There are 5 ways to get from Santander to Nairobi by plane, car, bus, 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.
Fly from Santander Airport
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nairobi (NBO)SDR - NBO
17h 37m$365–1,020Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Nairobi (NBO)MAD - NBO
18h 11m$364–697Drive 9,821.3 km
- Drive from Santander to Nairobi9,821.3 km
5d$1,795–2,592Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Nairobi (NBO)BIO - NBO
16h 44m$391–621Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Nairobi (NBO)BIQ - NBO
19h 12m$374–1,462
Santander Airport (SDR) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Nairobi is to train and fly which costs $360 - $700 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Nairobi is to bus and fly which takes 16h 44m and costs $390 - $650.
The distance between Santander and Nairobi is 6447 km. The road distance is 9821.3 km.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Santander to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 2h ahead of Santander. It is currently 6:36 PM in Santander and 8:36 PM in Nairobi.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Nairobi is 9821 km. It takes approximately 5 days 0h to drive from Santander to Nairobi.
There are 8012+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Nairobi, Kenya?
Vueling Airlines, Egyptair, and four other airlines fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Nairobi (NBO) twice daily.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nairobi via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nairobi via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nairobi via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Santander Airport to Nairobi via Barcelona, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nairobi via Barcelona, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Nairobi via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–18
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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