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$513–1,113Fly Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)plane MEL - WIL
29h 9m$392–1,212Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Nairobi
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Nairobi (NBO)plane MEB - NBO
32h 37m$455–1,405Fly 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 34m$731–1,659
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Nairobi is to fly which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 23h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Nairobi is to fly which takes 23h 11m and costs $500 - $1,200.
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 6:39 PM in Melbourne and 10:39 AM in Nairobi.
There are 8257+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Nairobi, Kenya?
Etihad, Emirates, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nairobi (NBO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Dubai, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Doha, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
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
- $550–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Nairobi via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Nairobi via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Nairobi via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Nairobi via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Nairobi via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Singapore Changi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- 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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