Find cheap flights to Nairobi

Flights from the United States to Nairobi can take a full day of travel, and sometimes longer depending on your departure location, number of stops, and length of layovers. If you're looking for short Nairobi flight deals, depart from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York and catch a nonstop flight to Nairobi, which could take about 14 hours. You can also find Nairobi flight deals from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Dulles International Airport with one or two changeovers. It'll take approximately 18 hours from Atlanta and 19 hours from Washington before you land in Nairobi, Kenya. While you may find nonstop flights, most flights to Nairobi, Kenya will make one or two stops in various cities.

Kenya Airways is currently the only airline that offers nonstop flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. Other airlines offering flights from JFK to NBO with changeovers include British Airways, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Delta Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Emirates. Expect changeovers in cities like Doha, Istanbul, Dubai, and Paris. From Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to NBO, you'll typically find these flights require one to two layovers in cities like Houston, Frankfurt, Paris, Boston, Dubai, and Amsterdam. You can also find Nairobi flight deals from Dulles International Airport with one changeover in Istanbul, Doha, and Paris.

Once you get to NBO, you have three transportation choices that will take you to the city center, which are taxis, buses, or mini-buses. Taxis are an easy and convenient option and could take about 30 minutes, depending on traffic time. A cheap travel option is by bus. Line 43 bus operates Monday to Friday, with the service running every 20 minutes. Take the bus from the Passenger Boarding bus stop between Terminals T1B and T1C and expect the trip to take about an hour. If you wish to travel like a local, take the mini-buses, locally known as matatus, outside the Arrivals Hall at the airport, and expect the trip to take about an hour depending on traffic.

US citizens are required to have a tourist visa to travel to Nairobi. Additionally, your passport must have six-month validity and at least two blank pages.

If you love wildlife, then you’ll love Nairobi because you get to enjoy so much of it. Start with Nairobi National Park and watch animals and birds through the Nairobi safari walk, then head to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Giraffe Center, and Mamba Village. Mamba Village, Mamba being a Swahili name for Crocodile, is suitable for families with children as you'll find several fun activities. If you like museums, check out the Nairobi National Museum and Nairobi National Archives for deep Kenyan history. If you're a cultural enthusiast, you'll have a blast at the Bomas of Kenya, which is a complex that encompasses traditional Kenyan villages with homesteads, also known as Bomas, reflecting the culture of the numerous ethnic groups in the country. There's also a large theater where teams of traditional dancers give live cultural dance performances.

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