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Zuma Bus in Kenya

Long-distance journeys, booked by the seat.

How you pay in Kenya

Everything is priced in KES (KSh). No foreign card required.

M-Pesa Airtel Money Card Bank transfer

Payments in this market fall under Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). See our licensing status →

Where in Kenya

Cities queued for launch.

Nairobi Mombasa Kisumu Nakuru Eldoret Thika Machakos Nyeri

What else people use here

We would rather name the alternatives than pretend there aren't any.

  • M-Pesa Super App · fintech

    Zuma interoperates with M-Pesa rather than competing on rails, and owns fulfilment M-Pesa brokers out.

  • Bolt · mobility

    Zuma Ride is one of 30+ modules sharing a wallet, a rating and a credit score.

Not live here yet

Be first when Zuma opens in Kenya

We open a market when there are enough verified drivers, vendors and listings to serve it properly — not a day earlier. Waitlist demand is the biggest input into which city we open next, so adding your name genuinely moves Kenya up the queue.

One email when we launch. No marketing list, no sharing your number.

Everything inside Zuma Bus

Scheduled intercity and cross-border coach, shuttle and matatu seats. Hailing a car across town is Zuma Ride; hiring a whole bus is a quote under Zuma Ride business.

Book a seat

  • Intercity coach per seat
  • Cross-border coach per seat
  • Shuttle / matatu per seat
  • VIP / luxury coach per seat

Bus owners & operators

  • Register a bus company per company
  • Add a route & timetable per seat
  • Fleet & driver management per month

How Zuma Bus works

Long-distance journeys, booked by the seat.

  1. 1
    Search a route and date customer

    Origin, destination, travel date.

    ⚙ Schedules with live seat availability

  2. 2
    Pick a departure and seats customer

    Fare shown per seat in local currency.

    ⚙ Seats held for 10 minutes

  3. 3
    Pay and issue the e-ticket zuma

    Wallet, mobile money, card or cash at the office.

    ⚙ Booking ref + QR ticket; seat count decremented

  4. 4
    Board with the QR provider

    Operator checks the passenger in.

    ⚙ Booking marked checked-in; operator settled net of commission

Common questions

Is Zuma Bus available in Kenya?

Not yet. Zuma has not opened Zuma Bus in Kenya, and we would rather say so than take a booking we cannot fulfil. Join the waitlist and you will hear from us the day it opens.

When will Zuma launch in Kenya?

Kenya is in tier 0 of the rollout. We open a market when there are enough verified providers on the ground to serve it properly — waitlist demand is the main input into which city comes next.

What will I be able to pay with in Kenya?

Zuma will support M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Card and Bank transfer, priced in KES.

Related Zuma services in Kenya

🚗Zuma Ride