There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Philadelphia by bus, plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Nairobi, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)NBO - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
20h 15m$446–1,520Bus to Nairobi, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)NBO - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
23h 26m$411–1,721Bus to Nairobi, fly to Philadelphia International Airport
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)NBO - PHL
25h 3m$701–1,201Bus to Nairobi, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)NBO - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
24h$823–2,158Bus to Nairobi, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)NBO - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
24h 56m$443–1,513Bus to Nairobi, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)NBO - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
26h$665–2,353Bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)KIS - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
30h 28m$595–2,250
Nairobi (NBO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Philadelphia is to bus and fly and subway and train which costs $440 - $1,600 and takes 24h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Philadelphia is to bus and fly and train which takes 20h 15m and costs $440 - $1,600.
The distance between Nairobi and Philadelphia is 7533 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 15m to get from Nairobi to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Philadelphia is 8h behind Nairobi. It is currently 10:14 PM in Nairobi and 2:14 PM in Philadelphia.
There are 904+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Philadelphia. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), walk to Terminal 4, take the vehicle to Jamaica Station, walk to Jamaica, take the train to New York Penn Station, walk to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, then take the train to 30th Street Station. Alternatively, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), walk to Airport Terminal A, then take the train to Suburban Station.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Frankfurt, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Frankfurt, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Frankfurt, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Newark Liberty International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Frankfurt, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
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.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
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
- $28–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–310
- 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
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- +254 726 511 628
- info@theguardiancoach.com
- Website
- theguardian.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
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