There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi by plane, train, subway, 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 Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Nairobi (NBO)plane PHL - NBO
20h 3m$435–1,648Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Nairobi
cheapest- 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$427–1,466Train 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 44m$711–1,820Train 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
25h 26m$617–2,141Train 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$557–1,809Train, 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 30m$457–1,396Train 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
28h 45m$505–1,946Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Eldoret 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 Eldoret International Airport (EDL)plane JFK - EDL
- Take the bus from Eldoret to Nairobibus
27h 56m$668–2,369
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi is to train and subway and fly which costs $450 - $1,400 and takes 22h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi is to train and fly which takes 18h 24m and costs $420 - $1,500.
The distance between Philadelphia and Nairobi is 12022 km.
It takes approximately 20h 3m to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 8h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 3:30 AM in Philadelphia and 11:30 AM in Nairobi.
There are 8518+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Nairobi, Kenya?
British Airways, American Airlines, and three 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
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
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
- $600–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Newark Liberty International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- 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 Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- 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
- $430–1,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- 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 to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- 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 Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- 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
- $450–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
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
- $17–250
- 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
- $12–180
- 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
- $6–170
- 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
- +254 726 354 300 / 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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