There are 6 ways to get from Southampton to Mombasa by plane, train, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Southampton Airport to Mombasa
best- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Mombasa (MBA)plane SOU - MBA
16h 11m$432–1,529Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Mombasa
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Mombasa (MBA)plane LGW - MBA
15h 56m$431–1,125Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Mombasa
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mombasa (MBA)plane LHR - MBA
15h$565–1,323Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Ukunda, taxi
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ukunda (UKA)plane LHR - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
16h 47m$495–1,128Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Ukunda, taxi
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junctiontrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Ukunda (UKA)plane LGW - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
19h 4m$451–1,030Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Malindi, bus
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Malindi (MYD)plane LHR - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Mombasabus
18h 37m$561–1,417
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Mombasa (MBA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Mombasa is to train and fly which costs $430 - $1,200 and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Mombasa is to train and fly which takes 15h and costs $550 - $1,400.
The distance between Southampton and Mombasa is 7263 km.
It takes approximately 16h 11m to get from Southampton to Mombasa, including transfers.
Mombasa is 3h ahead of Southampton. It is currently 2:33 PM in Southampton and 5:33 PM in Mombasa.
There are 2292+ hotels available in Mombasa.
What companies run services between Southampton, England and Mombasa, Kenya?
KLM, Kenya Airways, and four other airlines fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Mombasa (MBA) twice daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Mombasa via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Southampton Airport to Mombasa via Geneva, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Southampton Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mombasa via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mombasa via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +254 708 599 995
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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