There are 9 ways to get from Lusaka to Kenya by plane, bus, train, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Nairobi
best- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Nairobi (NBO)plane LUN - NBO
6h 15m$242–538Bus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakondebus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Nairobibus
40h 48mBus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Serenjebus
- Take the train from Serenje to Nakondetrain
- Drive from Nakonde to Mbeyacar
- Take the train from Mbeya to Dar es salaamtrain
- Take the train from Dar es Salaam to Arushatrain
- Take the bus from Arusha to Nairobibus
3d 3hDrive 2,385.6 km
- Drive from Lusaka to Nairobicar 2,385.6 km
37h 53m$350–506Fly to Kisumu International Airport
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane LUN - KIS
7h 30m$285–615Fly to Mombasa
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Mombasa (MBA)plane LUN - MBA
8h 43m$400–621Fly to Eldoret International Airport
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)plane LUN - EDL
8h 12m$390–836Fly to Ukunda, taxi
- Fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Ukunda (UKA)plane LUN - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
9h 8m$380–776Bus via Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Dar es Salaam to Nairobibus
2d
Lusaka (LUN) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lusaka to Kenya is to fly which costs $240 - $550 and takes 6h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lusaka to Kenya is to fly which takes 6h 15m and costs $240 - $550.
The distance between Lusaka and Kenya is 1858 km. The road distance is 2385.6 km.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Lusaka to Kenya, including transfers.
The best way to get from Lusaka to Kenya is to fly which takes 6h 15m and costs $240 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 40h 48m.
Kenya is 1h ahead of Lusaka. It is currently 7:45 AM in Lusaka and 8:45 AM in Kenya.
Yes, the driving distance between Lusaka to Kenya is 2386 km. It takes approximately 37h 53m to drive from Lusaka to Kenya.
There are 8186+ hotels available in Kenya.
What companies run services between Lusaka, Zambia and Kenya?
Zambia Airways, Kenya Airways, and two other airlines fly from Lusaka (LUN) to Nairobi (NBO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lusaka to Nairobi via Nakonde, Tunduma Terminal, Berelay Rd, and Kampala in around 40h 48m.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Lusaka to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Lusaka to Nairobi via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Lusaka to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Lusaka to Kisumu International Airport via Harare, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Lusaka to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–900
Flights from Lusaka to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Lusaka to Eldoret International Airport via Harare, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Lusaka to Eldoret International Airport via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Lusaka to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Lusaka to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Flights from Lusaka to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Lusaka to Eldoret International Airport via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Lusaka to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Lusaka to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–370
Flights from Lusaka to Nairobi via Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–300
Flights from Lusaka to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–370
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Lusaka to Nairobi via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Lusaka to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Serenje to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
Train from Mbeya to Dar es salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- info@trc.co.tz
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Dar es Salaam to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $8
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $11
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $17
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $8
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $18
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
Bus from Lusaka to Serenje
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $84
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–32
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $23–24
- Business/VIP
- $32
- Business / VIP
- $31
- Phone
- (+255) 784377027
- info@kidiaone.co.tz
- Website
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Arusha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
- Phone
- +255 754864829
- newforce@163.com
- Website
- newforcebus.co.tz
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Magufuli Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- newforcebus.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 (22) 2860230
- bjuma48@gmail.com
- Website
- dar-express.com
Bus from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dar-express.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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