Kenya Transportation

Ways To Travel In Kenya

Roads

Kenya transportation by road is relatively good, as it has one of the better networks of paved roads as well as some of the busiest roads south of the Sahara. There is an extensive system of unpaved roads as well. Road maintenance is often neglected.

Kenyans road travel is done by car, truck or bus driving on the left side of road. They have a large number of 'matatus' or minibuses that make up the majority of the country's public transport system.

Kenya Railways

The railroad provides both passenger and cargo services. Formerly Uganada Railway, which was run by East African Railways provided service between Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya.

Now Kenya Railways Corporation runs the former Uganda Railway that provides a main line in Kenya between Mombasa's port and the city of Nairobi. Sleeping car accommodations are available to tourists.

Rift Valley Railways runs passenger trains in Kenya only, from Nairobi to Mombasa but also to other local towns such as Kisumu. Rift Valley Railways primarily operates freight services.

Kenya Airports

Kenya's largest airport that serves the most destinations is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Some international flights go to Moi International Airport in Mombasa as well.

Kenya has 15 airports with paved runways and 210 with unpaved runways.

The unpaved runways are mostly at airports serving private purposes for game parks and safari lodges. These are serviced by airlines like AirKenya.

Waterways

Kenya has 26 vessels in their merchant marine.

Kilindini Harbour at Mombasa, on the Indian Ocean, is the only commercial port of international standards.

There is an inland port at Kisumu that serves Lake Victoria, that has part of it's system within the boundaries of Kenya.

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