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
17h 37m$996–2,778Subway 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 24m$443–809Fly 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 42m$1,216–2,920Subway 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 43m$622–1,833Bus 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
25h 38m$666–1,931
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 - $850 and takes 20h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Kenya is to fly which takes 17h 37m and costs $950 - $2,800.
The distance between Washington and Kenya is 12179 km.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Washington to Kenya, including transfers.
Kenya is 7h ahead of Washington. It is currently 3:21 AM in Washington and 10:21 AM in Kenya.
There are 10902+ hotels available in Kenya.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Kenya?
Delta, Kenya Airways, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kisumu International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kisumu International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Philadelphia, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- 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
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
- $16–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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