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Driving times from Aberdare National Park

By road from Aberdare National Park, the nearest KenyaPlus destinations are Mount Kenya about 3 h (about 70 km), Ol Pejeta Conservancy about 3 h (about 90 km), Lake Nakuru about 3½ h (about 180 km). The farthest is Shimba Hills National Reserve about 13½ h (about 680 km). These are KenyaPlus estimates, not live traffic.
Information status: Estimated Road times are estimates from openrouteservice road routes plus an allowance for stops, not live traffic.
ToRoad distanceDriving timePlan
Mount Kenyaabout 70 kmabout 3 hPlan a trip to Mount Kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancyabout 90 kmabout 3 hPlan a trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Lake Nakuruabout 180 kmabout 3½ hPlan a trip to Lake Nakuru
Nairobiabout 200 kmabout 4 hPlan a trip to Nairobi
Naivashaabout 210 kmabout 4½ hPlan a trip to Naivasha
Mount Longonot National Parkabout 240 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Mount Longonot National Park
Samburuabout 220 kmabout 5½ hPlan a trip to Samburu
Lake Bogoriaabout 310 kmabout 5½ hPlan a trip to Lake Bogoria
Meru National Parkabout 250 kmabout 7 hPlan a trip to Meru National Park
Chyulu Hills National Parkabout 410 kmabout 7½ hPlan a trip to Chyulu Hills National Park
Kakamega Forestabout 370 kmabout 7½ hPlan a trip to Kakamega Forest
Mount Elgon National Parkabout 440 kmabout 8 hPlan a trip to Mount Elgon National Park
Amboseliabout 410 kmabout 8 hPlan a trip to Amboseli
Tsavo West National Parkabout 450 kmabout 8 hPlan a trip to Tsavo West National Park
Maasai Maraabout 410 kmabout 8½ hPlan a trip to Maasai Mara
Ruma National Parkabout 460 kmabout 8½ hPlan a trip to Ruma National Park
Tsavo Eastabout 540 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Tsavo East
Mombasaabout 670 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Mombasa
Diani Beachabout 700 kmabout 11 hPlan a trip to Diani Beach
Watamuabout 770 kmabout 12½ hPlan a trip to Watamu
Malindiabout 780 kmabout 12½ hPlan a trip to Malindi
Lamu(road only as far as Mokowe; the boat crossing is extra)about 800 kmabout 13 hPlan a trip to Lamu
Shimba Hills National Reserveabout 680 kmabout 13½ hrough: straight-line estimatePlan a trip to Shimba Hills National Reserve

Times include an allowance for stops and towns but not long breaks, game drives or delays. Over 9 hours on the road in a day, the Trip Reality Check flags the journey; flying may suit long distances — see Getting around Kenya.