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Driving times from Tsavo West National Park

By road from Tsavo West National Park, the nearest KenyaPlus destinations are Chyulu Hills National Park about 2 h (about 70 km), Tsavo East about 3½ h (about 150 km), Amboseli about 4½ h (about 130 km). The farthest is Mount Elgon National Park about 11 h (about 670 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
Chyulu Hills National Parkabout 70 kmabout 2 hPlan a trip to Chyulu Hills National Park
Tsavo Eastabout 150 kmabout 3½ hPlan a trip to Tsavo East
Amboseliabout 130 kmabout 4½ hPlan a trip to Amboseli
Nairobiabout 260 kmabout 4½ hPlan a trip to Nairobi
Mombasaabout 280 kmabout 4½ hPlan a trip to Mombasa
Diani Beachabout 310 kmabout 5 hPlan a trip to Diani Beach
Shimba Hills National Reserveabout 270 kmabout 5½ hrough: straight-line estimatePlan a trip to Shimba Hills National Reserve
Naivashaabout 350 kmabout 5½ hPlan a trip to Naivasha
Mount Longonot National Parkabout 340 kmabout 6 hPlan a trip to Mount Longonot National Park
Watamuabout 390 kmabout 6½ hPlan a trip to Watamu
Malindiabout 400 kmabout 6½ hPlan a trip to Malindi
Lake Nakuruabout 420 kmabout 6½ hPlan a trip to Lake Nakuru
Mount Kenyaabout 440 kmabout 7½ hPlan a trip to Mount Kenya
Ol Pejeta Conservancyabout 460 kmabout 7½ hPlan a trip to Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Aberdare National Parkabout 450 kmabout 8½ hPlan a trip to Aberdare National Park
Lake Bogoriaabout 540 kmabout 9 hPlan a trip to Lake Bogoria
Maasai Maraabout 520 kmabout 9½ hPlan a trip to Maasai Mara
Lamu(road only as far as Mokowe; the boat crossing is extra)about 610 kmabout 10 hPlan a trip to Lamu
Samburuabout 590 kmabout 10 hPlan a trip to Samburu
Ruma National Parkabout 640 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Ruma National Park
Meru National Parkabout 540 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Meru National Park
Kakamega Forestabout 610 kmabout 10½ hPlan a trip to Kakamega Forest
Mount Elgon National Parkabout 670 kmabout 11 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.