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Driving times from Lake Nakuru

By road from Lake Nakuru, the nearest KenyaPlus destinations are Naivasha about 1 h (about 70 km), Mount Longonot National Park about 1½ h (about 95 km), Lake Bogoria about 2 h (about 130 km). The farthest is Shimba Hills National Reserve about 15 h (about 750 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
Naivashaabout 70 kmabout 1 hPlan a trip to Naivasha
Mount Longonot National Parkabout 95 kmabout 1½ hPlan a trip to Mount Longonot National Park
Lake Bogoriaabout 130 kmabout 2 hPlan a trip to Lake Bogoria
Nairobiabout 160 kmabout 2½ hPlan a trip to Nairobi
Mount Kenyaabout 170 kmabout 3 hPlan a trip to Mount Kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancyabout 170 kmabout 3½ hPlan a trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Aberdare National Parkabout 180 kmabout 3½ hPlan a trip to Aberdare National Park
Kakamega Forestabout 200 kmabout 4 hPlan a trip to Kakamega Forest
Mount Elgon National Parkabout 260 kmabout 4½ hPlan a trip to Mount Elgon National Park
Maasai Maraabout 240 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Maasai Mara
Ruma National Parkabout 280 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Ruma National Park
Samburuabout 320 kmabout 6 hPlan a trip to Samburu
Chyulu Hills National Parkabout 380 kmabout 6 hPlan a trip to Chyulu Hills National Park
Amboseliabout 380 kmabout 6½ hPlan a trip to Amboseli
Tsavo West National Parkabout 420 kmabout 6½ hPlan a trip to Tsavo West National Park
Meru National Parkabout 340 kmabout 7 hPlan a trip to Meru National Park
Tsavo Eastabout 510 kmabout 8 hPlan a trip to Tsavo East
Mombasaabout 640 kmabout 9 hPlan a trip to Mombasa
Diani Beachabout 670 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Diani Beach
Watamuabout 750 kmabout 11 hPlan a trip to Watamu
Malindiabout 760 kmabout 11 hPlan a trip to Malindi
Lamu(road only as far as Mokowe; the boat crossing is extra)about 820 kmabout 12 hPlan a trip to Lamu
Shimba Hills National Reserveabout 750 kmabout 15 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.