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 37m$990–2,463Subway 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 24m$443–859Bus 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
25h 38m$665–1,934
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 $440 - $900 and takes 20h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Nairobi is to fly which takes 17h 37m and costs $950 - $2,500.
The distance between Washington and Nairobi is 12179 km.
It takes approximately 17h 37m to get from Washington to Nairobi, including transfers.
Nairobi is 7h ahead of Washington. It is currently 8:07 PM in Washington and 3:07 AM in Nairobi.
There are 4588+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- 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
- $700–2,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- 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
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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