There are 5 ways to get from Ireland to Nairobi by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nairobi (NBO)plane ORK - NBO
14h 16m$325–1,307Fly from Shannon Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Nairobi (NBO)plane SNN - NBO
15h 14m$317–1,310Fly from Dublin Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Nairobi (NBO)plane DUB - NBO
14h 35m$381–815Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Nairobi (NBO)plane BHD - NBO
16h 29m$570–826Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Nairobi (NBO)plane NOC - NBO
18h 42m$350–1,226
Cork Airport (ORK) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Nairobi is to train and fly which costs $550 - $850 and takes 16h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Nairobi is to fly which takes 14h 16m and costs $320 - $1,400.
The distance between Ireland and Nairobi is 7311 km.
It takes approximately 14h 16m to get from Ireland to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 2h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 1:59 AM in Ireland and 3:59 AM in Nairobi.
There are 10189+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Ireland and Nairobi, Kenya?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and four other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Nairobi (NBO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Nairobi via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Nairobi via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Nairobi via Manchester, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Nairobi via Manchester, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $10–15
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt Station to Ireland West Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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