Nairobi to Tana River: How do I Travel from Nairobi to Tanariver?

Well, there are two routes you can use to travel from Nairobi to Tanariver.

The first route is where, from Nairobi, you travel to Garissa, and then from Garissa you travel to Hola, Garsen and other Tanariver towns. This is arguably the shorter route: so from Nairobi city, you take Thika Road, and at the Matuu Junction, you take Garissa Road. You travel past towns like Kithyoko, Nguutani, Kwa Muthusi and Mbondoni, to finally arrive at Mwingi Town, which is an important milestone in this journey. From Mwingi, you keep on traveling along Garissa road, past towns like Nguni and Ukasi, to finally arrive at Bangale, which should be the first town in Tana River county. You travel all the way to a place called Madogo – where you will find a junction to Hola (the junction is a small distance from Madogo town itself). From Madogo to Hola, which is one of the major towns in Tana River town, it should be around 150 or so kilometers. Once you are in Hola, you can travel on to Garsen and other major towns in Tana River. So if you wish to travel by bus, you would need to go to Eastleigh, where Garissa bound buses operate from. Once there, book a Garissa bound bus -- whether it is Garissa Coach (G Coach), Muhsin, Makah or any other. Be on time for the bus departure: those Garissa buses tend to depart right on time without waiting for anyone. Travel up to Garissa and from Garissa town, take a Tana River (Hola, Garsen or whatever other place) bound bus.

The second route is where, from Nairobi, you travel to Mombasa. Then from Mombasa, you travel to Tana River (Garsen and Hola). So upon getting to Mombasa, you can go to Bondeni area, and book one of the Tana River bound buses from there. Or you can book a Tana River bound bus at Kisauni (near where the Kisauni Road joins the Mombasa Malindi highway – there is a booking office there for TanaRiver bound buses, including the Tana Coach and Garissa Coach which passes through Tana River, among others.

 But as noted earlier, the shorter route is from Nairobi to Garissa, then from Garissa you take the road that passes by Hola and other Tana River county major towns.