TRANSPORT IN KENYA

Transportation is plenty in Kenya and at your cost with variety of choices to make tha includes Public means, private/car Hire means and trains, Airline,etc.

ROAD TRANSPORT- Plenty as you can ask, the public mean of this is bus

Taxies
There are chain of recognizable corporate taxies around and providing good services within Nairobi and to the near by towns. There are plenty and quite at your service.

Coach bus services.
There are a fleet of luxury coaches, Shuttle Buses, and Bus Services in Kenya, making communication, and transport within and to other neighboring countries much easier and cheaper. The buses have different schedules daily and each has their respective offices and location of booking within each destination. The booking order is always recommended in advance, and where possible a ticket is obtained in advance to avoid congestion in the event of Holidays, or weekends depending on the particular route of travel.

Coast Bus - this is one of the first Bus Services and for years now has served Kenyans at different cities.
Leaving thrice daily to and from Mombasa with morning departures from 08:30 am, noon 12:00 PM, and afternoon around 09:00 PM

Mombasa Liners (Bus)- These fleet of Buses were introduced after and have gained a lot of repute from their efficiency, and time conscious services. They are now operating but not so powerful as on start.
The have operation between Nairobi, Mombasa, and Nairobi with daily departures from 08:30 and evening from 21:00 hrs. The currently price for this one way is approximately 500 Ksh.

Goldline Bus Services -
Goldline merits one of the first buses but still on, though not so famous now.
Nairobi-Mombasa/Mombasa, with daily schedules from 07.00 am , 9:00 am, 09:00 am and 09:30 PM.
The current bus fare for these buses is 500/=

Mash Express & Buscar (Bus): These are some of actually the newest in town, and are popular for their schedules, thrice a day to Mombasa though not popular to other destinations.
The current fare for these buses is 450/= Kshs.
The buses have their daily departures at 07:00, 09:00 and 11:00, 12:30 and evenings from 09:00pm.
Other destinations are Nairobi/Busia from 08:30am to arrive at 05:00pm.and Nairobi/Kisumu from 8.00pm-arrival at 5.30am

Perfect Bus Services
These are a fleet of buses Nairobi/Arusha daily at 08:00am- arrival from 12pm.
Nairobi/Moshi-7.30am-8.30pm

Akamba Public Road Services.
These are another fleet of the first and the leading coach buses in Kenya. They are the leading and best recommended transportation, their continued excellent services have seen them expand to be the best-recommended fleet of Buses in Kenya. Unlike the coast bus, which was leading in the past, Akamba bus is now the Kenya's top transporter, leading to almost all destinations within, and to the neighbouring countries. Touristic, this is the Coach bus to travel around with!
Schedule
Nairobi-Kampala 7.00am-6.00pm From $17 one way
Nairobi-Kampala 9.00pm-10.00am
Nairobi-Dar-es-Salaam 7.00am-8.30pm from $20 one way.
Nairobi-Mwanza 9.00pm-11.00am from $20
Nairobi-Mombasa 10.00am -5.00pm from $10
Nairobi-Mombasa 10.00pm -5.00am
Nairobi-Kisumu 9.00am-1.00pm from $9
Nairobi-Kisumu 11.00am -4.00pm
Nairobi-Kisumu 10.00pm -4.00am
Nairobi-Kisii 8.00am-2.00pm from $9
Nairobi-Kisii 9.30pm-4.00am

TRANSPORT IN KENYA

HOSPITALS

FLYING DOCTORS

AIRLINES

FOODS OF KENYA

KENYAN TRIBES

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

Davanu Shuttle Buses
These are twenty-five seaters and very convenient transport around. It is the recommended shuttle Bus services among all.
Route Time Fare
Nairobi-Arusha 8.00am-1.00pm US$30
Arusha-Moshi 2.00pm-6.30pm US$35
Moshi-Arusha 11.30am-1.00pm US$10
Arusha-Nairobi 2.00pm-6.30pm US$30
Arusha-Moshi 8.00am-3.00pm US$35
Children under 12 yr. - 50% of fare.

Riverside Shuttle Buses
These are twenty five seaters and very convenient transport around.
Route Time
Nairobi-Arusha 8.00am-1.00pm
Nairobi-Arusha 2.00pm-6.30pm
Nairobi-Moshi 8.00am-3.30pm
Moshi-Nairobi 11.00am -6.30pm
Arusha-Nairobi 8.00am-1.00pm
Arusha-Nairobi 2.00pm-6.30pm

Pick up points- Norfolk and The Stanley hotels
All passengers should arrive 30 min before departure.

Other shuttle services include the
Pallson Shuttle services
The Impala Shuttle Services departing daily to Arusha and Moshi in Tanzania.
Their main stop over is at the New Stanley Hotel side

The Varan Safaris Shuttle services - These are daily shuttle services to Mombasa and back. Their main stop over is at the Ngara side. It costs $15 for one way

KENYA RAILWAY SERVICES

Route Time Fare (1st class 2nd class
Nairobi-Mombasa 7.00pm-8.30am ($50 & $30 )
Mombasa-Nairobi 7.00pm-9.00am
Departure days Monday to Friday
Voi-Taveta 6.00pm-9.00pm ($5 )
Departure days Wed, Sat
Children between 3 and 10 yrs. (1st Class $32 & 2nd class $ 23)

N/B Meals and bedding inclusive in 1st and 2nd class only.

Peugeots
There are many of these kinds of private means yet public. A Peugeot offers the fastest transport and always recommended among other public means. It is an easier way because you don't need to wait for the capacity for it gets full within a short time and nonstop with only one destination, so its faster!
Some of the routes with Peugeots include, Naivasha, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kisumu, and this you can find around the coast buses sites. For Machakos town, you can find them at Country bus site.