Nairobi Railway Museum Entrance Fees

In this post, we look at the Nairobi Railway Museum entrance fees. The Nairobi Railway Museum, located adjacent to the Nairobi Railway Station, is a treasure trove of colonial and post-independence East African artifacts. This museum focuses on the history of the country’s rail system. As previously stated, Nairobi began as a rail depot.

The Nairobi Railway Museum was opened in 1971, and much of the credit for its foundation goes to the first curator, Mr. Fred Jordan, who had been with the railways in East Africa since 1927. Realising the speed at which changes were taking place within the railway system, he saw the need to preserve as many links with the past as possible. He began to gather items that would form the nucleus of the present-day museum’s fascinating and growing collection. Nairobi Railway Museum is owned by Kenya Railways and is the only Railway Museum in East and Central Africa

The Nairobi Railway Museum, housed in the former East African Railway offices, houses an intriguing collection of artifacts, railway engine models, and a variety of exhibits illustrating railway construction. Within the museum yard, you will also get to experience several steam and some early diesel locomotives that operated as part of what was then the Kenya-Uganda Railway. Look for the “Tsavo man-eaters” story in one of these locomotives. This museum houses the carriage from which a British superintendent was dragged by these beasts.

Nairobi Railway Museum Location

Just a short walk from the Nairobi CBD. The journey to the Nairobi Railway Museum is about 1.7 kilometres long. Take Moi Avenue down to Afya Centre, at the roundabout, take Haile Selassie Avenue up to Kenya Poly (TUK) on your left; then straight to Station Road, which leads to the Nairobi Railway Museum.

Nairobi Railway Museum Entry Fees

Citizen – Kenya	Charges
Adult	Ksh 200
Child	Ksh 100

Residents – East Africa	Charges
Adult	Ksh 500
Child	Ksh 200

Non-Residents	Charges
Adult	Ksh 600
Child	Ksh 300

Guided tours are offered for both school and individual visits. For more historical information, book and pay early in advance on the E-Citizen platform by logging on to krc.ecitizen.go.ke

Nairobi Railway Museum Opening Hours

It is open daily from 8 am to 5 pm, including national holidays.

Nairobi Railway Museum Photoshoot Charges

If you want to have a photo shoot at the Nairobi Railway Museum, you will have to pay a fee. In addition to regular entry fees, a one-person photoshoot will cost Ksh 1,000 and a group photoshoot will cost Ksh 10,000.