There are 5 ways to get from Manhattan to Nairobi by plane or train
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO)plane JFK - NBO
17h 25m$445–1,119Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)plane JFK - WIL
23h 27m$424–1,418Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Nairobi (NBO)plane EWR - NBO
20h 3m$821–1,128Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane PHL - NBO
23h 21m$667–1,900Fly Laguardia Airport to Nairobi
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane LGA - NBO
25h 10m$464–1,908
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manhattan to Nairobi is to fly which costs $440 - $1,200 and takes 17h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Manhattan to Nairobi is to fly which takes 17h 25m and costs $440 - $1,200.
The distance between Manhattan and Nairobi is 11893 km.
It takes approximately 17h 25m to get from Manhattan to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 7h ahead of Manhattan. It is currently 1:21 PM in Manhattan and 8:21 PM in Nairobi.
There are 4446+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Manhattan, NY, USA and Nairobi, Kenya?
Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Halifax, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Halifax, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Montreal, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Nairobi, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- flyrenegadeair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
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