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Thika · Kenya

Car hire and driving in Thika

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 35 km (22 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 Thika

Car rental from Thika: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Thika to KiambuKenya30 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Thika to KaruriKenya38 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Thika to KaruriKenya39 km (24 mi)about 36 min
Thika to NairobiKenya40 km (25 mi)about 36 min
Thika to MlolongoKenya43 km (27 mi)about 39 min
Thika to LimuruKenya48 km (30 mi)about 44 min
Thika to KitengelaKenya51 km (31 mi)about 46 min
Thika to KikuyuKenya51 km (32 mi)about 47 min
Thika to Ongata RongaiKenya53 km (33 mi)about 48 min
Thika to MwalaKenya56 km (35 mi)about 51 min
Thika to NgongKenya57 km (35 mi)about 52 min
Thika to NaivashaKenya79 km (49 mi)about 1 h 12 min
Thika to KakamegaKenya296 km (184 mi)about 4 h 31 min
Thika to MombasaKenya443 km (275 mi)about 6 h 45 min
Thika to NakuruKenya137 km (85 mi)about 2 h 5 min
Thika to EldoretKenya264 km (164 mi)about 4 h 2 min
Thika to KisumuKenya277 km (172 mi)about 4 h 13 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 Thika?

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.