There are 3 ways to get from Europe to Lamu by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train, fly to Mombasa, bus, Local Boat
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Mombasa (MBA)plane FRA - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Lamubus
- Take the ferry from Mokowe to Lamu Islferry
20h 43m$536–1,066Train, fly to Malindi, bus, Local Boat
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Malindi (MYD)plane FRA - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Lamubus
- Take the ferry from Mokowe to Lamu Islferry
25h 6m$412–1,195Train, fly to Nairobi, bus, Local Boat
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane FRA - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Malindibus
- Take the bus from Malindi to Lamubus
- Take the ferry from Mokowe to Lamu Islferry
28h 5m$426–920
Frankfurt (FRA) to Mombasa (MBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Lamu is to train and fly and bus and Local Boat which costs $420 - $950 and takes 28h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Lamu is to train and fly and bus and Local Boat which takes 20h 43m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Europe and Lamu is 7261 km.
It takes approximately 20h 43m to get from Europe to Lamu, including transfers.
Lamu is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 5:05 AM in Europe and 6:05 AM in Lamu.
There are 95+ hotels available in Lamu.
What companies run services between Europe and Lamu, Murang'A, Kenya?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Lamu. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Mombasa (MBA), take the taxi to Mombasa, take the bus to Lamu, take the taxi to Mokowe, then take the ferry to Lamu Isl. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Malindi (MYD), take the taxi to Malindi, take the bus to Lamu, take the taxi to Mokowe, then take the ferry to Lamu Isl.
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Malindi via Mombasa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Malindi via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Malindi via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Malindi via Hurghada, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Malindi via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Malindi via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Mombasa via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Mombasa via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Mombasa via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Nairobi to Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $12–15
- Phone
- +254 730 889 000
- [email protected]
- Website
- masheastafrica.com
Bus from Nairobi to Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- mashpoa.com
- Normal
- $15–27
- Business
- $23–26
- VIP
- $20–35
Ferry from Mokowe to Lamu Isl
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–3
Ferry from Mokowe to Lamu Isl
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–3
Ferry from Mokowe to Lamu Isl
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–3
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