There are 5 ways to get from Riyadh to Kisumu by plane, car, bus, 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.
Fly to Kisumu International Airport
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane RUH - KIS
11h 48m$187–623Fly to Nairobi, bus
cheapest- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Nairobi (NBO)plane RUH - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kisumubus
16h 47m$168–430Drive 6,315.8 km
- Drive from Riyadh to Kisumucar 6,315.8 km
3d 15h$728–1,051Fly to Eldoret International Airport, drive
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)plane RUH - EDL
- Drive from Eldoret International Airport (EDL) to Kisumucar
13h 41m$193–621Fly to Entebbe, taxi, bus
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Entebbe (EBB)plane RUH - EBB
- Take the taxi from Entebbe (EBB) to Kampalataxi
- Take the bus from Kampala to Busiabus
- Take the bus from Busia to Kisumubus
17h 27m$190–502
Riyadh (RUH) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Kisumu is to fly and bus which costs $160 - $430 and takes 16h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Kisumu is to fly which takes 11h 48m and costs $180 - $650.
The distance between Riyadh and Kisumu is 3116 km. The road distance is 6315.8 km.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Riyadh to Kisumu, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Riyadh to Kisumu is 6316 km. It takes approximately 3 days 15h to drive from Riyadh to Kisumu.
There are 366+ hotels available in Kisumu.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Kisumu, Kenya?
Flynas, Safarilink, and three other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kisumu International Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Riyadh to Kisumu International Airport via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Riyadh to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Riyadh to Eldoret International Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Riyadh to Eldoret International Airport via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Riyadh to Eldoret International Airport via Muscat, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Riyadh to Eldoret International Airport via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Riyadh to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Riyadh to Kisumu International Airport via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Riyadh to Kisumu International Airport via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Riyadh to Kisumu International Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from Riyadh to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Riyadh to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–460
Flights from Riyadh to Entebbe via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–470
Flights from Riyadh to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Riyadh to Entebbe via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–500
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Nairobi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–410
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Riyadh to Entebbe via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Riyadh to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–460
- Phone
- +254 726 511 628
- [email protected]
- Website
- theguardiancoach.com
Bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Schedules at
- theguardiancoach.com
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Phone
- 0717073333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Buscar
Bus from Kampala to Busia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Buscar
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $20–25
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