There are 4 ways to get from Nairobi to Quito by bus, plane, or car
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 Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)NBO - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
27h 45m$576–1,926Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
cheapest- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)WIL - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quito
42h 20m$546–1,764Bus to Nairobi, fly to Ipiales, bus
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Ipiales (IPI)NBO - IPI
- Take the bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
37h 56m$1,138–2,651Bus to Nairobi, fly to Coca, bus
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Coca (OCC)NBO - OCC
- Take the bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
2d 3h$762–2,218
Nairobi (NBO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Quito is to fly and car which costs $500 - $1,800 and takes 42h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Quito is to bus and fly and car which takes 27h 45m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between Nairobi and Quito is 12900 km.
It takes approximately 27h 45m to get from Nairobi to Quito, including transfers.
Quito is 8h behind Nairobi. It is currently 8:54 AM in Nairobi and 12:54 AM in Quito.
There are 840+ hotels available in Quito.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Quito, Ecuador?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Quito. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), walk to Quito Airport, then drive to Quito. Alternatively, you can fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO), walk to Quito Airport, then drive to Quito.
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- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Coca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nairobi to Coca via New York JFK, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Coca via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Nairobi to Coca via Frankfurt, Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Nairobi to Coca via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Nairobi to Coca via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Nairobi to Ipiales via London Heathrow, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Nairobi to Ipiales via Amsterdam Schiphol, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Nairobi to Ipiales via Frankfurt, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Nairobi to Ipiales via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Nairobi to Ipiales via New York JFK, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Nairobi to Ipiales via Addis Ababa, Sao Paulo, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nairobi to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- 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
- +51 9 6788 4526
- servicioalcliente@lineasdelosandes.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rumichaca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/lineasdelosandesve/
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from El Coca to Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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