There are 3 ways to get from Washington to Nairobi 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 from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane DCA - NBO
17h 8m$817–1,746Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
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 14m$423–659Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Nairobi (NBO)plane RIC - NBO
27h 52m$523–1,434
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Nairobi is to subway and fly which costs $420 - $700 and takes 20h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Nairobi is to fly which takes 17h 8m and costs $800 - $1,800.
The distance between Washington and Nairobi is 12185 km.
It takes approximately 17h 8m to get from Washington to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 8h ahead of Washington. It is currently 5:26 PM in Washington and 1:26 AM in Nairobi.
There are 8618+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Nairobi, Kenya?
Delta, Kenya Airways, and two other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- 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
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
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, 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 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
- $470–1,200
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
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- 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 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
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
- 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
- $650–2,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- 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
- $21–35
- 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
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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