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
20h 57m$648–1,434Subway 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$444–760Fly 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
23h 53m$976–2,595Subway 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$512–1,633Bus 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$575–1,435
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 $440 - $800 and takes 20h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Kenya is to subway and fly which takes 20h 8m and costs $440 - $800.
The distance between Washington and Kenya is 12175 km.
It takes approximately 20h 57m to get from Washington to Kenya, including transfers.
Kenya is 8h ahead of Washington. It is currently 11:02 PM in Washington and 7:02 AM in Kenya.
There are 8565+ hotels available in Kenya.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Kenya?
Delta, Kenya Airways, and four other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kisumu International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Ottawa, London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kisumu International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kisumu International Airport via Ottawa, London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Newark, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- 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
- $650–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
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
- 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
- $650–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
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
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, 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
- $650–2,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kisumu International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
- 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
- $22–35
- 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
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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