There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Tonga by bus, plane, shuttle, taxi, or ferry
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 Fuaʻamotu International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU)NBO - TBU
36h 59m$1,222–4,622Bus to Nairobi, fly to Lifuka Island Airport, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Lifuka Island Airport (HPA)NBO - HPA
- Take the ferry from Pangai to Nuku'alofa
3d 4h$616–1,866Bus to Nairobi, fly to Vava'U International Airport
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Vava'U International Airport (VAV)NBO - VAV
44h 58m$1,436–5,546Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU)WIL - TBU
46h 20m$1,123–3,782Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Fuaʻamotu 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 Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU)JRO - TBU
2d 2h$1,238–4,368Bus to Eldoret International Airport, fly to Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Eldoret
- Fly from Eldoret International Airport (EDL) to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU)EDL - TBU
2d 11h$1,863–4,875Bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly to Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU)KIS - TBU
2d 2h$1,741–4,452
Nairobi (NBO) to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Tonga is to bus and fly and ferry which costs $600 - $1,900 and takes 3 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Tonga is to bus and fly which takes 36h 59m and costs $1,200 - $4,700.
The distance between Nairobi and Tonga is 15784 km.
It takes approximately 36h 59m to get from Nairobi to Tonga, including transfers.
Tonga is 10h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 6:32 AM in Nairobi and 4:32 PM in Tonga.
There are 74+ hotels available in Tonga.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Tonga?
AirKenya Express, Ethiopian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU) 6 times a week.
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- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nairobi to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Nairobi to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,500
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,400
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Entebbe, Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–6,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–7,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Fuaʻamotu International Airport via Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Vava'U International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- lulutai-airlines.to
Flights from Nairobi to Lifuka Island Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Lifuka Island Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Nairobi to Lifuka Island Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland, Fuaʻamotu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- 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
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Phone
- +254 726 354 300 / 301
- support@easycoachkenya.com
- Website
- easycoachkenya.com
Bus from Nairobi to Eldoret
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- easycoachkenya.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
- Phone
- +676 23853
- mvotugaofa@fisa.to
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from Pangai to Nuku'alofa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $65
- moreinfo
- Friendly Island Shipping Agency
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $17–22
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