There are 5 ways to get from Washington to Kenya by plane, subway, 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.
Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane DCA - NBO
16h 55m$632–1,747Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Nairobi
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Nairobi (NBO)plane IAD - NBO
20h 8m$434–660Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kisumu International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kisumu International Airport (KIS)plane DCA - KIS
18h 51m$1,002–2,877Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Mombasa
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Mombasa (MBA)plane IAD - MBA
20h 38m$522–1,733Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Nairobi (NBO)plane RIC - NBO
27h 46m$565–1,434
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Kenya is to subway and fly which costs $430 - $700 and takes 20h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Kenya is to fly which takes 16h 55m and costs $600 - $1,800.
The distance between Washington and Kenya is 12175 km.
It takes approximately 16h 55m to get from Washington to Kenya, including transfers.
Kenya is 8h ahead of Washington. It is currently 4:10 PM in Washington and 12:10 AM in Kenya.
There are 8618+ hotels available in Kenya.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Kenya?
Delta, Kenya Airways, and American Airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kisumu International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kisumu International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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