Visiting Kenya

Nairobi Taxi

Nairobi airport taxis are a good option if you are visiting Kenya and spending time in the capital.

There are both official and unofficial Nairobi airport taxis at Jomo Kenyatta Airport. The domestic arrivals area has a desk where you can arrange for an official taxi, or you can exit the terminal to haggle with an unofficial taxi driver.

Crime is unfortunately a big problem in Nairobi, so it is advisable to take an official Nairobi airport taxi to your final destination.

Alternately, most Nairobi hotels will arrange for a car to pick you up at the airport for a reasonable fee (usually around 1,500 KES).

Make to use an ATM in the airport so that you can pay your Nairobi airport taxi driver in KES. Some drivers do not accept other currencies, or demand a surcharge if they do.

Nairobi Airport

Nairobi airport ATMs are plentiful, as are cash points.

You can use ATM and debit cards from all over the world to get Kenyan money upon arrival at Nairobi airport.

There are several ATMs in the arrivals hall of Nairobi airport.

These include a Barclays ATM, which is located in the arrivals hall of the airport.

There are also ATMs inside of the airport terminals.

Most ATMs in Nairobi airport charge a small fee for using foreign ATM or debit cards.

Your bank will normally charge you a nominal fee for withdrawing foreign currency from Nairobi airport ATMs.

Domestic Unit at Jomo Kenyatta Airport

There is a left luggage office at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta Airport.

The facilities for left luggage at Nairobi Airport are located in the domestic terminal.

If you enter the departures area of the domestic terminal of Jomo Kenyatta Airport, the left luggage and bag storage office is to your left in the back corner of the room.

The left luggage office at Nairobi Airport operates 24 hours a day.

It charges left luggage and bag storage fees on a per-bag basis.