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Kisii · Kenya

Car hire and driving in Kisii

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 66 km (41 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 Kisii

Car rental from Kisii: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Kisii to KisumuKenya64 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Kisii to KhwiseroKenya97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Kisii to KakamegaKenya107 km (67 mi)about 1 h 38 min
Kisii to EldoretKenya145 km (90 mi)about 2 h 13 min
Kisii to NakuruKenya151 km (94 mi)about 2 h 18 min
Kisii to NaivashaKenya185 km (115 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Kisii to KitaleKenya191 km (118 mi)about 2 h 54 min
Kisii to LimuruKenya214 km (133 mi)about 3 h 16 min
Kisii to KikuyuKenya220 km (137 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Kisii to NgongKenya224 km (139 mi)about 3 h 25 min
Kisii to KaruriKenya228 km (142 mi)about 3 h 29 min
Kisii to Ongata RongaiKenya236 km (147 mi)about 3 h 36 min
Kisii to NairobiKenya238 km (148 mi)about 3 h 37 min
Kisii to MombasaKenya661 km (411 mi)about 10 h 5 min
Kisii to RuiruKenya249 km (155 mi)about 3 h 48 min
Kisii to ThikaKenya259 km (161 mi)about 3 h 57 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 Kisii?

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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.