There are 4 ways to get from Lamu to Kismayo by unknown, plane, or bus
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Travel to Lamu Airport, fly
best- Walk from Lamu to Lamu Airport (LAU)unknown
- Fly from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Kisimayu Airport (KMU)plane LAU - KMU
16h 37mTravel, bus to Malindi, fly
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
- Take the bus from Lamu to Malindibus
- Fly from Malindi (MYD) to Kisimayu Airport (KMU)plane MYD - KMU
18h 57mTravel, bus to Mombasa, fly
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
- Take the bus from Lamu to Mombasabus
- Fly from Mombasa (MBA) to Kisimayu Airport (KMU)plane MBA - KMU
10h 45mTravel, bus, bus to Nairobi, fly
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
- Take the bus from Lamu to Malindibus
- Take the bus from Malindi to Nairobibus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Kisimayu Airport (KMU)plane NBO - KMU
15h 40m
Lamu Airport (LAU) to Kisimayu Airport (KMU) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Lamu and Kismayo is 285 km.
It takes approximately 16h 37m to get from Lamu to Kismayo, including transfers.
What companies run services between Lamu, Murang'A, Kenya and Kismayo, Somalia?
There is no direct connection from Lamu to Kismayo. However, you can travel to Lamu Airport (LAU) airport, fly to Kisimayu Airport (KMU), then take the taxi to Kismayo. Alternatively, you can travel to Lamu, take the bus to Malindi, take the taxi to Malindi (MYD) airport, fly to Kisimayu Airport (KMU), then take the taxi to Kismayo.
- Website
- africanexpress.net
Flights from Lamu Airport to Kisimayu Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Lamu Airport to Kisimayu Airport via Malindi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Malindi to Kisimayu Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Mombasa to Kisimayu Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Nairobi to Kisimayu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- jubbaairways.com
Flights from Lamu Airport to Kisimayu Airport via Nairobi, Mogadishu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Malindi to Kisimayu Airport via Nairobi, Mogadishu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Lamu to Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Lamu to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Lamu to Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Malindi to Nairobi
- 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 Malindi to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- mashpoa.com
- Normal
- $15–27
- Business
- $23–26
- VIP
- $20–35
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