Nairobi → Karen (Giraffe Centre) · about 27 km · about 35 min · fixed price €35 per vehicle.
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Karen (Giraffe Centre) from Nairobi Airport (NBO) by private transfer: €35 per car (1–3 people) or €50 per van (4–8), fixed per vehicle and identical to the checkout price. On the road it is 27 km via UCA2, roughly 35 min when traffic is light and 35–45 min when it is not.
Meeting point: The driver waits outside the arrivals exit of the terminal your flight lands at (Terminal 1A for most international flights, Terminal 1E when it is in use, Terminal 1D for domestic flights), after immigration, baggage reclaim and customs, holding a sign with your name. Flight tracking is included, the first hour after landing is free waiting time, and the driver carries your bags to the car.
Karen is a leafy residential suburb on the south-western edge of Nairobi, named after the Danish writer Karen Blixen, whose farmhouse is now a museum. From the airport the usual road is a short stretch of Mombasa Road or the Nairobi Expressway, then the Southern Bypass, a dual carriageway that skirts the northern edge of Nairobi National Park, and finally Langata Road into Karen. The route avoids the city centre, so it is less affected by downtown jams, although the bypass is busy with lorries on weekdays.
The Giraffe Centre, run by the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, sits off Duma Road in the Langata and Karen area, where visitors feed Rothschild's giraffes from a raised platform; Giraffe Manor is next door. The Karen Blixen Museum lies on Karen Road a few kilometres to the west, and the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust elephant nursery is inside the national park near the Langata gate. Karen has many guesthouses, garden hotels and restaurants spread out along tree-lined roads, so addresses are often given by road name and gate rather than street number.
Public transport: No direct public transport from the airport to Karen: the only rail service near the airport (Kenya Railways commuter trains from Syokimau) goes to the city centre, and the airport operator lists no bus to Karen.
Sources (checked 29 Oct 2026): kaa.go.ke; road distance and driving time: OSRM / OpenStreetMap.
Price per vehicle, not per person. Luggage and child seats in the booking.
No asterisks, no surcharges on arrival.
Same rules, same fixed price.
No queues, no language barrier — just a relaxed ride at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Pick your destination, date and number of passengers, then pay securely online by card. The confirmation arrives by email right after payment.
Your driver waits at the NBO arrivals exit holding a sign with your name. He helps with the luggage and speaks fluent English. We pick up at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Airport (NBO) or Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) and drive to any address in and around Nairobi — Westlands, Karen and the Giraffe Centre, Nairobi National Park, Thika, Lake Naivasha, Nakuru and the Masai Mara. Other trips in Kenya and across the borders on request.
A clean, comfortable car, checked before every ride. Bottled water, Wi-Fi and child seats on request. You pay online in advance by card.
Every driver is hand-picked and speaks fluent English.
Exactly what every transfer includes — no asterisks, no hidden extras.
Four small things that matter a lot after a long flight.
The price shown when you book is the final price. No surcharges for traffic and no surprises on arrival.
We track your flight live and move the pickup if it is delayed. The first 60 minutes after landing are free.
Your driver waits inside the terminal holding a sign with your name — no hunting for your phone in the rain at 11 pm. He helps with the bags.
A real person on WhatsApp, around the clock. Change of time, lost luggage? Sorted in minutes.
About 27 km via UCA2: 35 min with clear roads, 35–45 min in heavy traffic. The price stays €35 per car either way.
The driver waits outside the arrivals exit of the terminal your flight lands at (Terminal 1A for most international flights, Terminal 1E when it is in use, Terminal 1D for domestic flights), after immigration, baggage reclaim and customs, holding a sign with your name.
No direct public transport from the airport to Karen: the only rail service near the airport (Kenya Railways commuter trains from Syokimau) goes to the city centre, and the airport operator lists no bus to Karen.
About 27 km by road, mostly on the Southern Bypass and Langata Road, which go around the city centre instead of through it.
Yes. The museum is on Karen Road, a few kilometres west of the Giraffe Centre, so both are in the same part of Karen.
No — that is the price for the whole car for up to 3 people. For 4–8 people the van costs €50, also per vehicle.
No. The price shown when you book is the final price — no surcharges for traffic, airport fees or luggage.
Yes, free of charge up to 24 hours before the ride — you get a full refund. Later cancellations and no-shows are not refunded.
We are reachable around the clock, 7 days a week — before, during and after your trip.
