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Driving times from Mount Elgon National Park

By road from Mount Elgon National Park, the nearest KenyaPlus destinations are Kakamega Forest about 2½ h (about 130 km), Lake Nakuru about 4½ h (about 260 km), Lake Bogoria about 4½ h (about 270 km). The farthest is Shimba Hills National Reserve about 20½ h (about 1010 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
Kakamega Forestabout 130 kmabout 2½ hPlan a trip to Kakamega Forest
Lake Nakuruabout 260 kmabout 4½ hPlan a trip to Lake Nakuru
Lake Bogoriaabout 270 kmabout 4½ hPlan a trip to Lake Bogoria
Naivashaabout 330 kmabout 5½ hPlan a trip to Naivasha
Ruma National Parkabout 310 kmabout 5½ hPlan a trip to Ruma National Park
Mount Longonot National Parkabout 350 kmabout 6 hPlan a trip to Mount Longonot National Park
Nairobiabout 420 kmabout 6½ hPlan a trip to Nairobi
Mount Kenyaabout 420 kmabout 7½ hPlan a trip to Mount Kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancyabout 420 kmabout 7½ hPlan a trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Aberdare National Parkabout 440 kmabout 8 hPlan a trip to Aberdare National Park
Maasai Maraabout 470 kmabout 8½ hPlan a trip to Maasai Mara
Samburuabout 570 kmabout 10 hPlan a trip to Samburu
Chyulu Hills National Parkabout 630 kmabout 10 hPlan a trip to Chyulu Hills National Park
Amboseliabout 630 kmabout 11 hPlan a trip to Amboseli
Tsavo West National Parkabout 670 kmabout 11 hPlan a trip to Tsavo West National Park
Meru National Parkabout 600 kmabout 11 hPlan a trip to Meru National Park
Tsavo Eastabout 760 kmabout 12 hPlan a trip to Tsavo East
Mombasaabout 900 kmabout 13 hPlan a trip to Mombasa
Diani Beachabout 930 kmabout 13½ hPlan a trip to Diani Beach
Watamuabout 1000 kmabout 15 hPlan a trip to Watamu
Malindiabout 1010 kmabout 15½ hPlan a trip to Malindi
Lamu(road only as far as Mokowe; the boat crossing is extra)about 1080 kmabout 16½ hPlan a trip to Lamu
Shimba Hills National Reserveabout 1010 kmabout 20½ 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.