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Karuri · Kenya

Car hire and driving in Karuri

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 NBO means 74 km (46 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 Karuri

Car rental from Karuri: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Karuri to ThikaKenya39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Karuri to JujaKenya48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Karuri to RuiruKenya55 km (34 mi)about 51 min
Karuri to KiambuKenya65 km (40 mi)about 1 h
Karuri to KaruriKenya71 km (44 mi)about 1 h 5 min
Karuri to LimuruKenya76 km (47 mi)about 1 h 9 min
Karuri to NairobiKenya77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 10 min
Karuri to MwalaKenya79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Karuri to MlolongoKenya82 km (51 mi)about 1 h 15 min
Karuri to NaivashaKenya83 km (52 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Karuri to KikuyuKenya84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Karuri to KitengelaKenya90 km (56 mi)about 1 h 22 min
Karuri to KakamegaKenya292 km (181 mi)about 4 h 27 min
Karuri to MombasaKenya464 km (288 mi)about 7 h 4 min
Karuri to NakuruKenya131 km (81 mi)about 2 h
Karuri to EldoretKenya252 km (157 mi)about 3 h 51 min
Karuri to KisumuKenya277 km (172 mi)about 4 h 14 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 Karuri?

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.