There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Nairobi by plane, subway, train, 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$1,066–2,633Subway 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 44m$503–1,304Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Nairobi (NBO)plane BWI - NBO
22h 11m$603–2,646Bus 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$668–2,032
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 $500 - $1,300 and takes 20h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Nairobi is to fly which takes 17h 37m and costs $1,000 - $2,700.
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 2:36 PM in Washington and 9:36 PM in Nairobi.
There are 11068+ hotels available in Nairobi.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Nairobi, Kenya?
Delta, Kenya Airways, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Nairobi (NBO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
- 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 Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Philadelphia, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Newark, Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Washington Dulles International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–1,900
- 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
- $500–1,300
- 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
- $700–1,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Nairobi via Boston, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Nairobi via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
- 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
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $16–35
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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