New Nairobi Expressway Toll Charges (2024)

The Nairobi Expressway is a major infrastructure project in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. It is an elevated highway that aims to reduce traffic congestion and improve transportation efficiency in the city. The Kenyan government initiated the project to address growing traffic problems and improve connectivity within Nairobi and its surrounding areas.

The Nairobi Expressway is the only road in Nairobi that requires payment to use. The Expressway stretches for approximately 27 kilometres, starting from Mlolongo, near the JKIA airport, and ending at the James Gichuru Junction on Waiyaki Way, which is a major road connecting the city centre to the western suburbs of Nairobi.

Motorists who want a smooth ride must obtain a toll card to use the chargeable toll road. The toll card can be obtained in person at the Nairobi Expressway Service Centre in the Cabanas area of the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. The offices are located on Mombasa Road, next to Ramtons.

Alternatively, one can apply for Nairobi Expressway toll cards online from the comfort of their office or home. The company that issues the toll cards is Moja Expressway, a subsidiary of China Road and Bridge Corporation, the same company that built the Nairobi Expressway.

New Nairobi Expressway Toll Fees (2024)

The government of Kenya has increased the charges for using the Nairobi Expressway from the current range of Ksh 100 to Ksh 310 to a new range of Ksh 170 to Ksh 500 across all the stations along the Mlolongo-Westlands route.

In the new rates, motorists entering the Expressway on Mlolongo and exiting at the SGR station and the Eastern Bypass will be required to pay Ksh 250 up from the current Ksh 100, while those exiting at the Southern Bypass will pay Ksh 330 up from Ksh 210. On the same route, vehicles exiting at Capital Hill and Haile Selassie stations will pay Ksh 410, up from Ksh 210.

Exits at Museum Hill, The Mall, and Nairobi Westland’s terminus will attract Ksh 500, up from Ksh 310. The same rates will also be applicable for motorists travelling through the opposite route from the Nairobi Westlands entry terminus to the Mlolongo exit terminus. The shorter routes from Syokimau to the SGR station and those from SGR and the JKIA stations to the Eastern Bypass will cost motorists Ksh 170, up from Ksh 100. The same applies to the reverse routes.

Here is a breakdown of the toll charges for different sections of the Nairobi Expressway:

Mlolongo to SGR – Ksh 250
Mlolongo to Eastern Bypass – Ksh 250
Mlolongo to Southern Bypass – Ksh 330
Mlolongo to Capital Centre – Ksh 410
Mlolongo to Haile Selassie – Ksh 410
Mlolongo to Museum Hill – Ksh 500
Westlands to Mlolongo – Ksh 500
Westlands to Syokimau – Ksh 500
Westlands to JKIA – Ksh 410
Westlands to Eastern Bypass – Ksh 410
Westlands to Southern Bypass – Ksh 330
Westlands to Haile Selassie – Ksh 250
Westlands to Capital Centre – Ksh 250
Westlands to Museum Hill – Ksh 170
The Mall to Mlolongo and Syokimau – Ksh 500
The Mall to JKIA – Ksh 410
The Mall to Eastern Bypass – Ksh 330
The Mall to Southern Bypass and Capital Centre – Ksh 250
The Mall to Haile Selassie and Museum Hill – Ksh 170
Museum Hill to Mlolongo – Ksh 500
Museum Hill to Syokimau – Ksh 410
Museum Hill to JKIA – Ksh 330
Museum Hill to Eastern Bypass – Ksh 330
Museum Hill to Southern Bypass – Ksh 250
Museum Hill to Capital Centre – Ksh 170
Museum Hill to Haile Selassie – Ksh 170
Haile Selassie to Mlolongo – Ksh 410
Haile Selassie to Syokimau – Ksh 410
Haile Selassie to JKIA – Ksh 330
Haile Selassie to Eastern Bypass – Ksh 250
Haile Selassie to Westlands – Ksh 250
Haile Selassie to Southern Bypass – Ksh 170
Haile Selassie to Museum Hill – Ksh 170
Haile Selassie to Capital Centre – Ksh 170
Capital Centre to Mlolongo – Ksh 410
Capital Centre to Syokimau – Ksh 330
Capital Centre to JKIA, Eastern Bypass, and Westlands – Ksh 250
Capital Centre to Southern Bypass, Haile Selassie, and Museum Hill – Ksh 170
Southern Bypass to Mlolongo, Syokimau, and Westlands – Ksh 330
Southern Bypass to JKIA and Museum Hill – Ksh 250
Southern Bypass to Eastern Bypass, Capital Centre, and Haile Selassie – Ksh 170
Eastern Bypass to Mlolongo, Syokimau, Capital Centre, and Haile Selassie – Ksh 250
Eastern Bypass to JKIA and Southern Bypass – Ksh 170
Eastern Bypass to Museum Hill – Ksh 330
Eastern Bypass to Westlands – Ksh 410
JKIA to Eastern Bypass – Ksh 170
JKIA to Southern Bypass and Capital Centre – Ksh 250
JKIA to Haile Selassie and Museum Hill – Ksh 330
JKIA to Westlands – Ksh 410
SGR to Eastern Bypass – Ksh 170
SGR to Southern Bypass – Ksh 250
SGR to Capital Centre and Haile Selassie – Ksh 330
SGR to Museum Hill and Westlands – Ksh 410
Syokimau to SGR – Ksh 170
Syokimau to Eastern Bypass – Ksh 250
Syokimau to Southern Bypass and Capital Centre – Ksh 330
Syokimau to Haile Selassie and Museum Hill – Ksh 410
Syokimau to Westlands – Ksh 500

NOTE: These new rates apply for saloon cars, while light vehicles with two axles and a high bonnet will have to pay 1.5 times the new amount. On the other hand, heavy vehicles with fewer than four axles will pay four times the new rates, while heavy vehicles with four or more axles will pay five times the amount.