Take the Kampala Mbarara road which was tarmaced in 2007 and is in excelent condition. Fort Portal is 311 kilometres 193 mi by road from Kampala and takes about 4 hours to arrive. Mubende is found about half way between Kampala and Fort Portal, here you can fill up on petrol and buy food and drink. The Uganda Post also runs a very reliable daily bus to Fort Portal which departs from Kampala at 7:30 am, and costs 18 000 UGX as of July 2012 per person.
