There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Nairobi by plane, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Nairobi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane MEL - NBO
23h 11m$520–2,120Fly Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)plane MEL - WIL
28h 14m$389–1,119Fly Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane MEL - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Arusha to Nairobi
31h 44m$738–1,966Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Nairobi
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Nairobi (NBO)plane MEB - NBO
32h 32m$475–1,305
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Nairobi is to fly which costs $380 - $1,200 and takes 28h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Nairobi is to fly which takes 23h 11m and costs $500 - $2,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Nairobi is 11532 km.
It takes approximately 23h 11m to get from Melbourne to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:01 PM in Melbourne and 4:01 AM in Nairobi.
There are 9679+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Nairobi, Kenya?
Etihad, Emirates, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nairobi (NBO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Nairobi via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Nairobi via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Dubai, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Nairobi via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Nairobi via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Doha, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Arusha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $18–22
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