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Ethiopian Air Logo
10:15 am - 1:10 pm
ORD
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NBO
18h 55m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
5:30 pm - 8:15 am
NBO
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ORD
22h 45m2 stops
$887Ethiopian Air
Sun, Apr 19 - Wed, May 6
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11:50 am - 3:05 am
ORD
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NBO
30h 15m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
4:50 am - 6:25 pm
NBO
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ORD
22h 35m1 stop
$888Turkish Airlines
Sun, Jan 18 - Tue, Feb 17
Etihad Airways Logo
1:10 pm - 12:50 am
ORD
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NBO
26h 40m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
1:40 pm - 8:35 am
NBO
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ORD
26h 55m1 stop
$890Etihad Airways
Sun, Feb 8 - Mon, Mar 16
Etihad Airways Logo
1:10 pm - 12:50 am
ORD
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NBO
26h 40m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
1:40 pm - 8:35 am
NBO
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ORD
26h 55m1 stop
$892Etihad Airways
Thu, Feb 12 - Sat, Mar 14
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:15 am - 1:10 pm
ORD
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NBO
18h 55m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
5:30 pm - 8:15 am
NBO
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ORD
22h 45m2 stops
$894Ethiopian Air
Wed, May 6 - Wed, May 13
Etihad Airways Logo
2:00 pm - 12:40 pm
ORD
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NBO
38h 40m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
1:30 am - 8:45 am
NBO
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ORD
39h 15m1 stop
$895Etihad Airways
Sat, May 9 - Fri, Jun 5
Qatar Airways Logo
8:05 pm - 12:05 am
ORD
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NBO
20h 00m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
1:20 am - 2:50 pm
NBO
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ORD
21h 30m1 stop
$899Qatar Airways
Fri, Mar 27 - Mon, Apr 6
Delta Logo
11:21 am - 9:10 pm
MDW
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NBO
24h 49m2 stops
Delta Logo
11:20 pm - 5:45 pm
NBO
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MDW
27h 25m2 stops
$919Delta
Sat, Jan 17 - Thu, Feb 19
Delta Logo
1:26 pm - 10:00 pm
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23h 34m2 stops
Delta Logo
11:15 pm - 6:31 pm
NBO
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27h 16m2 stops
$922Delta
Tue, Feb 3 - Wed, May 6
Kenya Airways Logo
1:00 pm - 8:55 pm
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23h 55m2 stops
Kenya Airways Logo
9:05 am - 6:31 pm
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41h 26m2 stops
$1,029Kenya Airways
Wed, Jul 1 - Wed, Jul 8

Ethiopian Air flights from Chicago to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport

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Ethiopian Air
Apr 19
ORD10:15 amChicago O'Hare Intl
18h 55m
1 stop
NBO1:10 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
May 6
NBO5:30 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
22h 45m
2 stops
ORD8:15 amChicago O'Hare Intl
$887
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Ethiopian Air
Mar 1
ORD9:45 amChicago O'Hare Intl
18h 25m
1 stop
NBO1:10 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
May 6
NBO5:30 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
22h 45m
2 stops
ORD8:15 amChicago O'Hare Intl
$895
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Ethiopian Air
Jan 17
ORD9:45 amChicago O'Hare Intl
18h 25m
1 stop
NBO1:10 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
Feb 18
NBO5:30 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
23h 10m
2 stops
ORD7:40 amChicago O'Hare Intl
$903
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Turkish Airlines flights from Chicago to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport

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Turkish Airlines
Jan 18
ORD11:50 amChicago O'Hare Intl
30h 15m
1 stop
NBO3:05 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
Feb 18
NBO4:50 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
22h 35m
1 stop
ORD6:25 pmChicago O'Hare Intl
$888
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 16
ORD11:50 amChicago O'Hare Intl
30h 15m
1 stop
NBO3:05 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
Feb 21
NBO4:50 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
38h 15m
1 stop
ORD10:05 amChicago O'Hare Intl
$898
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 11
ORD11:50 amChicago O'Hare Intl
30h 15m
1 stop
NBO3:05 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
Mar 17
NBO4:50 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
38h 15m
1 stop
ORD11:05 amChicago O'Hare Intl
$900
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ChicagoNairobi

ORD - NBO

ORDNBO

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 4/19

10:15 am-1:10 pm

1 stop18h 55m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Wed 5/6

5:30 pm-8:15 am

2 stops22h 45m

$887

ChicagoNairobi

ORD - NBO

ORDNBO

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 1/18

11:50 am-3:05 am

1 stop30h 15m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Tue 2/17

4:50 am-6:25 pm

1 stop22h 35m

$888

ChicagoNairobi

ORD - NBO

ORDNBO

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 2/8

1:10 pm-12:50 am

1 stop26h 40m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Mon 3/16

1:40 pm-8:35 am

1 stop26h 55m

$890

ChicagoNairobi

ORD - NBO

ORDNBO

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 2/12

1:10 pm-12:50 am

1 stop26h 40m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Sat 3/14

1:40 pm-8:35 am

1 stop26h 55m

$892

ChicagoNairobi

ORD - NBO

ORDNBO

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 5/6

10:15 am-1:10 pm

1 stop18h 55m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Wed 5/13

5:30 pm-8:15 am

2 stops22h 45m

$894

ChicagoNairobi

ORD - NBO

ORDNBO

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 5/9

2:00 pm-12:40 pm

1 stop38h 40m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Fri 6/5

1:30 am-8:45 am

1 stop39h 15m

$895

ChicagoNairobi

ORD - NBO

ORDNBO

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 3/27

8:05 pm-12:05 am

1 stop20h 00m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Mon 4/6

1:20 am-2:50 pm

1 stop21h 30m

$899

ChicagoNairobi

MDW - NBO

MDWNBO

Chicago Midway

Sat 1/17

11:21 am-9:10 pm

2 stops24h 49m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Thu 2/19

11:20 pm-5:45 pm

2 stops27h 25m

$919

ChicagoNairobi

MDW - NBO

MDWNBO

Chicago Midway

Tue 2/3

1:26 pm-10:00 pm

2 stops23h 34m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Wed 5/6

11:15 pm-6:31 pm

2 stops27h 16m

$922

ChicagoNairobi

MDW - NBO

MDWNBO

Chicago Midway

Wed 7/1

1:00 pm-8:55 pm

2 stops23h 55m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Wed 7/8

9:05 am-6:31 pm

2 stops41h 26m

$1,029

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19h 26m

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The fastest flight from Chicago to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport takes 19h 26m
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    There are 8006.2 mi between Chicago and Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl. 19h 26m is a normal flight duration for this route.

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