The Lakeside City of Kisumu is just a train ride away. The overnight train gets you to either destination before sunrise so you can have an early start.

The Kisumu Safari train makes the trip from Nairobi every Friday with stopovers in Line Saba, Kibera, Satellite, Lenana, Dagoreti, Kikuyu, Muguga, Limuru, Uplands, Matathia, Kijabe, Longonot,  Naivasha, Nakuru, Njoro, Molo, Elburgon, Fort Ternan, Londiani, Muhoroni, Miwani, Chemelil, Kibigori and Kibos stations to drop and pick passengers. The train departs at 1830hrs and arrives in Kisumu at 0630 hrs.

The return trip is set for every Sunday with the train departing the New Kisumu Railway station at 1830 hrs to arrive in Nairobi at 0635 hrs.

A First class ticket to Kisumu costs Ksh. 2,400 and an Economy class ticket costs Ksh. 900.