Non-stop flights to Nairobi (NBO)
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is the largest airport in Kenya. In total there are 60 airports around the world that have direct flights to Nairobi, spread around 59 cities in 38 countries. Currently, there are 6 domestic flights to Nairobi.
Nairobi is mainly known for sightseeing & culture and adventure.
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All direct flights to Nairobi Top 200 flights with a stopover Airlines flying to Nairobi Business Class flights First Class flights Intercontinental flights International flights Domestic flights Alternative airports FAQThis month, there are 6,618 flights arriving at Nairobi Airport, which are 221 flights per day or 9 flights per hour. On an average day, there is at least 1 flight arriving every 7 minutes.
The most frequently departed flights to Nairobi are routes from Mombasa (MBA) in Kenya and Kisumu (KIS), also in Kenya. These two routes together are operated 1517 times this month, and make up for 23% of all monthly arrivals at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The longest flight to Nairobi NBO is departing from New York City (JFK). This non-stop flight takes around 15 hours and covers a distance of 4,568 miles (7,351 km).
List of all direct flights to Nairobi
Below you can find a list of all cities and countries that have direct flights to Nairobi, ordered by popularity.
Top 200 flights with a stopover
This list contains the 200 most popular airports from which flights depart that require just one stopover to get to Nairobi.
Airlines flying to Nairobi
Currently, there are 30 airlines that fly to Nairobi. Most flights to Nairobi are operated by Kenya Airways, as they connect 40 airports to NBO. That’s around 6 times as much as Jambojet, the second biggest airline in terms of operated flight routes to Nairobi. Below you can find a list of airlines that operate most NBO flights:
Business class flights to Nairobi
There are 49 airports that have flights to Nairobi in Business Class. All airports that offer business class flights to NBO are listed below:
First class flights to Nairobi
There is only one airport that has First Class flights to Nairobi, which is Dubai (DXB).
Intercontinental flights to Nairobi
These are all non-stop intercontinental flights to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), as of April 2024:
* Please note that there are no direct services from Canada, Southern America, Central America, the Caribbean, Japan, Eastern Asia, Central Asia or Oceania.
Non-stop flights from Europe to Nairobi
Kenya Airways (SkyTeam): year-round flights from London Heathrow (LHR), Paris (CDG) and Amsterdam (AMS).
British Airways (Oneworld): year-round flights from London Heathrow (LHR).
Air Austral: year-round flights from Paris (CDG).
Air France (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Paris (CDG).
KLM (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Amsterdam (AMS).
Brussels Airlines (Star Alliance): seasonal flights from Brussels (BRU).
Lufthansa (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Frankfurt (FRA).
Non-stop flights from the US to Nairobi
Kenya Airways is currently the only airline flying non-stop from the United States to Nairobi. They fly year-round from New York City (JFK).
Non-stop flights from the Middle-East / Western Asia to Nairobi
Kenya Airways (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
Air Arabia: seasonal flights from Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Emirates: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
Etihad Airways: seasonal flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH).
Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Jeddah (JED) and seasonal flights from Medina (MED).
Fanjet Express: seasonal flights from Jeddah (JED).
African Express: year-round flights from Sayun (GXF).
Qatar Airways (Oneworld): year-round flights from Doha (DOH).
Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance): year-round flights from Istanbul (IST).
Non-stop flights from India / South Asia to Nairobi
Kenya Airways (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Mumbai (BOM).
Air India (Star Alliance): year-round flights from New Delhi (DEL).
IndiGo Airlines: year-round flights from Mumbai (BOM).
Non-stop flights from China to Nairobi
China Southern is currently the only airline flying non-stop from China to Nairobi. They fly year-round from Changsha (CSX) and seasonal from Guangzhou (CAN).
Non-stop flights from South-East Asia to Nairobi
Kenya Airways is currently the only airline flying non-stop from South-Eastern Asia to Nairobi. They fly year-round from Bangkok (BKK).
International flights to Nairobi
Flights from Belgium to Nairobi
Brussels is the only city in Belgium with direct flights to Nairobi. From Brussels, direct flights are offered by Brussels Airlines (Star Alliance). This route is not operational yet but will start in June.
Flights from Burundi to Nairobi
In Burundi, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Bujumbura. From Bujumbura, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Central African Republic to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Central African Republic that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Bangui. From Bangui, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from China to Nairobi
There are 2 airports in China that have non-stop flights to Nairobi.
From Changsha and Guangzhou, you can fly with China Southern.
Flights from Comoros to Nairobi
In Comoros, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Moroni. From Moroni, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Côte d’Ivoire to Nairobi
Abidjan is the only city in Côte d’Ivoire with direct flights to Nairobi. From Abidjan, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Nairobi
If you are looking for a direct flight from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Nairobi, there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Goma, direct flights are offered by Jambojet.
From Kinshasa and Lubumbashi, you can fly with Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Egypt to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Egypt that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Cairo. From Cairo, direct flights are offered by Egyptair (Star Alliance).
Flights from Ethiopia to Nairobi
Addis Ababa is the only city in Ethiopia with direct flights to Nairobi. From Addis Ababa, you can fly non-stop with Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance) or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from France to Nairobi
In France, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Paris. From Paris, direct flights are offered by Air Austral, Air France (SkyTeam) and Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Germany to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Germany that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Frankfurt. From Frankfurt, direct flights are offered by Lufthansa (Star Alliance).
Flights from Ghana to Nairobi
In Ghana, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Accra. From Accra, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from India to Nairobi
In India, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Nairobi.
From Mumbai, you can fly non-stop with IndiGo Airlines or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
From New Delhi, the only airline with direct flights is Air India (Star Alliance).
Flights from Madagascar to Nairobi
Antananarivo is the only city in Madagascar with direct flights to Nairobi. From Antananarivo, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Malawi to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Malawi that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Lilongwe. From Lilongwe, you can fly non-stop with Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance) or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Mauritius to Nairobi
Mauritius is the only city in Mauritius with direct flights to Nairobi. From Mauritius, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Mayotte to Nairobi
In Mayotte, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Dzaoudzi. From Dzaoudzi, you can fly non-stop with Air Austral or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Mozambique to Nairobi
If you are looking for a direct flight from Mozambique to Nairobi, there are 2 airports to choose from.
From Maputo and Nampula, you can fly with Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Netherlands to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Netherlands that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Amsterdam. From Amsterdam, you can fly non-stop with Kenya Airways (SkyTeam) or KLM (SkyTeam).
Flights from Nigeria to Nairobi
In Nigeria, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Lagos. From Lagos, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Qatar to Nairobi
Doha is the only city in Qatar with direct flights to Nairobi. From Doha, direct flights are offered by Qatar Airways (Oneworld).
Flights from Rwanda to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Rwanda that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Kigali. From Kigali, direct flights are offered by Brussels Airlines (Star Alliance), Kenya Airways (SkyTeam) and RwandAir.
Flights from Saudi Arabia to Nairobi
There are 2 airports in Saudi Arabia that have non-stop flights to Nairobi.
From Jeddah, you can fly non-stop with Fanjet Express or Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam).
From Medina, the only airline with direct flights is Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam).
Flights from Seychelles to Nairobi
Mahé is the only city in Seychelles with direct flights to Nairobi. From Mahé, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Somalia to Nairobi
In Somalia, there are 3 airports that have direct flights to Nairobi.
From Galkayo and Garowe, you can fly with Freedom Airline Express.
From Mogadishu, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Nairobi, which are African Express, Daallo Airlines, Freedom Airline Express and Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from South Africa to Nairobi
There are 2 airports in South Africa that have non-stop flights to Nairobi.
From Cape Town, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
From Johannesburg, you can fly non-stop with Airlink or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from South Sudan to Nairobi
In South Sudan, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Juba. From Juba, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Tanzania to Nairobi
If you are looking for a direct flight from Tanzania to Nairobi, there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Dar es Salaam, there are 4 airlines that have direct services to Nairobi, which are Air Tanzania, Fanjet Express, Kenya Airways (SkyTeam) and Precision Air.
From Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar, you can fly with Kenya Airways (SkyTeam) and Precision Air.
Flights from Thailand to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Thailand that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Bangkok. From Bangkok, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Togo to Nairobi
In Togo, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Lomé. From Lomé, direct flights are offered by ASKY Airlines.
Flights from Turkey to Nairobi
Istanbul is the only city in Turkey with direct flights to Nairobi. From Istanbul, direct flights are offered by Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
Flights from Uganda to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Uganda that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Entebbe. From Entebbe, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Nairobi, which are African Express, Fanjet Express, Kenya Airways (SkyTeam), RwandAir and Utair Express.
Flights from United Arab Emirates to Nairobi
In United Arab Emirates, there are 3 airports that have direct flights to Nairobi.
From Abu Dhabi, direct flights are offered by Etihad Airways. This route is not operational yet but will start in May.
From Dubai, you can fly non-stop with Emirates or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
From Dubai (Sharjah), you can fly non-stop to Nairobi with Air Arabia. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
Flights from United Kingdom to Nairobi
London Heathrow is the only city in United Kingdom with direct flights to Nairobi. From London Heathrow, you can fly non-stop with British Airways (Oneworld) or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from United States to Nairobi
In United States, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is New York City. From New York City, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Yemen to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Yemen that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Sayun. From Sayun, direct flights are offered by African Express.
Flights from Zambia to Nairobi
If you are looking for a direct flight from Zambia to Nairobi, there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Livingstone, Lusaka and Ndola, all direct flights to Nairobi are operated by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Flights from Zimbabwe to Nairobi
There are 2 airports in Zimbabwe that have non-stop flights to Nairobi.
From Harare and Victoria Falls, you can fly with Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
Domestic flights to Nairobi
Flights from Kenya to Nairobi
There are several airports within Kenya that have domestic flights to Nairobi (6 in total).
From Eldoret and Kisumu, you can fly with Jambojet and Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
From Lamu and Malindi, all direct flights to Nairobi are operated by Jambojet.
From Mombasa, direct flights are offered by Executive Airlines, Jambojet and Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
From Ukunda, you can fly non-stop to Nairobi with Jambojet.
Alternative airports near Nairobi
Flying to an alternative airport near Nairobi could give you other options to reach your destination. For example, the possibility to fly with a different airline or alliance, or finding a cheaper airfare. For this reason, alternative airports near to Nairobi (NBO) are listed below. The closest alternative airports are Nairobi (WIL) and Amboseli National Park (ASV).
Frequently asked questions - FAQ
How many airports are there in Nairobi?
There are 2 airports in Nairobi: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) and Wilson Airport (WIL).
What is the best airport to fly into Nairobi?
The most convenient airport to fly into Nairobi is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO).
How many airlines fly to Nairobi?
There are 30 airlines flying to Nairobi from 60 airports around the world, as of April 2024.
Which airlines fly to Nairobi?
Kenya Airways, Jambojet and African Express operate most flights to Nairobi. To get a full overview of all operating airlines, please use the airline filter.
Which alliances are flying to Nairobi?
Star Alliance, SkyTeam and Oneworld are all flying to Nairobi.
How many nonstop flights are there to Nairobi?
There are roughly 6,618 flights arriving at Nairobi every month (or 1,547 flights each week), from a total of 60 airports worldwide.
What is the official name of Nairobi Airport?
The official name of Nairobi Airport is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
What is the airport code of Nairobi Airport?
The airport code of Nairobi Airport is NBO.
What are the most popular flights to Nairobi?
Mombasa, Kisumu and Entebbe are the 3 most popular routes to Nairobi. For a complete overview of all flight routes to Nairobi, please use our flight map.
How long is the flight to Nairobi?
| Mombasa to Nairobi | 1h |
| Kisumu to Nairobi | 50m |
| Entebbe to Nairobi | 55m |
| Dar es Salaam to Nairobi | 1h 25m |
| Kigali to Nairobi | 1h 20m |
