There are 7 ways to get from Newark to Nairobi by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO)plane JFK - NBO
17h 18m$487–1,230Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)plane JFK - WIL
24h 6m$436–1,329Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Nairobi (NBO)plane EWR - NBO
19h 54m$703–1,606Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane PHL - NBO
21h 35m$665–1,892Fly Laguardia Airport to Nairobi
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane LGA - NBO
26h 45m$510–1,827Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kisumu International Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane JFK - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Nairobibus
27h 39m$735–1,960Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Eldoret International Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)plane JFK - EDL
- Take the bus from Eldoret to Nairobibus
26h 50m$558–1,783
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Nairobi is to fly which costs $480 - $1,300 and takes 17h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Nairobi is to fly which takes 17h 18m and costs $480 - $1,300.
The distance between Newark and Nairobi is 11910 km.
It takes approximately 17h 18m to get from Newark to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 7h ahead of Newark. It is currently 8:20 PM in Newark and 3:20 AM in Nairobi.
There are 8618+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Nairobi, Kenya?
Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, and ASKY fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Eldoret International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Halifax, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Halifax, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Halifax, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,300
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Halifax, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Montreal, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Nairobi, Kisumu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Nairobi, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Milan Malpensa, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- Phone
- +254 726 511 628
- info@theguardiancoach.com
- Website
- theguardian.co.ke
Bus from Kisumu to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 726 354 300 / 301
- support@easycoachkenya.com
- Website
- easycoachkenya.com
Bus from Eldoret to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–14
- Schedules at
- easycoachkenya.com
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