There are 5 ways to get from Portland to Nairobi by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Portland International Airport to Nairobi
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nairobi (NBO)plane PDX - NBO
24h 57m$504–2,504Fly Portland International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport
cheapest- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)plane PDX - WIL
30h 10m$473–2,403Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane SEA - NBO
26h 38m$687–1,079Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Portland to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Nairobi (NBO)plane EUG - NBO
29h 15m$560–2,007Fly Portland International Airport to Kisumu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane PDX - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Nairobibus
36h 22m$522–2,634
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Nairobi is to train and fly which costs $650 - $1,100 and takes 26h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Nairobi is to fly which takes 24h 57m and costs $500 - $2,500.
The distance between Portland and Nairobi is 14749 km.
It takes approximately 24h 57m to get from Portland to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 10h ahead of Portland. It is currently 2:14 PM in Portland and 12:14 AM in Nairobi.
There are 8618+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Nairobi, Kenya?
KLM, Kenya Airways, and British Airways fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Nairobi (NBO) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Nairobi via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Nairobi via Portland International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Nairobi via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Nairobi via Portland International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Nairobi via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Nairobi via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro, Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Nairobi via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Nairobi via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Nairobi via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kilimanjaro, Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi, Kisumu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,400
- Website
- skywardexpress.co.ke
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi, Eldoret International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi, Eldoret International
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,900
- Website
- flyrenegadeair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi, Kisumu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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