There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi to Tokyo by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Nairobi, fly to Tokyo International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane NBO - HND
19h 36m¥55,728–211,012Bus to Nairobi, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane NBO - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
21h 10m¥82,838–275,692Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane WIL - HND
27h 21m¥95,434–277,106Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane WIL - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
23h 41m¥89,198–276,500Bus to Nairobi, fly to Kansai International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane NBO - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
21h 15m¥62,238–200,392
Nairobi (NBO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Tokyo is to bus and fly and train which costs ¥60000 - ¥200000 and takes 21h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Tokyo is to bus and fly which takes 19h 36m and costs ¥55000 - ¥220000.
The distance between Nairobi and Tokyo is 11319 km.
It takes approximately 19h 36m to get from Nairobi to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 6h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 10:18 PM in Nairobi and 4:18 AM in Tokyo.
There are 10769+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Tokyo, Japan?
World Ticket, Qatar Airways, and six other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nairobi to Tokyo International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Nairobi to Narita International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Mombasa, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–320,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Narita International Airport via Mombasa, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–310,000
Flights from Nairobi to Kansai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Nairobi to Tokyo International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–290,000
Flights from Nairobi to Narita International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–280,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Doha, Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–290,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Doha, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–290,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Narita International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–280,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Narita International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Doha, Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–280,000
Flights from Nairobi to Kansai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Tokyo International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Nairobi to Kansai International Airport via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–180,000
Flights from Nairobi to Kansai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–180,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–280,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Doha, Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–290,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Narita International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–280,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Nairobi to Tokyo International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–240,000
Flights from Nairobi to Narita International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–600,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Kilimanjaro, Doha, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–290,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Nairobi to Kansai International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–180,000
Train operators
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,100–3,200
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥2,800–3,200
- Reserved Seat
- ¥2,100–3,000
- Green Seat
- ¥2,800–3,800
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥13,000–17,000
- Green seat
- ¥17,000–23,000
Bus operators
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥130–200
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
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