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Driving times from Chyulu Hills National Park

By road from Chyulu Hills National Park, the nearest KenyaPlus destinations are Tsavo West National Park about 2 h (about 70 km), Tsavo East about 3½ h (about 160 km), Nairobi about 3½ h (about 220 km). The farthest is Mount Elgon National Park about 10 h (about 630 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
Tsavo West National Parkabout 70 kmabout 2 hPlan a trip to Tsavo West National Park
Tsavo Eastabout 160 kmabout 3½ hPlan a trip to Tsavo East
Nairobiabout 220 kmabout 3½ hPlan a trip to Nairobi
Amboseliabout 190 kmabout 4½ hPlan a trip to Amboseli
Mombasaabout 290 kmabout 4½ hPlan a trip to Mombasa
Naivashaabout 310 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Naivasha
Diani Beachabout 320 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Diani Beach
Mount Longonot National Parkabout 300 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Mount Longonot National Park
Lake Nakuruabout 380 kmabout 6 hPlan a trip to Lake Nakuru
Watamuabout 400 kmabout 6½ hPlan a trip to Watamu
Shimba Hills National Reserveabout 320 kmabout 6½ hrough: straight-line estimatePlan a trip to Shimba Hills National Reserve
Malindiabout 410 kmabout 6½ hPlan a trip to Malindi
Mount Kenyaabout 400 kmabout 6½ hPlan a trip to Mount Kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancyabout 420 kmabout 7 hPlan a trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Aberdare National Parkabout 410 kmabout 7½ hPlan a trip to Aberdare National Park
Lake Bogoriaabout 500 kmabout 8 hPlan a trip to Lake Bogoria
Maasai Maraabout 480 kmabout 8½ hPlan a trip to Maasai Mara
Samburuabout 550 kmabout 9 hPlan a trip to Samburu
Ruma National Parkabout 600 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Ruma National Park
Meru National Parkabout 500 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Meru National Park
Kakamega Forestabout 570 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Kakamega Forest
Lamu(road only as far as Mokowe; the boat crossing is extra)about 620 kmabout 10 hPlan a trip to Lamu
Mount Elgon National Parkabout 630 kmabout 10 hPlan a trip to Mount Elgon National Park

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.