There are 8 ways to get from Nairobi to Limpopo by plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly to Gateway International Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Gateway International Airport (PTG)plane NBO - PTG
11h 28mR 6,088–16,113Bus via Lusaka
cheapest- Take the bus from Nairobi to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Intercity Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Park Stationbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Mokopanebus
3d 1hR 3,155–3,894Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Musinabus
- Take the taxi from Musina to Louis Trichardttaxi
- Take the bus from Louis Trichardt to Polokwanebus
- Take the taxi from Polokwane to Zebedielataxi
2d 16hR 3,525–4,514Drive 3,478.9 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Zebedielacar 3,478.9 km
2d 3hR 7,836–11,319Fly to Johannesburg International Airport, drive
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane NBO - JNB
- Drive from Johannesburg-Airport-JNB to Bela-Belacar
8h 32mR 3,343–7,508Fly to Hoedspruit, bus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Hoedspruit (HDS)plane NBO - HDS
- Take the bus from Hoedspruit to Phalaborwabus
11h 26mR 7,683–19,888Fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)plane NBO - MQP
- Take the taxi from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Phalaborwataxi
11h 55mR 7,313–17,818Bus
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaambus
- Take the bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to Mokopanebus
4d 13hR 4,027–5,692
Nairobi (NBO) to Gateway International Airport (PTG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Limpopo is to bus via Lusaka which costs R 3 100 - R 3 900 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Limpopo is to fly and drive which takes 8h 32m and costs R 3 300 - R 7 500.
No, there is no direct bus from Nairobi to Limpopo. However, there are services departing from Nairobi and arriving at Mokopane via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, Intercity Bus Terminus and Johannesburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Nairobi and Limpopo is 2675 km. The road distance is 3478.9 km.
The best way to get from Nairobi to Limpopo without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 2 days 16h and costs R 3 500 - R 4 600.
It takes approximately 11h 28m to get from Nairobi to Limpopo, including transfers.
Nairobi to Limpopo bus services, operated by Marangu Luxury Shuttles, depart from Nairobi station.
The best way to get from Nairobi to Limpopo is to fly which takes 11h 28m and costs R 6 000 - R 17 000. Alternatively, you can bus via Lusaka, which costs R 3 100 - R 3 900 and takes 3 days 1h.
Nairobi to Limpopo bus services, operated by Marangu Luxury Shuttles, arrive at Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal station.
Limpopo is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 6:13 AM in Nairobi and 5:13 AM in Limpopo.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Limpopo, South Africa?
Airlink and Kenya Airways fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Gateway International Airport (PTG) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nairobi to Zebediela via Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, Intercity Bus Terminus, Park Station, Johannesburg, and Mokopane in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Nairobi to Gateway International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–17,000
Flights from Nairobi to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,500–12,000
Flights from Nairobi to Hoedspruit via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
Flights from Nairobi to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–15,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,300–12,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Johannesburg International Airport via Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–7,000
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Nairobi to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–15,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Nairobi to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–15,000
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- [email protected]
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Bus from Nairobi to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 10–550
- Schedules at
- marangu.co.tz
- Book at
- busbora.co.tz
Bus from Nairobi to Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 10–550
- Schedules at
- marangu.co.tz
- Book at
- busbora.co.tz
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,224
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to Intercity Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 918
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Intercity Bus Terminus to Park Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,516
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- [email protected]
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from RoadPort to Musina
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–500
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- +27 86 158 9282
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Louis Trichardt to Polokwane
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 230–320
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Mokopane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 280–390
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
Bus from Johannesburg to Mokopane
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 280–390
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Hoedspruit to Phalaborwa
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 290–627
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- R 290–350
- VIP
- R 627
- Business
- R 502
- Normal
- R 502
- Phone
- +27 688 768 195
- [email protected]
- Website
- mkombelogistics.com
Bus from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–4,100
- Schedules at
- mkombelogistics.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Estimated price
- R 700–2,800
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Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Limpopo is 3479 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Nairobi to Limpopo.
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