There are 7 ways to get from Mbarara to Kisumu by bus, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Mbarara to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Busiabus
- Take the bus from Busia to Kisumubus
14h 20mBus via Mbarara
cheapest- Take the bus from Mbarara to Kampalabus
- Take the bus from Kampala to Busiabus
- Take the bus from Busia to Kisumubus
16h 41m$29–35Drive 573.5 km
- Drive from Mbarara to Kisumucar 573.5 km
8h 16m$86–124Bus to Entebbe, fly
- Take the bus from Mbarara to Kampalabus
- Fly from Entebbe (EBB) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane EBB - KIS
9h 26mBus, bus to Kigali International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Mbarara to Kabalebus
- Take the bus from Katuna to Kigalibus
- Fly from Kigali International Airport (KGL) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane KGL - KIS
10h 4mTaxi to Kihihi Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Mbarara to Kihihi Airport (KHX)taxi
- Fly from Kihihi Airport (KHX) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane KHX - KIS
19h 40m$55–279Taxi to Kasese, fly
- Take the taxi from Mbarara to Kasese (KSE)taxi
- Fly from Kasese (KSE) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane KSE - KIS
8h 44m$185–519
Entebbe (EBB) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mbarara to Kisumu is to bus via Mbarara which costs $28 - $35 and takes 16h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Mbarara to Kisumu is to drive which takes 8h 16m and costs $85 - $130.
No, there is no direct bus from Mbarara to Kisumu. However, there are services departing from Mbarara and arriving at Kisumu via Kampala and Busia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 20m.
The distance between Mbarara and Kisumu is 575 km. The road distance is 573.5 km.
The best way to get from Mbarara to Kisumu without a car is to bus which takes 14h 20m and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 20m to get from Mbarara to Kisumu, including transfers.
Mbarara to Kisumu bus services, operated by Bismarkan Coaches, depart from Mbarara station.
Mbarara to Kisumu bus services, operated by Bismarkan Coaches, arrive at Kampala station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mbarara to Kisumu is 573 km. It takes approximately 8h 16m to drive from Mbarara to Kisumu.
There are 374+ hotels available in Kisumu.
What companies run services between Mbarara, Uganda and Kisumu, Kenya?
You can take a bus from Mbarara to Kisumu via Kampala, Kampala, and Busia in around 14h 20m.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Kasese to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Entebbe to Kisumu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–390
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–470
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Kasese, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Entebbe to Kisumu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–390
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–470
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Kasese, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Kigali International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Kihihi Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–550
Flights from Kasese to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- Website
- airkenya.com
Flights from Entebbe to Kisumu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
- Phone
- +256704300537
Bus from Mbarara to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Mbarara to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Mbarara to Kabale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0717073333
- [email protected]
- Website
- bus-car.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- http://bus-car.co.ke/?fbclid=IwAR0ue-tmedLmaiQ3pC7R6TuzahIO7p698XH5v32MsQRE75qD18nAkNRKeR4#/
- Normal
- $7
- Business/VIP
- $10
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Busia to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $2–3
Bus from Busia to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $2–3
- Phone
- +250788351253
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mbarara to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +254 701 110011
- Website
- mozaico.co.ke
Bus from Kampala to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Schedules at
- mozaico.co.ke
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Katuna to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Estimated price
- $1
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