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Kakamega · Kenya

Car hire and driving in Kakamega

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Kenya traffic drives on the left. Picking up at KIS means 41 km (25 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from Kakamega

Car rental from Kakamega: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kakamega to KisumuKenya43 km (27 mi)about 39 min
Kakamega to EldoretKenya63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Kakamega to KitaleKenya86 km (53 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Kakamega to KisiiKenya107 km (67 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Kakamega to NakuruKenya161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Kakamega to NaivashaKenya217 km (135 mi)about 3 h 19 min
Kakamega to LimuruKenya261 km (162 mi)about 3 h 59 min
Kakamega to KikuyuKenya272 km (169 mi)about 4 h 9 min
Kakamega to KaruriKenya276 km (171 mi)about 4 h 12 min
Kakamega to NgongKenya280 km (174 mi)about 4 h 17 min
Kakamega to KiambuKenya283 km (176 mi)about 4 h 19 min
Kakamega to NairobiKenya288 km (179 mi)about 4 h 24 min
Kakamega to MombasaKenya728 km (453 mi)about 11 h 6 min
Kakamega to RuiruKenya293 km (182 mi)about 4 h 28 min
Kakamega to ThikaKenya296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 31 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Kakamega?

The left, as everywhere in Kenya.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.