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Driving times from Ruma National Park

By road from Ruma National Park, the nearest KenyaPlus destinations are Kakamega Forest about 4 h (about 210 km), Lake Nakuru about 5 h (about 280 km), Mount Elgon National Park about 5½ h (about 310 km). The farthest is Shimba Hills National Reserve about 18 h (about 910 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 210 kmabout 4 hPlan a trip to Kakamega Forest
Lake Nakuruabout 280 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Lake Nakuru
Mount Elgon National Parkabout 310 kmabout 5½ hPlan a trip to Mount Elgon National Park
Naivashaabout 360 kmabout 6 hPlan a trip to Naivasha
Mount Longonot National Parkabout 350 kmabout 6 hPlan a trip to Mount Longonot National Park
Nairobiabout 380 kmabout 6 hPlan a trip to Nairobi
Lake Bogoriaabout 380 kmabout 6½ hPlan a trip to Lake Bogoria
Maasai Maraabout 340 kmabout 7 hPlan a trip to Maasai Mara
Mount Kenyaabout 450 kmabout 8 hPlan a trip to Mount Kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancyabout 440 kmabout 8 hPlan a trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Aberdare National Parkabout 460 kmabout 8½ hPlan a trip to Aberdare National Park
Chyulu Hills National Parkabout 600 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Chyulu Hills National Park
Amboseliabout 600 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Amboseli
Tsavo West National Parkabout 640 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Tsavo West National Park
Samburuabout 600 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Samburu
Tsavo Eastabout 730 kmabout 11½ hPlan a trip to Tsavo East
Meru National Parkabout 620 kmabout 12 hPlan a trip to Meru National Park
Mombasaabout 860 kmabout 12½ hPlan a trip to Mombasa
Diani Beachabout 890 kmabout 13 hPlan a trip to Diani Beach
Watamuabout 970 kmabout 14½ hPlan a trip to Watamu
Malindiabout 980 kmabout 15 hPlan a trip to Malindi
Lamu(road only as far as Mokowe; the boat crossing is extra)about 1070 kmabout 16 hPlan a trip to Lamu
Shimba Hills National Reserveabout 910 kmabout 18 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.