There are 6 ways to get from Southampton to Mombasa by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Mombasa
best- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mombasa (MBA)plane LHR - MBA
14h 42m$535–1,249Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Ukunda, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Ukunda (UKA)plane LGW - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
20h 14m$426–1,009Fly Southampton Airport to Mombasa
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Mombasa (MBA)plane SOU - MBA
16h 41m$452–1,629Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Mombasa
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Mombasa (MBA)plane LGW - MBA
16h 2m$446–1,204Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Ukunda, taxi
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Ukunda (UKA)plane LHR - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
16h 29m$445–1,054Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Malindi, bus
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Malindi (MYD)plane LHR - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Mombasabus
18h 19m$531–1,543
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mombasa (MBA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Southampton to Mombasa is to train and fly and taxi which costs $420 - $1,100 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Southampton to Mombasa is to bus and fly which takes 14h 42m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Southampton and Mombasa is 7357 km.
It takes approximately 14h 42m to get from Southampton to Mombasa, including transfers.
Mombasa is 2h ahead of Southampton. It is currently 12:05 AM in Southampton and 2:05 AM in Mombasa.
There are 2293+ 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) once daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Ukunda via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Malindi via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Southampton Airport to Mombasa via Geneva, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mombasa via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Entebbe, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Ukunda via Addis Ababa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Mombasa via Amsterdam Schiphol, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mombasa via Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mombasa via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Southampton Central to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- National Express
- 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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