Why go
- Capital and largest city of Uganda.
- Served by Kajjansi Airfield (KJJ).
History
Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,797,722 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa, and Rubaga.
Where to stay
20 Barracks Dr, Kampala, Uganda · mestilhotels.com
12B Kafu Rd, Kampala, Uganda · canaan-kampala.goldentulip.com
Plot 567 Upper Mawanda Rd, Kampala, Uganda · acaciavillakampala.com
Plot 21 Faraday Rd, Kampala, Uganda · theathenahotelug.com
1496 Kira Rd, Kampala, Uganda · canary-hotel.com
Plot 3 Kafu Rd, Kampala, Uganda · swiftbook.io
Plot 2, 4 Wampewo Ave, Kampala, Uganda · hotelafricana.com
plot 63 Old Kira Rd, Kampala, Uganda · kabiracountryclub.com
Plot 7141 block 244 house 28 Muyenga tank hill road, Kampala, Uganda · kfrlodge.com
Plot 1273 Ggaba Road, Kampala, Uganda · lepetitvillage.net
Plot 15 Mackinnon Rd, Kampala, Uganda · meilinhotels.com
18A Akii Bua Rd, Kampala, Uganda · onomohotels.com
Plot 62B1, Lugogo, By-Pass, Road, Kampala, Uganda · nanjinghotellugogo.com
Lubya Hill Rd, Kampala, Uganda · georginagardenshotel.com
P.O.Box 4326 Kampala / Plot 7 Kintu Rd, Kampala, Uganda · imperialhotels.co.ug
Ssenyonga Rd, Kampala, Uganda · africantribehotel.com
Plot 9 Lumumba Ave, Kampala, Uganda · prestigehotelsuites.com
Plot 7, 9 Nile Ave, Kampala, Uganda · spekehotel.com
BUKANDULA TOWER, Plot 15 Rubaga Rd, Kampala, Uganda · bukandulahotel.com
Plot No. 1 Elgon Terrace Kampala, 117516, Uganda · marriott.com
Ternan Ave, Kampala, Uganda · marriott.com
Valley, Cresent, Plot 3 Semiliki Walk, Off Bombo Rd, Kampala, Uganda · emeraldhotelkampala.com
72 Kira Rd, Kampala, Uganda · hilton.com
8JW3+WF5, 1 Water Lane, 7a Upper Vale Cl Rd, Kampala, Uganda · marriott.com
Kampala, Uganda · ubuntupalacehotel.com
40 Kyaddondo Rd, Kampala, Uganda
Roche Cl, Tank Hill Rd, Kampala, Uganda
31 John Babiha (Acacia) Ave, Kampala, Uganda
HERA HOTEL,NEAR KABAKAS ROUND, 36, Rubaga Rd, Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
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Makindye, Mubarak, Kampala, Uganda
Restaurants & places to go
Restaurant · restaurant · humurauganda.com
Cafe · This is a Sign Language Café. The staff are Deaf. They are trained to serve and take orders from both Deaf and hearing customers. Opening hours: Mo-Su… · endirocoffee.com
International, Coffee Shop, Pastry, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 7:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · endirocoffee.com
Breakfast, Pizza, Burger, Sandwich, Snacks, Local Foods, Restaurant · First floor with good outlook on old taxi park, also balcony available
Nigerian, West African, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-24:00 · desalubistro.com
Korean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo - Su 11:00 - 22:00 · arirang.co.ug
Italian, French, Sandwich, Ice Cream, Cakes, Coffee, Cafe · Opening hours: 07:30-23:30 Features: outdoor seating · cafesserie.com
Ice Cream, Bakery, Coffee, Smoothies, Pizza, Salad, Breakfast, Burger, Sandwich, Pasta, Ethiopian, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-23:00 Features: outdoor… · caramel-cafe.github.io
Pizza, Coffee Shop, Burger, Restaurant · Opening hours: 24/7 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery · Mbogo Road · hangspots.com
American, African, Pizza, Burger, Chicken, International, Fish And Chips, French, Coffee Shop, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-23:00 Features:… · karibugrillrestaurant.com
Barbecue, African Game, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-02:00; Su 11:00-16:00 · 3A Lower Kololo Terrace, Kampala · thelawns.co.ug
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 · 36 Kyadondo Road · yujo.ug
Chicken, Coffee Shop, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-17:00 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options, kosher · PO. BOX 1 Northern Bypass, Kampala
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Features: takeaway · javahouseafrica.com
Local, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-20:30 · 35 Kanjokya Street · feedriterestaurant.com
Indian, Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-23:00; Sa 08:00-00:00; Su 10:00-00:00 · piatokampala.com
Fast Food, Ugandan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00 Features: vegetarian options · 28c Olympia CI, Kampala
Grill, Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-04:00
German, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-24:00 Features: takeaway · Bukasa Road, kampala
Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-23:59 Features: vegetarian options · 3rd floor Muyenga Road
African, Continental, Indian, Restaurant · Features: vegetarian options · 63 Kiira Road, Kampala, 3021 · kabiracountryclub.com
Ethiopian, Eritrean, And Italian, Restaurant · Ethiopian/ Eritrean restaurant · il-paradiso.net
Mexican, Restaurant · Mexican restaurant · Plot 21 Cooper Road · facebook.com
Chinese, Restaurant · Chinese restaurant · facebook.com
Greek, Restaurant · Greek restaurant · 18 Impala Avenue, Kampala · facebook.com
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway
Pork, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00
Tea, Juice, Fries, African, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · Nakawa
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: 24/7
Burger, Restaurant · Burger restaurant · thebaykampala.com
Persian Fusion, Restaurant · Persian Fusion restaurant · Ggaba Road · facebook.com
Juice, Fast Food · Juice fast food · instagram.com
Pancake, Cafe · Pancake cafe
Lebanese, Cafe · Lebanese cafe
Thai, Restaurant · Thai restaurant · Lower Kololo Terrace
Fast Food · Opening hours: 24/7 · Kyaliwajjala - Naalya Road
Beef Bowl, Fish And Chips, Salad, Chicken, Sandwich, Fish, Restaurant · Features: takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options
Ice Cream, Cafe · Ice Cream cafe · Kampala
Italian Pizza, Ethiopian, Restaurant · Italian Pizza/Ethiopian restaurant
Fish, Restaurant · Fish restaurant
Belgian, Restaurant · Belgian restaurant
Fish And Chips, Restaurant · Fish And Chips restaurant · Bukasa Road
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Vietnamese restaurant
Food Court · food court
Biergarten · biergarten
354 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Entebbe International Airport (EBB) 34 km to the centre
Entebbe, C, UG — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 22 airlines (Northern Dene Airways, Benin Golf Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo…) · direct flights to 20 destinations incl. Kigali, Brussels, Amsterdam, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 22 airlines, 20 direct destinations
- Northern Dene Airways U7 (CRJ) · 7 routes: Bujumbura, Dar Es Salaam, Juba, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Mogadishu, Nairobi
- Benin Golf Air A8 (CNA) · 2 routes: Kasese, PAF
- Ethiopian Airlines ET (767-300, 737-700) · 2 routes: Addis Ababa, Kigali
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A330-200, 737-700) · 2 routes: Brussels*, Kigali*
- Precision Air PW (CRJ, AT4) · 2 routes: Dar Es Salaam, Kilimanjaro
- Qatar Airways QR (A320) · 2 routes: Doha, Kigali
- Air Canada AC (A330-200) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Air France AF (330) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- American Airlines AA (767) · 1 route: London*
- British Airways BA (767) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (A330-200) · 1 route: Brussels
- Delta Air Lines DL (330, A330-200) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Eagle Air H7 (L4T) · 1 route: Arua
- Egyptair MS (A320) · 1 route: Cairo
- Emirates EK (345) · 1 route: Dubai
- Kenya Airways KQ (Embraer 190, Embraer 170) · 1 route: Nairobi
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (330) · 1 route: Amsterdam
- Nasair UE (A320) · 1 route: Asmara
- Rwandair Express WB (737-800, CRJ, Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Kigali
- South African Airways SA (A319) · 1 route: Johannesburg
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-900) · 1 route: Istanbul
- United Airlines UA (A330-200) · 1 route: Brussels*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Kajjansi Airfield (KJJ) 14 km to the centre
Kampala, C, UG — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
Jinja Airport (JIN) 70 km to the centre
Jinja, E, UG — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
Kakira Airport 80 km to the centre
Kakira, E, UG
Getting there by ferry
Serena Landing site
Ferry terminal · 13 km from the centre
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Kajjansi Airfield (KJJ); 2 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km (nearest: Serena Landing site, 13 km).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Kampala. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
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Tours & experiences
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