Railways
total: 2,778 km
narrow gauge: 2,778 km 1.000-m gauge
note: the line connecting Nairobi with the port of Mombasa is the most important in the country

Highways
total: 63,800 km
paved: 8,932 km
unpaved: 54,868 km (2001)

Waterways NA
note: part of the Lake Victoria system is within the boundaries of Kenya

Pipelines petroleum products 483 km

Ports and harbors Kisumu, Lamu, Mombasa

Merchant marine
total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,893 GRT/6,320 DWT
ships by type: petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)

Airports 231 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways
total: 20
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 1 (2001)

Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 211
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 111
under 914 m: 85 (2001)

NOTE: The information regarding Kenya on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kenya Transportation 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kenya Transportation 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.