Getting to Nairobi City of Kenya

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Details about Nairobi City in Kenya

Nairobi, located 140 kilometers south of the equator, A good road network links the city to other major East African urban centers. Railways link Nairobi to Mombasa and Kisumu.

A visa can be purchased at the airport, a single Entry Visa will cost US $50 valid for three months and a transit Visa will cost US $20.

Getting to Nairobi By Air

Getting to Nairobi City is easy because Nairobi is well connected to all major destinations to all major destinations of Europe and Africa. From Europe direct flights are available from cities like London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Madrid, Moscow, Athens, Rome, and Zurich.

Over thirty international airlines provide scheduled flights to Kenya. Some of the airlines flying to Nairobi include British Airways, Air France, Cameroon Airlines, El-Al, Sabena, Air Malawi, Air India, SAS, Lufthansa, Egypt Air, Ethiopia Airlines, Air Tanzania, Air Mauritius, Japan Airlines, Gulf Air, Air Madagascar, Iberia, KLM, Aeroflot, Olympic Airways, South African Airways, Alitalia, Swiss Air, Pakistan International Airlines, among other airlines.More information about Kenya Flights

Kenya Airways is the national airline for Kenya and offers a broad range of destinations in Africa and the world.

Flying time from Europe to Nairobi is approximately 8 hours and from North America 16 hours. Additionally, there is an exit tax on flights out of the country.

Nairobi's main airport is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (IATA: NBO, ICAO: HKJK) located 15 kms out of the centre of the city via the Mombasa Highway; it is the largest airport in East and Central Africa. It offers flights to many destinations in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Wilson is other main airport in Nairobi, located 11 kms from the city's center, is the hub for domestic flights throughout Kenya and some flights to other East African destinations, it is busier than Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.Click here for more information about Kenya Air Travel Information

Getting to Kenya Nairobi By Buses And Matatus

Getting to Nairobi is simple beacause Kenya has an adequate bus network and Nairobi is the centre of this, there are many bus companies that have routes going to and from the country's different cities.

Buses and Matatus, privately owned minibuses, are the most common and popular form of public transport in Nairobi.

There are a larger number of long-distance bus companies that provide transportation to most urban centers of the country, such as Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Kisii and Kericho.

Bus companies also provide regular service from neighboring countries of Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan and Somalia.

Machakos Country Bus Station is one of the most important in Nairobi, there are buses travelling to Western, Nyanza, Rift Valley and Central Province. There are other small bus terminals located in the downtown area of the city centre.

Getting to Kenya Nairobi By Train

Nairobi was founded as a railway town, this is a good reason to try out this slow but comfortable mode of transport. The Kenya railway corporation has railway stations in Nairobi and in most towns in Kenya.

There are daily arrivals and departures at the Nairobi Railway Station, with regular overnight connection between Nairobi - Mombasa and Nairobi - Kisumu.

Getting to Nairobi City on train is an opportunity to view and enjoy the Kenyan sights and scenes.

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