Across town
Kasarani → CBD
~13 km · 34 min · 1 of 3 seats
Your share
KSh 170
Glydr (this trip)
KSh 170
Uber / Bolt
KSh 750
Matatu
KSh 100
Save over 75% vs a solo Uber, with pickup at a spot you both agree, not a wait at the stage.
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glydr. matches verified passengers with verified drivers going the same way, across Nairobi or out to Nakuru. Agreed pickup points, in-app payment, and a seat at your share of the cost.
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Nairobi → Nakuru
KSh 1,850 / seat
Kasarani ↔ CBD
KSh 170 / seat
ETA
2h 55m
Three taps from booked to riding.
No haggling at the stage, no waiting for a Uber to take a long-distance run, no chasing payment after the fact.
Tell us where
Pick a corridor, across Nairobi or out to Nakuru, and we surface drivers heading the same way today, tomorrow, or this week.
See who and what
Every trip card shows the driver, their rating, their vehicle, their plate, and the seat price. No surprises at the curb.
Pay your share
Pay online in the app. No cash trips. Funds sit in escrow until the ride ends and every passenger confirms they got there safe.
Pay your share of the trip, not a taxi fare.
You pay the per-seat price shown, nothing more. No cash, no haggling at the curb, no chasing change.
Intercity
Nairobi → Nakuru
~160 km · 2h 55m · 1 of 3 seats
Your share
KSh 1,850
Glydr (this trip)
KSh 1,850
Coach
KSh 1,300
Driving alone (fuel)
KSh 3,750
Half the fuel of driving yourself. A coach or matatu costs less, but you leave from your gate, in a car, when the driver leaves, not when the seats fill.
Glydr prices are examples from our pricing for a 3-seat car on a weekday. Other prices are typical fares, rounded, and change often.
What the other options leave out.
Safety isn't a tab. It's the floor.
Three things make Glydr work where casual ride-shares break: who can join, what we see during the trip, and how money moves.
- Checked before the first tripEvery account is matched to a government photo ID and a live selfie. A car can't carry anyone until its insurance is confirmed.
- Watched on the roadTrips start with a code the rider reads to the driver. The route is tracked live, and one tap on SOS alerts your emergency contact and our safety team.
- Paid the safe wayPaid in the app, never cash. Your money is held until the trip ends and you confirm you arrived. If the driver doesn't show, it comes back to you.
Be first on the road in Kenya.
Glydr is coming to Kenya. Leave your name and we'll tell you the day it opens.
The honest answers.
Questions we keep getting. If yours isn't here, write to us at [email protected].
No. glydr. is cost-sharing. Drivers are already heading somewhere. They list the empty seats on their trip, and you pay your share of the fuel. We aren't routing professional drivers to you on demand.
Anyone with a verified national photo ID, a valid driver's licence, valid vehicle papers (insurance, roadworthy), and a clean identity check. We don't require a commercial licence. This is your car, on your trip.
Funds in escrow are refunded to you automatically if the driver doesn't start the trip within the agreed window. We also pause the driver's account pending review.
Not yet. glydr. is coming to Kenya. Join the waitlist and we'll tell you the day it opens near you.
Same idea, with the parts that actually keep you safe: every driver and passenger is identity-verified, the trip is OTP-started and live-tracked, payment is held in escrow, and there's an SOS escalation path.
Not in Kenya yet. Join the waitlist at the top of this page and we'll tell you the day it opens.