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Driving times from Tsavo East

By road from Tsavo East, the nearest KenyaPlus destinations are Mombasa about 3 h (about 170 km), Shimba Hills National Reserve about 3 h (about 160 km), Chyulu Hills National Park about 3½ h (about 160 km). The farthest is Mount Elgon National Park about 12 h (about 760 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
Mombasaabout 170 kmabout 3 hPlan a trip to Mombasa
Shimba Hills National Reserveabout 160 kmabout 3 hrough: straight-line estimatePlan a trip to Shimba Hills National Reserve
Chyulu Hills National Parkabout 160 kmabout 3½ hPlan a trip to Chyulu Hills National Park
Diani Beachabout 200 kmabout 3½ hPlan a trip to Diani Beach
Tsavo West National Parkabout 150 kmabout 3½ hPlan a trip to Tsavo West National Park
Watamuabout 280 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Watamu
Malindiabout 290 kmabout 5½ hPlan a trip to Malindi
Amboseliabout 260 kmabout 5½ hPlan a trip to Amboseli
Nairobiabout 350 kmabout 5½ hPlan a trip to Nairobi
Naivashaabout 440 kmabout 7 hPlan a trip to Naivasha
Mount Longonot National Parkabout 430 kmabout 7 hPlan a trip to Mount Longonot National Park
Lake Nakuruabout 510 kmabout 8 hPlan a trip to Lake Nakuru
Lamu(road only as far as Mokowe; the boat crossing is extra)about 510 kmabout 8½ hPlan a trip to Lamu
Mount Kenyaabout 530 kmabout 8½ hPlan a trip to Mount Kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancyabout 550 kmabout 9 hPlan a trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Aberdare National Parkabout 540 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Aberdare National Park
Lake Bogoriaabout 630 kmabout 10 hPlan a trip to Lake Bogoria
Maasai Maraabout 600 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Maasai Mara
Samburuabout 680 kmabout 11 hPlan a trip to Samburu
Ruma National Parkabout 730 kmabout 11½ hPlan a trip to Ruma National Park
Meru National Parkabout 630 kmabout 11½ hPlan a trip to Meru National Park
Kakamega Forestabout 700 kmabout 11½ hPlan a trip to Kakamega Forest
Mount Elgon National Parkabout 760 kmabout 12 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.