There are 6 ways to get from Quito to Nairobi by car, plane, bus, taxi, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Nairobi
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Nairobi (NBO)UIO - NBO
27h 27m$626–1,726Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)UIO - WIL
38h 32m$688–1,842Bus to Coca, fly to Nairobi
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Coca
- Fly from Coca (OCC) to Nairobi (NBO)OCC - NBO
42h 53m$912–3,818Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Kilimanjaro International Airport, taxi, shuttle
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)UIO - JRO
- Take the taxi from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Arusha
- Take a shuttle bus from Arusha to Nairobi
40h 35m$744–1,972Bus, shuttle to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquil
- Take the bus from Guayaquil to Puerto López
- Take a shuttle bus from Puerto López to Guayaquil Airport
- Fly from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) to Nairobi (NBO)GYE - NBO
42h 41m$717–2,175Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Mombasa, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airport
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Mombasa (MBA)UIO - MBA
- Take the train from Mombasa to Nairobi
42h 17m$808–2,188
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Nairobi is to car and fly which costs $600 - $1,800 and takes 27h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Nairobi is to car and fly which takes 27h 27m and costs $600 - $1,800.
The distance between Quito and Nairobi is 12888 km.
It takes approximately 27h 27m to get from Quito to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 8h ahead of Quito. It is currently 6:53 PM in Quito and 2:53 AM in Nairobi.
There are 7968+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Nairobi, Kenya?
There is no direct connection from Quito to Nairobi. However, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Nairobi (NBO), walk to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, then take the bus to Kencom/Ambassadeur. Alternatively, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL), then take the taxi to Nairobi.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nairobi via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Coca to Nairobi via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Bogota, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport via Panama City, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 6m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Mombasa via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Mombasa via Bogota, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Mombasa via José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Mombasa via Panama City, Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 6m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nairobi via Madrid, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Coca to Nairobi via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Madrid, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,900
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nairobi via Madrid, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
Flights from Coca to Nairobi via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Madrid, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,900
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Nairobi via Madrid, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Nairobi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Nairobi via Bogota, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Nairobi via Panama City, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa, Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
- Website
- flyrenegadeair.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Nairobi Wilson Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi, Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport to Nairobi via Bogota, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Mombasa via Madrid, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
- Phone
- 0709 907 555
- info@krc.co.ke
- Website
- krc.co.ke
Train from Mombasa to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Schedules at
- krc.co.ke
- Economy
- $11–12
- First Class
- $34–35
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- 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
Bus from Quito Terminal Carcelén to Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- transesmeraldas.com
Bus from Guayaquil to Puerto López
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- Schedules at
- andestransit.com
- Phone
- +593 99 546 4860
- palosanto22@gmail.com
- Website
- whalewatchingecuador.com
Shuttle from Puerto López to Guayaquil Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $147
- Website
- https://whalewatchingecuador.com/es/actividades
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $18–22
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