Advantages of traveling from Mombasa to Nairobi on Coast Bus

To my mind, there are 4 main advantages in traveling from Mombasa to Nairobi on Coast Bus.

Firstly, traveling from Mombasa to Nairobi on Coast bus is cheaper than, say, traveling between the two cities by air. So this is where you may find that a Coast Bus ticket between Mombasa and Nairobi costs something like 1,500 yet, at peak times, the cheapest air ticket between Mombasa and Nairobi would be upwards of 7,000. So you see that by opting to travel from Mombasa to Nairobi on Coast Bus, you would get to save as much as 5,000.

Secondly, traveling from Mombasa to Nairobi on Coast Bus is more comfortable than traveling on some of the other buses that operate on the route. The last time I checked, I found that the Coast Bus coaches are designed to ensure utmost comfort for the passengers. It is a 2 by 2 seats configuration, which makes a great deal of difference in terms of passenger comfort compared to the 3 by 2 seats configurations used by some buses on the Mombasa to Nairobi route.

Thirdly, having opted to travel from Mombasa to Nairobi by Coast Bus, you get to see lots of things on the way. It is unlike traveling from Mombasa to Nairobi by air, where you end up seeing nothing on the way. So there is the sightseeing advantage, and it is a big deal because the Mombasa Nairobi highway cuts through the Tsavo (you could stop an elephant or two) and there are numerous towns on the way and a variety of landscapes to be seen on the way.

Fourthly, traveling from Mombasa to Nairobi on Coast Bus is faster than some of the other buses. That is because Coast Bus usually travels express, between Mombasa and Nairobi: unlike some other buses that stop at every town along the way to pick/drop passengers. With Coast Bus, you may find that the only major stop is at Mutito Andei for the passengers to have refreshments. Otherwise if Coast Bus has to stop for passengers, it will only usually be at Changamwe, at Mariakani and perhaps at Voi. And even then, the stops are very brief: maximum 3 to 5 minutes. You can’t compare it to another bus that insists on stopping at Changamwe, Kwa Jomvu, Miritini, Mazeras, Mariakani, Samburu, Taru, Meli Kubwa, Makina, Maungu, Voi, Mtito Andei, Kibwezi, Makindu, Sultan Hamud, Salama, Makutano, Athiriver and various other smaller towns along the way. With Coast Bus, you are delivered from Mombasa to Nairobi as fast and as comfortably as possible and that is surely a big deal.