Non-stop flights to Nairobi (NBO)
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is the largest airport in Kenya. It is Kenya's main international airport. In total there are 65 airports around the world that have direct flights to Nairobi, spread around 63 cities in 41 countries. Currently, there are 7 domestic flights to Nairobi.
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All direct flights to Nairobi Top 200 flights with a stopover Airlines flying to Nairobi Best time to visit Nairobi Long-Haul Flights Business Class flights First Class flights Intercontinental flights International flights Domestic flights Alternative airports FAQThis month, there are 3,407 flights arriving at Nairobi Airport, which are 114 flights per day or 5 flights per hour. On an average day, there is at least 1 flight arriving every 12 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 809 times this month, and make up for 24% 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 7,351 miles (11,830 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 39 airlines that fly to Nairobi. Most flights to Nairobi are operated by Kenya Airways, as they connect 40 airports to NBO. That’s around 7 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:
What is the best time to visit Nairobi?
🌊 🌧️ Oceanic / Maritime
Nairobi is an oceanic/maritime destination, known for its mild summer temperatures, which are usually between 15°C and 25°C (59°F to 77°F). The winters here are refreshingly cool, without the harshness of freezing temperatures. Visitors can enjoy the green surroundings and plenty of outdoor adventures in the nearby areas, making it an excellent choice for those who enjoy temperate weather.
The best time to visit Nairobi is during the summer months, spanning from November to February. During this period, visitors can expect pleasant to warm temperatures, while rainfall tends to occur more frequently in the autumn and winter months, from March to August.
Long-Haul Flights to Nairobi
Explore all long-haul flights to Nairobi with a flight duration of more than 7 hours.
Business class flights to Nairobi
There are 50 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 2026:
* 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 Gatwick (LGW), 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): year-round 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) and seasonal flights from Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Air Arabia: year-round flights from Dubai (Sharjah) (SHJ).
Emirates: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
Etihad Airways: year-round flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH).
Flydubai: year-round flights from Dubai (DXB).
Gulf Air: seasonal flights from Bahrain Island (BAH) and Dammam (DMM).
Flynas: seasonal flights from Riyadh (RUH).
Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam): year-round flights from Jeddah (JED).
Qatar Airways (Oneworld): year-round flights from Doha (DOH).
SalamAir: seasonal flights from Muscat (MCT).
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).
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 Angola to Nairobi
Luanda is the only city in Angola with direct flights to Nairobi. From Luanda, direct flights are offered by TAAG Angola.
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Flights from Bahrain to Nairobi
In Bahrain, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Bahrain Island. From Bahrain Island, direct flights are offered by Gulf Air. This route is not operational yet but will start in May.
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Flights from Belgium to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Belgium that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Brussels. From Brussels, direct flights are offered by Brussels Airlines (Star Alliance).
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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).
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Flights from Cameroon to Nairobi
Douala is the only city in Cameroon with direct flights to Nairobi. From Douala, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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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.
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Flights from Comoros to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Comoros that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Moroni. From Moroni, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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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).
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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 2 airports to choose from.
From Kinshasa and Lubumbashi, you can fly with Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from Djibouti to Nairobi
In Djibouti, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Djibouti. From Djibouti, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from Egypt to Nairobi
In Egypt, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Nairobi.
From Cairo, you can fly non-stop with Air Cairo or Egyptair (Star Alliance).
From Hurghada, the only airline with direct flights is Air Cairo. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in November 2026.
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Flights from Ethiopia to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Ethiopia that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Addis Ababa. From Addis Ababa, you can fly non-stop with Ethiopian Airlines (Star Alliance) or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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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).
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Flights from Germany to Nairobi
Frankfurt is the only city in Germany with direct flights to Nairobi. From Frankfurt, direct flights are offered by Lufthansa (Star Alliance).
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Flights from Ghana to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Ghana that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Accra. From Accra, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from India to Nairobi
Mumbai is the only city in India with direct flights to Nairobi. From Mumbai, you can fly non-stop with IndiGo Airlines or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from Madagascar to Nairobi
In Madagascar, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Antananarivo. From Antananarivo, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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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).
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Flights from Mauritius to Nairobi
In Mauritius, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Mauritius. From Mauritius, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from Mayotte to Nairobi
Dzaoudzi is the only city in Mayotte with direct flights to Nairobi. From Dzaoudzi, you can fly non-stop with Air Austral or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from Mozambique to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Mozambique that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Nampula. From Nampula, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from Netherlands to Nairobi
Amsterdam is the only city in Netherlands with direct flights to Nairobi. From Amsterdam, you can fly non-stop with Kenya Airways (SkyTeam) or KLM (SkyTeam).
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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).
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Flights from Oman to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Oman that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Muscat. From Muscat, direct flights are offered by SalamAir. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
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Flights from Qatar to Nairobi
In Qatar, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Doha. From Doha, direct flights are offered by Qatar Airways (Oneworld).
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Flights from Rwanda to Nairobi
Kigali is the only city in Rwanda with direct flights to Nairobi. From Kigali, direct flights are offered by Brussels Airlines (Star Alliance), Kenya Airways (SkyTeam) and RwandAir.
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Flights from Saudi Arabia to Nairobi
If you are looking for a direct flight from Saudi Arabia to Nairobi, there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Dammam, direct flights are offered by Gulf Air. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in April 2026.
From Jeddah, the only airline with direct flights is Saudi Arabian (SkyTeam).
From Riyadh, you can fly non-stop to Nairobi with Flynas. This is a seasonal route that starts in April and ends in October.
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Flights from Seychelles to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Seychelles that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Mahé. From Mahé, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from Somalia to Nairobi
There are 4 airports in Somalia that have non-stop flights to Nairobi.
From Galkayo, direct flights are offered by Freedom Airline Express. This route is recently announced though, and not operational yet. It will start in April 2026.
From Hargeisa, the only airline with direct flights is Jubba Airways.
From Kismayo, you can fly non-stop with African Express or Freedom Airline Express.
From Mogadishu, airlines that operate direct flights are Daallo Airlines, Daallo Airlines, FlexFlight, Freedom Airline Express, i-Fly Air and Jubba Airways.
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Flights from South Africa to Nairobi
In South Africa, there are 2 airports that have direct 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).
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Flights from South Sudan to Nairobi
Juba is the only city in South Sudan with direct flights to Nairobi. From Juba, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from Tanzania to Nairobi
There are 3 airports in Tanzania that have non-stop flights to Nairobi.
From Dar es Salaam, there are 5 airlines that have direct services to Nairobi, which are Air Tanzania, Executive Airlines, Kenya Airways (SkyTeam), Precision Air and Zambia Airways.
From Kilimanjaro, direct flights are offered by Brussels Airlines (Star Alliance), Kenya Airways (SkyTeam) and Precision Air.
From Zanzibar, direct flights are offered by Air Tanzania, Kenya Airways (SkyTeam) and Precision Air.
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Flights from Thailand to Nairobi
In Thailand, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Bangkok. From Bangkok, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from Togo to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in Togo that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is Lomé. From Lomé, direct flights are offered by ASKY Airlines.
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Flights from Turkey to Nairobi
In Turkey, the only airport that has a direct connection to Nairobi is Istanbul. From Istanbul, direct flights are offered by Turkish Airlines (Star Alliance).
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Flights from Uganda to Nairobi
Entebbe is the only city in Uganda with direct flights to Nairobi. From Entebbe, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam), RwandAir and Uganda Airlines.
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Flights from United Arab Emirates to Nairobi
If you are looking for a direct flight from United Arab Emirates to Nairobi, there are 3 airports to choose from.
From Abu Dhabi, direct flights are offered by Etihad Airways.
From Dubai, direct flights are offered by Emirates, Flydubai and Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
From Dubai (Sharjah), you can fly non-stop with Air Arabia or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from United Kingdom to Nairobi
In United Kingdom, there are 2 airports that have direct flights to Nairobi.
From London Gatwick, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
From London Heathrow, you can fly non-stop with British Airways (Oneworld) or Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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Flights from United States to Nairobi
There is 1 airport in United States that has a direct connection to Nairobi, which is New York City. From New York City, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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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, direct flights are offered by Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
From Lusaka, you can fly non-stop with Kenya Airways (SkyTeam) or Zambia Airways.
From Ndola, you can fly non-stop to Nairobi with Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
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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).
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Domestic flights to Nairobi
Flights from Kenya to Nairobi
There are several airports within Kenya that have domestic flights to Nairobi (7 in total).
From Eldoret, direct flights are offered by Jambojet.
From Kisumu, direct flights are offered by FlexFlight, Jambojet and Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
From Lamu, you can fly non-stop to Nairobi with Jambojet.
From Lodwar, the only airline with direct flights is Executive Airlines.
From Malindi, direct flights are offered by Jambojet.
From Mombasa, direct flights are offered by Executive Airlines, Jambojet and Kenya Airways (SkyTeam).
From Ukunda, you can fly non-stop with FlexFlight or Jambojet.
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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 Nanyuki (NYK).
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 39 airlines flying to Nairobi from 65 airports around the world, as of April 2026.
Which airlines fly to Nairobi?
Kenya Airways, Jambojet and Freedom Airline 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 3,407 flights arriving at Nairobi every month (or 798 flights each week), from a total of 65 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 | 45m |
| Entebbe to Nairobi | 1h 15m |
| Kigali to Nairobi | 1h 30m |
| Dar es Salaam to Nairobi | 1h 10m |
