There are 5 ways to get from Svalbard to Nairobi by plane, bus, or car
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Fly to Nairobi Wilson Airport
best- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)LYR - WIL
3d$610–2,210Fly to Nairobi
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Nairobi (NBO)LYR - NBO
21h 21m$661–2,111Fly to Kisumu International Airport, bus
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)LYR - KIS
- Take the bus from Kisumu to Nairobi
28h 41m$679–2,041Fly to Arusha, drive
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Arusha (ARK)LYR - ARK
- Drive from Arusha-Airport-ARK to Nairobi
2d 5h$640–2,060Fly to Eldoret International Airport, bus
- Fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Eldoret International Airport (EDL)LYR - EDL
- Take the bus from Eldoret to Nairobi
29h 3m$1,052–2,964
Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Svalbard to Nairobi is to fly and drive which costs $600 - $2,100 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Svalbard to Nairobi is to fly which takes 21h 21m and costs $650 - $2,200.
The distance between Svalbard and Nairobi is 8944 km.
It takes approximately 3 days 0h to get from Svalbard to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 2h ahead of Svalbard. It is currently 2:39 PM in Svalbard and 4:39 PM in Nairobi.
There are 8137+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Svalbard, SJ and Nairobi, Kenya?
Scandinavian Airlines, Edelweiss Air, and three other airlines fly from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) to Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) 3 times a week.
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- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Tromso, Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Oslo, Zurich, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Nairobi Wilson Airport via Oslo, Milan Malpensa, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Kisumu International Airport via Oslo, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Eldoret International Airport via Oslo, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Nairobi via Oslo, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Arusha via Oslo, Istanbul, Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Svalbard Airport, Longyear to Eldoret International Airport via Oslo, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- 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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