There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Washington by bus, plane, subway, or train
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Bus, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane NBO - DCA
21h 42m$601–1,501Bus, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane NBO - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
22h 28m$423–859Bus, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane NBO - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
27h 57m$423–2,153Bus, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane NBO - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
22h 22m$474–1,620Bus, fly to Richmond International Airport
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane NBO - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
26h 24m$673–1,841Bus, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane NBO - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
27h 43m$719–2,351Bus, fly to Norfolk International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane NBO - ORF
- Take the train from Norfolk to Alexandriatrain
29h 54m$705–2,224
Nairobi (NBO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Washington is to bus and fly and subway which costs $420 - $900 and takes 22h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Washington is to bus and fly which takes 21h 42m and costs $600 - $1,500.
The distance between Nairobi and Washington is 7624 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 42m to get from Nairobi to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 8h behind Nairobi. It is currently 9:46 AM in Nairobi and 1:46 AM in Washington.
There are 1469+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Washington, DC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Nairobi to Washington. However, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, then fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Alternatively, you can take the bus to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, walk to Nairobi (NBO) airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), walk to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform, then take the subway to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nairobi to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Frankfurt, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Nairobi to Richmond International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Norfolk International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Norfolk International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Norfolk International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Richmond International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Norfolk International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Norfolk International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
Flights from Nairobi to Norfolk International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Nairobi to John F. Kennedy International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Washington Dulles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Philadelphia International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nairobi to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Frankfurt, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $30–300
- Business Class
- $95–350
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from Norfolk to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $29–290
- Business Class
- $90–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- 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
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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