There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi by train, plane, 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.
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 Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO)JFK - NBO
18h 24m$457–1,366Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Nairobi
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Nairobi (NBO)BWI - NBO
21h 31m$443–2,209Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Nairobi (NBO)PHL - NBO
20h 3m$733–1,177Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Nairobi (NBO)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 Station
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO)DCA - NBO
21h 20m$624–2,141Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)JFK - WIL
25h 7m$526–2,015Train 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 Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)JFK - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Nairobi
27h 45m$515–1,946
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 $450 - $1,400 and takes 18h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Nairobi is to train and fly which takes 18h 24m and costs $450 - $1,400.
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 5:37 PM in Philadelphia and 1:37 AM in Nairobi.
There are 7791+ 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
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 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Philadelphia International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
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 Philadelphia International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
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
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,100
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Nairobi, Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- flyrenegadeair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Nairobi, Kisumu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
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.html
- 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.html
- 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.html
- 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.html
- 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
- $22–310
- 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
- $21–250
- 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
- $11–230
- 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
- +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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