There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi to Chirundu by bus, plane, car, train, 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.
Bus to Nairobi, fly, drive
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Lusaka (LUN)NBO - LUN
- Drive from Lusaka-Airport-LUN to Chirundu
7h 54m$234–526Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kampala
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminal
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Drive from Lusaka to Chirundu
42h 50mBus, train, drive, taxi
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Moshi
- Take the train from Moshi to Dar es Salaam
- Take the train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Drive from Mbeya to Nakonde
- Take the train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Take the taxi from New Kapiri Mposhi to Kabwe
- Take the train from Kabwe to Lusaka
- Drive from Lusaka to Chirundu
3d 2hDrive 2,522.2 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Chirundu2,522.2 km
39h 53m$370–535Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport, drive
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Lusaka (LUN)WIL - LUN
- Drive from Lusaka-Airport-LUN to Chirundu
10h 50m$267–539
Nairobi (NBO) to Lusaka (LUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Chirundu is to bus and fly and drive which costs $230 - $550 and takes 7h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Chirundu is to bus and fly and drive which takes 7h 54m and costs $230 - $550.
The distance between Nairobi and Chirundu is 2015 km. The road distance is 2522.2 km.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Nairobi to Chirundu, including transfers.
Chirundu is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 3:53 PM in Nairobi and 2:53 PM in Chirundu.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Chirundu is 2522 km. It takes approximately 39h 53m to drive from Nairobi to Chirundu.
There are three+ hotels available in Chirundu.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Chirundu, Zambia?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Chirundu. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Lusaka (LUN), then drive to Chirundu. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nairobi to Chirundu via Kampala, Berelay Rd, Tunduma Terminal, Nakonde, and Lusaka in around 42h 50m.
Flights from Nairobi to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–300
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lusaka via Ukunda, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lusaka via Mombasa, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lusaka via Eldoret International, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Nairobi to Lusaka via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lusaka via Ukunda, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lusaka via Arusha, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lusaka via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lusaka via Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Phone
- +255 800 11 0042
- info@trc.co.tz
- Website
- trc.co.tz
Train from Moshi to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $7–19
- Schedules at
- trc.co.tz
- Book at
- eticketing.trc.co.tz
- 3rd Class Sitting
- $7
- 2nd Class Sitting
- $10
- 2nd Class Sleeping
- $17
- 3rd Class (sitting)
- $8
- 2nd Class
- $11
- 2nd Class ( sleeping)
- $19
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from Dar es salaam to Mbeya
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
Train from Nakonde to New Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +260-765-211826
- info@zrl.com.zm
- Website
- zrl.com.zm
Train from Kabwe to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- zrl.com.zm
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Kampala
- 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
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- +260 211 247 683
- info@juldanmotors.com
Bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Phone
- (+255) 784377027
- info@kidiaone.co.tz
- Website
- kidiaoneexpress.com
Bus from Nairobi to Moshi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- kidiaoneexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $75–95
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