nakurubus
- Take the taxi from Nakuru to Gilgiltaxi
18h 13m$624–1,579Fly London Stansted Airport to Nairobi, Matatu, taxi
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Nairobi (NBO)plane STN - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
- Take the taxi from Naivasha to Gilgiltaxi
17h 38m$496–755
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Gilgil is to train and fly and Matatu and taxi which costs $450 - $750 and takes 15h 9m.
The fastest way to get from London to Gilgil is to fly and Matatu and taxi which takes 14h 33m and costs $450 - $950.
The distance between London and Gilgil is 7029 km.
It takes approximately 14h 33m to get from London to Gilgil, including transfers.
Gilgil is 3h ahead of London. It is currently 11:53 AM in London and 2:53 PM in Gilgil.
There are five+ hotels available in Gilgil.
What companies run services between London, England and Gilgil, Kericho, Kenya?
There is no direct connection from London to Gilgil. However, you can take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Nairobi (NBO), walk to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, take the bus to Tusker/Ronald Ngala, walk to Nairobi, take the bus to Naivasha, then take the taxi to Gilgil. Alternatively, you can take the train to London City Airport DLR Station, walk to London City Airport (LCY) airport, fly to Nairobi (NBO), walk to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, take the bus to Tusker/Ronald Ngala, walk to Nairobi, take the bus to Naivasha, then take the taxi to Gilgil.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from London City Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi, Eldoret International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Kigali, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–700
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–750
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Kigali, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $34–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Nairobi to Naivasha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- 0724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Kisumu to Nakuru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $4–21
- Phone
- (+254) 722-206-445
- coast@coastbus.com
- Website
- coastbus.co.ke
Bus from Eldoret to Nakuru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- coastbus.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $75–110
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