The first blast is believed to have occurred after a grenade was thrown in a Nairobi-Mombasa bus that had just arrived in the busy Mwembe Tayari transport terminal, killing three people and wounding at least four others.
The second explosion took place at a beach bar near the Nayali Reef Hotel, after a device was left in a plastic bag in the washroom.
It is thought that a third attack was planned for a nearby cinema complex but was unsuccessful.
All three incidents happened within minutes of each other, BBC correspondent Mohamud Ali reports from Nairobi.
Tensions have been rising in Mombasa in recent months, with authorities accusing Islamists of radicalising local youths.
Al-Shabab was blamed for an attack on a church in Mombasa in March that killed six people.
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