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Driving times from Maasai Mara

By road from Maasai Mara, the nearest KenyaPlus destinations are Naivasha about 5 h (about 240 km), Lake Nakuru about 5 h (about 240 km), Mount Longonot National Park about 5 h (about 230 km). The farthest is Lamu about 15 h (about 940 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 240 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Naivasha
Lake Nakuruabout 240 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Lake Nakuru
Mount Longonot National Parkabout 230 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Mount Longonot National Park
Nairobiabout 260 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Nairobi
Lake Bogoriaabout 350 kmabout 7 hPlan a trip to Lake Bogoria
Ruma National Parkabout 340 kmabout 7 hPlan a trip to Ruma National Park
Kakamega Forestabout 380 kmabout 7½ hPlan a trip to Kakamega Forest
Mount Kenyaabout 400 kmabout 8 hPlan a trip to Mount Kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancyabout 400 kmabout 8 hPlan a trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Aberdare National Parkabout 410 kmabout 8½ hPlan a trip to Aberdare National Park
Chyulu Hills National Parkabout 480 kmabout 8½ hPlan a trip to Chyulu Hills National Park
Mount Elgon National Parkabout 470 kmabout 9 hPlan a trip to Mount Elgon National Park
Amboseliabout 470 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Amboseli
Tsavo West National Parkabout 520 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Tsavo West National Park
Samburuabout 550 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Samburu
Tsavo Eastabout 600 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Tsavo East
Meru National Parkabout 530 kmabout 11 hPlan a trip to Meru National Park
Mombasaabout 740 kmabout 11½ hPlan a trip to Mombasa
Diani Beachabout 770 kmabout 12 hPlan a trip to Diani Beach
Watamuabout 840 kmabout 13½ hPlan a trip to Watamu
Malindiabout 850 kmabout 14 hPlan a trip to Malindi
Shimba Hills National Reserveabout 740 kmabout 14½ hrough: straight-line estimatePlan a trip to Shimba Hills National Reserve
Lamu(road only as far as Mokowe; the boat crossing is extra)about 940 kmabout 15 hPlan a trip to Lamu

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.