There are 6 ways to get from Nairobi to Mabamba Bay by bus, plane, car ferry, or car
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, car ferry
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Entebbe (EBB)NBO - EBB
- Take the car ferry from Buwaya to Nakiwogo
5h 38mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kampala
14h$59–1,388Drive 676.5 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Mabamba Bay676.5 km
10h 11m$102–146Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Entebbe (EBB)WIL - EBB
- Take the car ferry from Buwaya to Nakiwogo
5h 42mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kampala
- Take the car ferry from Buwaya to Nakiwogo
16h 18mBus, car ferry via Kampala
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kampala
- Take the car ferry from Buwaya to Nakiwogo
18h 16m
Nairobi (NBO) to Entebbe (EBB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Mabamba Bay is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 10h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Mabamba Bay is to drive which takes 10h 11m and costs $100 - $150.
The distance between Nairobi and Mabamba Bay is 582 km. The road distance is 676.5 km.
The best way to get from Nairobi to Mabamba Bay without a car is to bus which takes 14h and costs $55 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Nairobi to Mabamba Bay, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Mabamba Bay is 676 km. It takes approximately 10h 11m to drive from Nairobi to Mabamba Bay.
There are 361+ hotels available in Mabamba Bay.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Mabamba Bay, Uganda?
Bebeto Coaches operates a bus from Nairobi to Kampala twice daily. Tickets cost $30–1,400 and the journey takes 13h.
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- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–240
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Entebbe via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–480
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Entebbe via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–470
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Entebbe via Arusha, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–450
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–300
- Website
- canadiannorth.com
Flights from Nairobi to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- airkenya.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Entebbe via Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- 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
- 256 780 445 860
- Website
- bebetocoachservice.com
Bus from Nairobi to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–1,400
- Schedules at
- bebetocoachservice.com
- Phone
- 0717073333
- buscareltd@gmail.com
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–39
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $23–35
- Business/VIP
- $31
- Business / VIP
- $39
- Phone
- +254 730 889 000
- info@masheastafrica.com
- Website
- mashpoa.com
Bus from Nairobi to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Schedules at
- mashpoa.com
- Normal
- $14–21
- Business
- $16–22
- VIP
- $19–27
- Phone
- +256 414 318 111
- info@unra.go.ug
- Website
- unra.go.ug
Car ferry from Buwaya to Nakiwogo
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- unra.go.ug
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