There are 6 ways to get from London to Mbale by plane, bus, car, train, or taxi
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport, bus, drive
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)LHR - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Drive from Busia to Mbale
17h 19m$435–1,195Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Kisumu International Airport, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)LGW - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Drive from Busia to Mbale
19h 25m$320–844Fly London Heathrow Airport to Eldoret International Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)LHR - EDL
- Take the bus from Eldoret to Malaba
- Drive from Malaba to Mbale
17h 22m$606–1,710Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Entebbe, taxi, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Entebbe (EBB)LGW - EBB
- Take the taxi from Entebbe (EBB) to Kampala
- Take the bus from Kampala to Malaba
- Take the taxi from Malaba to Mbale
18h 21m$346–1,082Fly London Heathrow Airport to Entebbe, taxi, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Entebbe (EBB)LHR - EBB
- Take the taxi from Entebbe (EBB) to Kampala
- Take the bus from Kampala to Malaba
- Take the taxi from Malaba to Mbale
20h 15m$451–783Fly London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi, bus, taxi
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Nairobi (NBO)LHR - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Malaba
- Take the taxi from Malaba to Mbale
22h 10m$415–869
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Mbale is to fly and taxi and bus which costs $450 - $800 and takes 20h 15m.
The fastest way to get from London to Mbale is to fly and bus and drive which takes 17h 19m and costs $430 - $1,200.
The distance between London and Mbale is 6835 km.
It takes approximately 17h 19m to get from London to Mbale, including transfers.
Mbale is 3h ahead of London. It is currently 10:10 AM in London and 1:10 PM in Mbale.
There are 28+ 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 Kisumu International Airport (KIS), take the taxi to Kisumu, take the bus to Busia, then drive to Mbale. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi, Eldoret International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
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
- $550–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi, Eldoret International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Entebbe via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Entebbe via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Entebbe via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Entebbe via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- 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/
- Phone
- 0724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Kisumu to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $3–21
Bus from Eldoret to Malaba
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $25–55
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