There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi to Sydney by plane, bus, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)WIL - SYD
24h$1,044–2,233Bus to Nairobi, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)NBO - SYD
20h 59m$769–1,325Bus to Nairobi, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)NBO - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Central Station
27h 32m$953–3,002Bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)KIS - SYD
33h 42m$847–2,668Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Sydney International 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD)JRO - SYD
28h 45m$1,045–1,793
Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Sydney is to bus and fly which costs $750 - $1,400 and takes 20h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Sydney is to bus and fly which takes 20h 59m and costs $750 - $1,400.
The distance between Nairobi and Sydney is 12153 km.
It takes approximately 24h to get from Nairobi to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 8h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 8:25 AM in Nairobi and 4:25 PM in Sydney.
There are 4670+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
Safarilink, Safair, and 10 other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Nairobi to Canberra International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Nairobi to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Nairobi to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Nairobi to Canberra International Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,500
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Entebbe, Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Canberra International Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
- 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
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $60–95
- 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
- $8–20
- Schedules at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–40
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $27–32
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