There are 2 ways to get from Nairobi to Sydney by bus or plane
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Bus to Nairobi, fly
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane NBO - SYD
20h 59m$669–1,525Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane WIL - SYD
22h 15m$1,006–2,304
Nairobi (NBO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Sydney is to bus and fly which costs $650 - $1,600 and takes 20h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Sydney is to bus and fly which takes 20h 59m and costs $650 - $1,600.
The distance between Nairobi and Sydney is 12184 km.
It takes approximately 20h 59m to get from Nairobi to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 8h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 4:14 AM in Nairobi and 12:14 PM in Sydney.
There are 4636+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
AirKenya Express, Ethiopian Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
- 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
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