There are 8 ways to get from Nairobi to L. Vilanculos by bus, plane, taxi, car, or shuttle
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Bus, fly to Inhambane, taxi
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Inhambane (INH)NBO - INH
- Take the taxi from Inhambane (INH) to L. Vilanculos
20h$741–1,601Bus, fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)NBO - MQP
- Drive from Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) to L. Vilanculos
17h 58m$396–1,061Bus, taxi via Lusaka
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kampala
- Take the bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminal
- Take the bus from Nakonde to Lusaka
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to 77 Nugget St
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Maputo
- Take the bus from Etrago Bus Stn to Etrago Bus Stn
- Take the taxi from Etrago Bus Stn to L. Vilanculos
3d 14hDrive 3,348.7 km
- Drive from Nairobi to L. Vilanculos3,348.7 km
2d 6h$410–592Bus, fly to Vilankulo Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Vilankulo Airport (VNX)NBO - VNX
- Drive from Vilankulo Airport (VNX) to L. Vilanculos
19h 13m$476–1,356Bus, fly to Maputo International Airport, shuttle, drive
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)NBO - MPM
- Take a shuttle bus from Av. Mao Tse Tung to Tofo Market
- Drive from Tofo Market to L. Vilanculos
17h 23m$501–685Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Maputo
- Take the bus from Etrago Bus Stn to Etrago Bus Stn
- Take the taxi from Etrago Bus Stn to L. Vilanculos
5d 2hBus, taxi #2
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam
- Take the bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Kerk St to Karl Max Av
- Take the bus from Etrago Bus Stn to Etrago Bus Stn
- Take the taxi from Etrago Bus Stn to L. Vilanculos
5d 4h$586–757
Nairobi (NBO) to Inhambane (INH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to L. Vilanculos is to drive which costs $410 - $600 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to L. Vilanculos is to bus and fly and shuttle and drive which takes 17h 23m and costs $500 - $700.
The distance between Nairobi and L. Vilanculos is 2632 km. The road distance is 3348.7 km.
The best way to get from Nairobi to L. Vilanculos without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 5 days 2h and costs .
It takes approximately 20h to get from Nairobi to L. Vilanculos, including transfers.
L. Vilanculos is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 10:49 PM in Nairobi and 9:49 PM in L. Vilanculos.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to L. Vilanculos is 3349 km. It takes approximately 2 days 6h to drive from Nairobi to L. Vilanculos.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and L. Vilanculos, Mozambique?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to L. Vilanculos. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Inhambane (INH), then take the taxi to L. Vilanculos. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Kampala, walk to Berelay Rd, take the bus to Tunduma Terminal, drive to Nakonde, take the bus to Lusaka, walk to Intercity Bus Terminus, take the bus to 77 Nugget St, walk to Johannesburg, take the bus to Maputo, take the taxi to Etrago Bus Stn, take the bus to Etrago Bus Stn, then take the taxi to L. Vilanculos.
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- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Nairobi to Vilankulo Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Nairobi to Maputo International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–600
Flights from Nairobi to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- lam.co.mz
Flights from Nairobi to Inhambane via Johannesburg, Maputo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Maputo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Nairobi to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Nairobi to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- 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
- $23–31
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $23–24
- Business/VIP
- $31
- Business / VIP
- $31
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Berelay Rd to Tunduma Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $83
- 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
- +260 961806060
- mazhandu69@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to 77 Nugget St
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/Uglmazhandu/
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +258 87 599 8555
- Website
- etragomz.com
Bus from Etrago Bus Stn to Etrago Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
Bus from Kerk St to Karl Max Av
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- etragomz.com
- Phone
- +258 84 244 2103
- cheetahexpressmaputo@gmail.com
- Website
- cheetah-express.com
Shuttle from Av. Mao Tse Tung to Tofo Market
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $32
- Schedules at
- cheetah-express.com
- Phone
- +255 (22) 2860230
- bjuma48@gmail.com
- Website
- dar-express.com
Bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- dar-express.com
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- mkombelogistics@gmail.com
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Phone
- 0724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–39
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $20–22
- VIP
- $39
- Business
- $31
- Normal
- $31
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Estimated price
- $330–410
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