There are 4 ways to get from Nairobi to Mafia by plane, bus, taxi, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Mafia Island (MFA)plane WIL - MFA
7h$190–700Bus, taxi, car ferry via Dar es Salaam
cheapest- Take the bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the taxi from Mbagala Rangi 3 to Nyamisatitaxi
- Take the car ferry from Nyamisati to Kilindonicarferry
25h 36m$102–143Bus to Nairobi, fly
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Mafia Island (MFA)plane NBO - MFA
5h 59m$381–701Bus, taxi, car ferry
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the taxi from Mbagala Rangi 3 to Nyamisatitaxi
- Take the car ferry from Nyamisati to Kilindonicarferry
29h 10m$125–147
Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Mafia Island (MFA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Mafia is to bus and taxi and car ferry via Dar es Salaam which costs $100 - $150 and takes 25h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Mafia is to bus and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $380 - $700.
The distance between Nairobi and Mafia is 797 km.
The best way to get from Nairobi to Mafia without a car is to bus and taxi and car ferry via Dar es Salaam which takes 25h 36m and costs $100 - $150.
It takes approximately 7h to fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Mafia Island (MFA), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Nairobi Wilson Airport Airport to Mafia Island Airport. The quickest flight takes 13h and has two stopovers.
Skyward Express, Safarilink, FlexFlight ApS and three other airlines offer flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport Airport to Mafia Island Airport.
There are 31+ hotels available in Mafia.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Mafia, Tanzania?
World Ticket, Auric Air Services Limited, and four other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Mafia Island (MFA) twice daily.
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mafia Island via Arusha, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mafia Island via Mombasa, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mafia Island via Kisumu, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Mafia Island via Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Nairobi to Mafia Island via Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Mafia Island via Mombasa, Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
- Phone
- +254 724 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
- 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
- +254 738 821 122
Bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
Car ferry from Nyamisati to Kilindoni
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Estimated price
- $70–90
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