There are 6 ways to get from Nakuru to Addis Ababa by taxi, bus, plane, 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.
Taxi, Matatu, bus to Nairobi, fly
best- Take the taxi from Nakuru to Naivasha
- Take the bus from Naivasha to Nairobi
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)NBO - ADD
8h 20m$429–722Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nakuru to Eldoret
- Take the bus from Eldoret to Nairobi
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Addis Ababa
32h 17m$85–91Taxi, Matatu, bus
- Take the taxi from Nakuru to Naivasha
- Take the bus from Naivasha to Nairobi
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Addis Ababa
25h 3m$197–229Drive 1,375.5 km
- Drive from Nakuru to Addis Ababa1,375.5 km
22h 24m$159–229Bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nakuru to Kisumu
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)KIS - ADD
10h 24m$269–888Bus to Eldoret International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nakuru to Eldoret
- Fly from Eldoret International Airport (EDL) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)EDL - ADD
11h 21m$376–1,147
Nairobi (NBO) to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nakuru to Addis Ababa is to bus which costs $85 - $95 and takes 32h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Nakuru to Addis Ababa is to taxi and Matatu and bus and fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $420 - $750.
The distance between Nakuru and Addis Ababa is 1375 km. The road distance is 1375.5 km.
The best way to get from Nakuru to Addis Ababa without a car is to taxi and Matatu and bus which takes 25h 3m and costs $190 - $230.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Nakuru to Addis Ababa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Nakuru to Addis Ababa is 1376 km. It takes approximately 22h 24m to drive from Nakuru to Addis Ababa.
There are 309+ hotels available in Addis Ababa.
What companies run services between Nakuru, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia?
You can take a bus from Nakuru to Addis Ababa via Eldoret, Nairobi, and Nairobi in around 32h 17m.
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- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–490
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–550
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Addis Ababa Bole International Airport via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Naivasha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- 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
- +254 756 908988
Bus from Nairobi to Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $58
- Phone
- 0724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Nakuru to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–21
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $4–21
- Phone
- (+254) 722-206-445
- coast@coastbus.com
- Website
- coastbus.co.ke
Bus from Nakuru to Eldoret
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- coastbus.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 726 354 300 / 301
- support@easycoachkenya.com
- Website
- easycoachkenya.com
Bus from Eldoret to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- easycoachkenya.com
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $130–170
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