There are 6 ways to get from Nairobi to Tripoli by bus, plane, car, shuttle, or taxi
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 Mitiga International Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)NBO - MJI
16h 5m$336–1,408Drive 6,524.3 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Tripoli6,524.3 km
3d 14h$752–1,086Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mitiga International Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)WIL - MJI
28h 44m$489–1,623Bus to Nairobi, fly to Misurata, bus
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Misurata (MRA)NBO - MRA
- Take the bus from Misrata to Tripoli
30h 50m$463–1,431Bus to Nairobi, fly to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE)NBO - DJE
- Take the bus from Djerba to Tripoli
24h 35m$337–990Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Mitiga 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 Mitiga International Airport (MJI)JRO - MJI
19h 45m$522–1,854
Nairobi (NBO) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Tripoli is to bus and fly which costs $330 - $1,500 and takes 16h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Tripoli is to bus and fly which takes 16h 5m and costs $330 - $1,500.
The distance between Nairobi and Tripoli is 4592 km. The road distance is 6524.3 km.
It takes approximately 16h 5m to get from Nairobi to Tripoli, including transfers.
Tripoli is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 5:15 PM in Nairobi and 4:15 PM in Tripoli.
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Tripoli is 6524 km. It takes approximately 3 days 14h to drive from Nairobi to Tripoli.
There are one+ hotels available in Tripoli.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Tripoli, Libya?
AirKenya Express, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) 5 times a week.
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- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Mitiga International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to Misurata via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- buraq.aero
Flights from Nairobi to Mitiga International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Misurata via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Misurata via Addis Ababa, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Nairobi to Misurata via Jeddah, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- nouvelair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- afriqiyah.aero
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- 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
- +218 92-1228870
- info@al-mada.ly
- Website
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Misrata to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
- Phone
- +218 91-8999650 / 2
- info@essahim.com
- Website
- essahim.com
Bus from Djerba to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- essahim.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
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $17–22
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