There are 4 ways to get from Samburu to Lake Nakuru by car, plane, bus, or taxi
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Drive 496.6 km
best- Drive from Marsabit to Lake Nakurucar 496.6 km
8h 30m$58–83Drive to Samburu, fly to Nanyuki, drive
- Drive from Merille to Samburu (UAS)car
- Fly from Samburu (UAS) to Nanyuki (NYK)plane UAS - NYK
- Drive from Nanyuki (NYK) to Lake Nakurucar
6h$234–329Drive to Samburu, fly to Nairobi Wilson Airport, Matatu, taxi
- Drive from Merille to Samburu (UAS)car
- Fly from Samburu (UAS) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)plane UAS - WIL
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
- Take the taxi from Naivasha to Lake Nakurutaxi
8h 52m$307–550Drive to Nanyuki, fly to Nairobi Wilson Airport, Matatu, taxi
- Drive from Merille to Nanyuki (NYK)car
- Fly from Nanyuki (NYK) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)plane NYK - WIL
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
- Take the taxi from Naivasha to Lake Nakurutaxi
9h 13m$418–527
Samburu (UAS) to Nanyuki (NYK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Samburu to Lake Nakuru is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Samburu to Lake Nakuru is to drive and fly which takes 6h and costs $230 - $330.
The distance between Samburu and Lake Nakuru is 497 km. The road distance is 496.6 km.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive 496.6 km from Marsabit to Lake Nakuru.
Yes, the driving distance between Samburu to Lake Nakuru is 497 km. It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive from Samburu to Lake Nakuru.
There are 448+ hotels available in Lake Nakuru.
What companies run services between Samburu, Kenya and Lake Nakuru, Kenya?
You can drive from Marsabit to Lake Nakuru in around 8h 30m.
- Website
- airkenya.com
Flights from Samburu to Nanyuki
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–280
Flights from Samburu to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Nanyuki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
Flights from Nanyuki to Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–380
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Samburu to Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Nanyuki to Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Nairobi to Naivasha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Nairobi to Naivasha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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