Mombasa SGR Terminus (Miritini) → Mnarani
SGR Mombasa to Mnarani 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 Mnarani, at a price agreed before you board in Nairobi.
- Distance
- ≈ 65 km
- Drive time
- 1h15–1h45
- Pickup
- Miritini station exit
- Price
- Fixed, per vehicle
From Miritini station to Mnarani
From Miritini the route heads back through Changamwe towards the city before turning north. The drive heads north through Mtwapa, Kikambala and Vipingo. Mnarani is on the Mombasa side of the Kilifi Bridge, so you do not need to cross it.
On the way you pass Mtwapa Creek Bridge, Kikambala and Vipingo.
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 Mnarani
Hotels and holiday apartments overlook the creek, with a few villas along the south shore.
We drop off across Mnarani, Kilifi Creek south bank and Mnarani Club.
Mnarani and Kilifi
Mnarani is part of the wider Kilifi area, about 5 km from Kilifi itself (10–25 min by road). From Miritini the transfer takes 1h15–1h45, compared with 1h15–1h45 to Kilifi.
What is near Mnarani
Mnarani Ruins: Fifteenth-century mosques, including a Great Mosque with an inscribed mihrab, and baobabs said to be centuries old, on a bluff above the creek.
Kilifi Creek: Sailing and paddle-boarding from the RYA sailing centre at Mnarani Club.
After you arrive in Mnarani
Mnarani Ruins: Fifteenth-century mosques, including a Great Mosque with an inscribed mihrab, and baobabs said to be centuries old, on a bluff above the creek.
Mnarani is before the Kilifi Bridge and Bofa is after it. Double-check which side your hotel is on.
SGR Mombasa to Mnarani Transfer: common questions
How far is Mnarani from the Mombasa SGR station?
About 65 km by road, usually 1h15–1h45.
Is Mnarani in Kilifi town?
It is across the creek from Kilifi town, on the Mombasa side of the bridge.
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 Mnarani 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.