How to take the new train from Nairobi to Mombasa

• The newly constructed standard gauge railway runs between the two principal cities of Nairobi and Mombasa.
• The train has two classes

1. First class- costs Ksh 3000
2. Business class- costs Ksh 1000

Train booking

• The train system is fully online, you can book and pay using your phone, you'll get the ticket at the train station on the departure day. ( There are self- service machines as well at the stations for ticket printing)

Train schedule

• One train usually leaves Mombasa for Nairobi at 8.00 a.m and the other leaves Nairobi for Mombasa at the same time.
• They both arrive at 1.42 p.m.
• The morning trains usually stop at several stations along the way.
• There are also afternoon train departures. They leave both towns at 3.00 p.m and arrive at 8.10 p.m
• The afternoon trains are both one-way trains.
• The railway passes through Tsavo national park as well as Nairobi national park and you can view the animals ( best viewed when taking the morning trains)
• KEY TIP: Arrive at the station around 40 minutes to departure as you really take time to pass across all checkpoints.