There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi by train, plane, subway, bus, taxi, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 24m$457–1,516Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Nairobi
cheapest- 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 30m$441–1,496Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane PHL - NBO
19h 58m$581–1,646Train 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
22h 24m$761–1,820Train 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
21h 20m$721–2,141Train 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
21h 31m$657–1,809Train 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 45m$545–1,946Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi, shuttle
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)plane JFK - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arushataxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Arusha to Nairobi
29h 3m$595–1,662
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 subway and fly which costs $440 - $1,500 and takes 22h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi is to train and fly which takes 18h 24m and costs $450 - $1,600.
The distance between Philadelphia and Nairobi is 12039 km.
It takes approximately 18h 24m to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 8h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 1:38 AM in Philadelphia and 9:38 AM in Nairobi.
There are 8426+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Nairobi, Kenya?
British Airways, Airbus France, and five other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Nairobi (NBO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
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 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
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 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–200
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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 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
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- 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
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Arusha to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $18–22
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