There is 1 way to get from Nairobi to Robben Island by bus, plane, or ferry
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Nairobi (NBO) to George Airport (GRJ) flights
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The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Robben Island is to bus and fly and ferry which costs R 7 500 - R 20 000 and takes 19h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Robben Island is to bus and fly and ferry which takes 19h 31m and costs R 7 500 - R 20 000.
The distance between Nairobi and Robben Island is 4449 km.
It takes approximately 19h 31m to get from Nairobi to Robben Island, including transfers.
Robben Island is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 7:57 PM in Nairobi and 6:57 PM in Robben Island.
There are 7235+ hotels available in Robben Island.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Robben Island, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Robben Island. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to George Airport (GRJ), take the taxi to George Railway Stn, take the bus to Cape Town, walk to CapeTown Convention Center, take the bus to The Clock Tower, walk to Cape Town, then take the ferry to Murray's Bay.
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- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Nairobi to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Nairobi to George Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Nairobi to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Nairobi to George Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–18,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Nairobi to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 15–21
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 413 4200
- infow@robben-island.org.za
- Website
- robben-island.org.za
Ferry from Cape Town to Murray's Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 210–600
- Schedules at
- robben-island.org.za
- Adult
- R 400–600
- Child ( Under 18)
- R 210–310
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