There are 7 ways to get from London to Mbale by plane, bus, car, train, or taxi
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Eldoret International Airport, bus, drive
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)plane LHR - EDL
- Take the bus from Eldoret to Malababus
- Drive from Malaba to Mbalecar
17h 20m$555–1,917Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kisumu International Airport, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane LGW - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busiabus
- Drive from Busia to Mbalecar
19h 45m$419–1,299Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane LHR - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busiabus
- Drive from Busia to Mbalecar
17h 48m$644–1,602Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Eldoret International Airport, bus, drive
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)plane LGW - EDL
- Take the bus from Eldoret to Malababus
- Drive from Malaba to Mbalecar
20h 27m$560–1,714Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Entebbe, taxi, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Entebbe (EBB)plane LGW - EBB
- Take the taxi from Entebbe (EBB) to Kampalataxi
- Take the bus from Kampala to Malababus
- Take the taxi from Malaba to Mbaletaxi
18h 25m$455–936Fly London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi, bus, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nairobi (NBO)plane LHR - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Malababus
- Take the taxi from Malaba to Mbaletaxi
22h 23m$494–1,026Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Nairobi, bus, 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 Malababus
- Take the taxi from Malaba to Mbaletaxi
22h 50m$479–823
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Mbale is to train and fly and taxi and bus which costs $450 - $950 and takes 18h 25m.
The fastest way to get from London to Mbale is to fly and bus and drive which takes 17h 20m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between London and Mbale is 6812 km.
It takes approximately 17h 20m to get from London to Mbale, including transfers.
Mbale is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 9:20 AM in London and 11:20 AM in Mbale.
There are 32+ hotels available in Mbale.
What companies run services between London, England and Mbale, Uganda?
There is no direct connection from London to Mbale. However, you can take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Eldoret International Airport (EDL), take the taxi to Eldoret, take the bus to Malaba, then drive to Mbale. Alternatively, you can take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Kisumu International Airport (KIS), take the taxi to Kisumu, take the bus to Busia, then drive to Mbale.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
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
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–900
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–750
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–800
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- 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
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Eldoret to Malaba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $3–21
Bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $3–21
- 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 Nairobi to Malaba
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $15–21
- Business/VIP
- $21
- Business / VIP
- $27
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $25–55
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