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Mombasa Airport Arrivals & Departures Information Check airline flight status, gates, & terminals for Mombasa (MBA)

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Distance to Mombasa8.4km
Distance to Bamburi14.1km
Most popular destinationAngeles

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Mombasa Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Mombasa Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Mombasa arrivals information

Mombasa Airport is 8.4km from the centre of Mombasa. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Mombasa Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Kenya by hiring a car.

Car hire from Mombasa Airport

If you want to see more of Kenya after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Mombasa Airport. Providers like Green Motion have pick-up spots at MBA Arrivals – find out more here.


Mombasa Airport FAQs

Yes, Kenya Airways operates to and from both Mombasa Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes, Ethiopian Airlines operates to and from both Mombasa Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes, Skyward Express operates to and from both Mombasa Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Yes. There are Green Motion, Unicorn rent a car, Europcar, Auto-Union, Hertz and Avis pick-up points in or near to Mombasa Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Mombasa Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Mombasa Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Mombasa Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Mombasa Airport’s departure lounge.
Golden Guest House- Miritini is the highest-rated hotel near Mombasa Airport, just 3.4km away. Other great hotels nearby include Coastgate Hotel (3.1km from the airport), and Marjaan Apartments (7.9km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Mombasa Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Mombasa Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Mombasa Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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