There are 6 ways to get from Nairobi to Helsinki by bus, plane, car, ferry, shuttle, or taxi
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Bus to Nairobi, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)NBO - HEL
16h 34m€254–654Drive 11,727.6 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Helsinki11,727.6 km
5d 23h€2,104–3,039Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)WIL - HEL
26h 50m€282–897Bus to Nairobi, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)NBO - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
18h 55m€298–930Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)WIL - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
29h 51m€315–969Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arusha
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)JRO - HEL
21h 15m€308–942
Nairobi (NBO) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Helsinki is to bus and fly which costs €250 - €700 and takes 16h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Helsinki is to bus and fly which takes 16h 34m and costs €250 - €700.
The distance between Nairobi and Helsinki is 6998 km. The road distance is 11727.6 km.
It takes approximately 16h 34m to get from Nairobi to Helsinki, including transfers.
Helsinki is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 10:07 AM in Nairobi and 9:07 AM in Helsinki.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Helsinki is 11728 km. It takes approximately 5 days 23h to drive from Nairobi to Helsinki.
There are 1352+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Helsinki, Finland?
Safarilink, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Helsinki Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Helsinki Airport via Mombasa, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Helsinki Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Helsinki Airport via Kisumu, Entebbe, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Helsinki Airport via Arusha, Kilimanjaro International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Helsinki Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Nairobi to Lennart Meri International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–850
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Mombasa, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Kisumu, Entebbe, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Arusha, Kilimanjaro International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Nairobi to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Lennart Meri International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nairobi to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Nairobi to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Lennart Meri International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,300
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Nairobi to Lennart Meri International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Mombasa, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €1–22
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- €15–18
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