Below is useful information concerning the distance and time you will take from Nairobi CBD to various estates within the city. Assuming there is not traffic jam, you will take the following time to your home.
ESTATE | DISTANCE FROM NAIROBI CBD(KMS) | TIME FROM NAIROBI CBD(MINUTES/HOURS) |
RUNDA | 11.2 | 48 MINUTES |
KILELESHWA | 5.5 | 24-26 MINUTES |
EMBAKASI | 12.9 | 23 MINUTES(Via Mombasa Road) |
JKIA | 16.5 | 28 MINUTES(Via Mombasa Road) |
DONHOLM | 12.6 | 31 MINUTES |
MUTHAIGA | 6.8 | 22 MINUTES |
WESTLANDS | 4 | 20 MINUTES |
RONGAI | 20 | 46 MINUTES |
GITHURAI | 14.6 | 20 MINUTES |
WILSON AIRPORT | 5.2 | 17 MINUTES |
These are some of the most popular estates in Nairobi. Now you can see how traffic jam messes up everything.
From Nairobi to JKIA is supposed to take a maximum of 28 minutes but the journey takes up to 2 hours. Even Kileleshwa,which is lea than 6 kilometres from CBD takes a motorist more than 30 minutes to leave the CBD.