There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi by train, plane, subway, or bus
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Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Nairobi
best- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO)plane JFK - NBO
18h 54m$476–1,516Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane PHL - NBO
21h 43m$904–1,804Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Nairobi (NBO)plane EWR - NBO
20h 43m$875–1,550Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane DCA - NBO
22h$1,036–3,441Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Nairobi (NBO)plane BWI - NBO
25h 46m$675–2,509Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Nairobi (NBO)plane IAD - NBO
22h 40m$476–1,496Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kisumu International Airport, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane JFK - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Nairobibus
27h 29m$654–2,146
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi is to train and fly which costs $470 - $1,600 and takes 18h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi is to train and fly which takes 18h 54m and costs $470 - $1,600.
The distance between Philadelphia and Nairobi is 12033 km.
It takes approximately 18h 54m to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 7h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 2:59 AM in Philadelphia and 9:59 AM in Nairobi.
There are 10787+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Nairobi, Kenya?
British Airways, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Nairobi (NBO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Philadelphia International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- 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 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center 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
- 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
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