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Nakuru · Kenya

Car hire and driving in Nakuru

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. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from Nakuru

Car rental from Nakuru: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Nakuru to NaivashaKenya60 km (38 mi)about 55 min
Nakuru to LimuruKenya110 km (68 mi)about 1 h 40 min
Nakuru to KaruriKenya123 km (76 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Nakuru to KikuyuKenya123 km (77 mi)about 1 h 53 min
Nakuru to EldoretKenya128 km (80 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Nakuru to KiambuKenya128 km (80 mi)about 1 h 57 min
Nakuru to KaruriKenya131 km (81 mi)about 2 h
Nakuru to NgongKenya134 km (83 mi)about 2 h 3 min
Nakuru to RuiruKenya136 km (84 mi)about 2 h 4 min
Nakuru to NairobiKenya136 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Nakuru to JujaKenya137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Nakuru to ThikaKenya137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Nakuru to KakamegaKenya161 km (100 mi)about 2 h 27 min
Nakuru to MombasaKenya577 km (358 mi)about 8 h 48 min
Nakuru to KisumuKenya147 km (92 mi)about 2 h 15 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 Nakuru?

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.