Kampala Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Well-founded rumours suggest that the bus station and taxi parks will be shifted to the outskirts of the city during the lifetime of this book. From the current chaotic bus station between Allen and Nakivubo Rds, buses go in all directions all over Uganda. Popular destinations include Fort Portal (USh10, 000, five hours), Jinja (USh4000, 1½ hours), Kabale (USh15, 000, six hours), Masaka (USSh5000, two hours), Masindi (USh9000, 3½ hours) and Mbale (USh10, 000, three hours).

Post buses depart at 8am daily, except Sunday, from the main post office (236436; 35 Kampala Rd) for Kabale (USh11, 000, six hours), Fort Portal (USh10, 000, 10 hours), Kasese (USh11, 000, eight hours) and other major destinations.

Kampala has two parks for minibus taxis: the Old Taxi Park, on the triangle formed by Burton, Luwum and South Sts, which serves all parts of the city and country to the east; and the New Taxi Park, on the corner of Mackay and Namirembe Rds, which serves destinations to the west and north. Prices for minibus taxis are about the same as the buses, but they tend to be a bit slower.

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Air

Both Eagle Air (344292; www.eagleuganda.com; 11 Portal Ave) and United Airlines (349841; Kimathi Ave), no relation, offer domestic flights to far-flung towns in the north, such as Arua, Gulu and Moroto.

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