There are 5 ways to get from Seattle to Mombasa by plane, train, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mombasa
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Mombasa (MBA)plane SEA - MBA
24h 11m$723–928Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ukunda, taxi
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Ukunda (UKA)plane SEA - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
30h 3m$423–1,033Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Mombasa
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Mombasa (MBA)plane YVR - MBA
28h 17m$610–1,966Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Malindi, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Malindi (MYD)plane SEA - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Mombasabus
31h 53m$489–1,322Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tanga Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Tanga Airport (TGT)plane SEA - TGT
- Take the bus from Tanga to Mombasabus
35h 39m$716–2,018
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Mombasa (MBA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Mombasa is to fly and taxi which costs $420 - $1,100 and takes 30h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Mombasa is to fly which takes 24h 11m and costs $700 - $950.
The distance between Seattle and Mombasa is 14918 km.
It takes approximately 24h 11m to get from Seattle to Mombasa, including transfers.
Mombasa is 11h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 7:57 AM in Seattle and 6:57 PM in Mombasa.
There are 2292+ hotels available in Mombasa.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Mombasa, Kenya?
Turkish Airlines, Airbus France, and Lufthansa fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Mombasa (MBA) once daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ukunda via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ukunda via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ukunda via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ukunda via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Malindi via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Malindi via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Malindi via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Malindi via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ukunda via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ukunda via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ukunda via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Ukunda via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Malindi via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Malindi via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Malindi via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Malindi via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- auricair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tanga Airport via Istanbul, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tanga Airport via Frankfurt, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tanga Airport via Dubai, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tanga Airport via Doha, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Tanga Airport via Rome, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +254 708 599 995
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Tanga to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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