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How to get fromNairobi to Kruger National Parkby plane, bus, taxi, car, train, or shuttle

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There are 6 ways to get from Nairobi to Kruger National Park by plane, bus, taxi, car, train, or shuttle

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  1. Fly to Skukuza Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)plane plane NBO - SZK
    10h 9m
    R 6,513–19,018

  2. Bus, taxi

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Nairobi to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Intercity Bus Terminusbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Park Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Johannesburg to Phalaborwabus bus
    5. Take the taxi from Phalaborwa to Kruger National Parktaxi taxi
    3d 5h
    R 3,300–4,076

  3. Drive 3,466.2 km

    1. Drive from Nairobi to Reception Shingwedzi Rest Campcar car 3,466.2 km
    2d 4h
    R 7,785–11,245

  4. Fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)plane plane NBO - MQP
    2. Take the taxi from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Kruger Gatetaxi taxi
    10h 14m
    R 5,963–16,218

  5. Fly to Maputo International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)plane plane NBO - MPM
    2. Take the train from Cabin B to Ressano Garciatrain train
    12h 45m

  6. Bus, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaambus bus
    2. Take the bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburgbus bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Johannesburg to Kruger Gateshuttle bus
    4d 13h
    R 10,054–11,497

Nairobi (NBO) to Skukuza Airport (SZK) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration7h 57mAverage Duration
TicketR 6,891Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,726.8 km
  • Duration: 10h 9m

What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Kruger National Park, South Africa?

Airlink and Kenya Airways fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Skukuza Airport (SZK) twice daily.

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