Mombasa SGR Terminus (Miritini) → Kikambala
SGR Mombasa to Kikambala Transfer
Step off the Madaraka Express at Miritini and find your driver at the exit holding your name. No haggling with station touts: straight to Kikambala, at a price agreed before you board in Nairobi.
- Distance
- ≈ 35 km
- Drive time
- 45–70 min
- Pickup
- Miritini station exit
- Price
- Fixed, per vehicle
From Miritini station to Kikambala
From Miritini the route heads back through Changamwe towards the city before turning north. After Nyali Bridge and Mtwapa Creek Bridge the car continues north on the Malindi highway and turns off towards the beach at Kikambala.
On the way you pass Nyali Bridge and Mtwapa Creek Bridge.
Skip the crowd at the station exit
Taxi drivers crowd the Miritini exit when a train comes in. Your driver holds a name board, helps with luggage and follows the train’s real arrival time, so a late train costs you nothing.
Staying in Kikambala
Stays are mostly beach cottages, holiday homes and small resorts reached by sandy lanes off the Malindi highway.
We drop off across Kikambala Beach, Kanamai and Kikambala village.
Kikambala and Mtwapa
Kikambala is part of the wider Mtwapa area, about 5 km from Mtwapa itself (10–25 min by road). From Miritini the transfer takes 45–70 min, compared with 40–65 min to Mtwapa.
What is near Kikambala
Kikambala Beach: Long, quiet beach with holiday cottages.
Jumba la Mtwana: Fourteenth-century Swahili ruins between Mtwapa Creek and Kikambala.
After you arrive in Kikambala
Kikambala Beach: Long, quiet beach with holiday cottages.
Some Kikambala lanes are sandy after rain. Tell us the property name so we send a suitable vehicle.
SGR Mombasa to Kikambala Transfer: common questions
How far is Kikambala from the Mombasa SGR station?
About 35 km by road, usually 45–70 min.
How far is Kikambala from Mtwapa?
A few kilometres north of Mtwapa Creek Bridge, usually around 10 minutes by road.
What if my train arrives late?
We track the train and your driver waits. There is no extra charge for a late train.
Can you take me from Kikambala to the SGR for the train to Nairobi?
Yes. We time the pickup so you reach Miritini with a comfortable margin for the station’s security check and boarding.
How do I pay?
By M-Pesa, card, or cash in KES, USD, EUR or GBP. The price is fixed when you book on WhatsApp and does not change on the day.