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Find cheap flights from Detroit to Nairobi from $857

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Cheap flight deals from Detroit to Nairobi (DTW-NBO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit to Nairobi that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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7:58 pm - 6:55 amDTW-NBO
27h 57m2 stops
1:20 am - 8:44 pmNBO-DTW
26h 24m2 stops
$857American Airlines
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Mon, Oct 14 - Wed, Oct 23
8:10 am - 8:30 pmDTW-NBO
29h 20m2 stops
10:30 pm - 8:52 pmNBO-DTW
29h 22m2 stops
Mon, May 6 - Tue, May 21
11:04 am - 8:30 pmDTW-NBO
26h 26m2 stops
10:30 pm - 5:13 pmNBO-DTW
25h 43m2 stops
$919British Airways
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Thu, May 9 - Thu, May 16
1:01 pm - 8:40 pmDTW-NBO
24h 39m2 stops
10:40 pm - 10:42 pmNBO-DTW
31h 02m2 stops
$920British Airways
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Mon, Oct 14 - Thu, Oct 24
6:15 pm - 8:40 pmDTW-NBO
19h 25m1 stop
10:50 pm - 7:20 pmNBO-DTW
27h 30m2 stops
$982Delta
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Mon, May 6 - Tue, May 21
8:03 am - 6:55 amDTW-NBO
39h 52m2 stops
1:05 am - 12:28 amNBO-DTW
30h 23m2 stops
$1,136Qatar Airways
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Thu, May 9 - Wed, May 15
6:15 pm - 8:40 pmDTW-NBO
19h 25m1 stop
10:50 pm - 6:50 pmNBO-DTW
27h 00m1 stop
$1,171Air France
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Sun, May 12 - Sun, May 19
4:05 pm - 9:55 pmDTW-NBO
22h 50m1 stop
11:50 pm - 11:45 amNBO-DTW
18h 55m1 stop
$1,177Delta
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Tue, May 7 - Thu, Jul 11
6:15 pm - 8:40 pmDTW-NBO
19h 25m1 stop
10:50 pm - 3:15 pmNBO-DTW
23h 25m2 stops
$1,181Air France
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Sun, May 12 - Sun, May 19
8:03 am - 11:45 pmDTW-NBO
32h 42m2 stops
1:05 am - 2:58 pmNBO-DTW
44h 53m2 stops
$1,204Qatar Airways
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Sun, May 19 - Wed, Jun 5

Flights from Detroit to Nairobi - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit to Nairobi to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Detroit to Nairobi?

The average price of all flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Detroit to Nairobi, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Nairobi, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is January, where tickets cost $965 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets is $1,981 and $1,708 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, you should book around 2 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 83 days before departure.

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Low season

April

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$857
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 20% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Detroit to Nairobi

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit to Nairobi based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Detroit to Nairobi flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport was $857 for a round-trip ticket.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Detroit and Nairobi?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Detroit and on arrival in Nairobi.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Detroit to Nairobi?

    On your way to Nairobi, you’ll fly out from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County. You’ll be landing at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Detroit to Nairobi?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Nairobi?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Detroit and Nairobi, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Detroit to Nairobi, Delta or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Nairobi are Delta and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,653 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,274 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Detroit to Nairobi?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Detroit to Nairobi.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Detroit to Nairobi?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Nairobi from Detroit is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Detroit to Nairobi?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Nairobi with an airline and back to Detroit with another airline. Booking your flights between Detroit and NBO can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Detroit to Nairobi?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Nairobi from Detroit up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Detroit to Nairobi

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Nairobi. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 11028 reviews
7.5food
8.6crew
8.0entertainment
8.2boarding
7.9comfort
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Food service was bare-bone. Better bot to have any at all rather than hand out premade coffees and cookies to random few passengers.

Crew was great. Friendly, calm, interesting, happy to be there. That makes a huge difference. Plane was very quiet. Also quite empty so I had three seats to sleep across

Had assistance at airport getting from arrivals gate to departure gate; I couldn't have managed without that extra help. Thank you Delta.

They charge me for the luggage which is was included on the ticket

More space in the cabin. The guy in front of me leaned his seat back and I felt he was sitting in my lap.

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

Late flight, always blaming the flight crew, stale almonds, pushy people. Why don’t they have the people sitting in the back board first? So much easier getting through an empty plane! Duh!!

As we lined up to board they gave our plane to a flight going to Newark. So then we got delayed until they could find another plane. Flight crew was ok. I’m assuming since it’s a shorter flight they only offered water and coffee.

Food could have been better. A little more leg room would have been appreciated.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Excellent apart from transport to actual plane 10 minutes from the actual gate , walking out in the tarmac in the rain and having to climb stairs to enter while holding luggage.

Business class in the second leg - CDG-EVN was a disaster.

Everything went smoothly with Air France. There was a delay in departure which seemed to relate to the immigration services being short staffed.

worst experience ever i choose my seat in advance and also have my seat selected in my boarding and the they told me that my seat has been changed without notify me

No birding was given for next trip on same carrier, food was very moderate.

We transited through Chad and what was supposed to be a 1hr 20 minutes transit time lasted over 4hrs. We didn't get regular updates until we complained. After a 10hr flight from Paris no form of refreshment given and finally arrived Abuja over 6hrs later and none of my bags came

The line at boarding was not well organized and managed

Sky priority means you get to use the KLM business Lounge.

The crew was great and handled our unexpected detour with proactive communication.

Flight was more then 3 hour late and I did not get my luggages

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Oh my god! For an13 hour flight they serve you food just one time. Also don’t be thirsty they give you a little small cup of soda to drink. They seem like their goal is to feed you one so they don’t have to be bothered with you. It quite surprise for such a long flight there are several times to eat at least three and the food was well lackluster. The food and lack of offering drinks which were always hot no ice provided.

We were traveling first class. Checkin counter lady and her manager, both were in bad mood and did not treat us well about checking in the handbag. The gate agent took care of it right away. I travel Turkish twice a year in first class. No one has ever refused to check in the hand bag. Not sure, why this agent and her manager refused. Everything else was excellent.

The 787 economy was a disaster for long haul. The space was too little compared to 777 or 747. Also the extremely low tray table behind the seat made any dining effort a nightmare. However, the movies were up to date, and the food taste was good, despite of terrible serving process caused by small space.

A little bit more comfort. It’s tight space around the seats. But all else is great and a smooth flight!

0ur assigned seats were given to other individuals when we boarded the plane. We were given new boarding passes with new seats all the way at the back of the plane. The reason given to us was that there were issues with the seats. We found out that there were no issues, and someone else's were seated on those.

I've done hundreds of flights in my life, and this flight was one of the best I've ever taken, From beginning to end, everything went smoothly, professionally, and with a smile and friendly attitude from all employees I interacted with. The food was delicious (and free), as were the drinks. There was just a genial and effective way in the way that British Airways organized the flight -that reminded of days in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, when flying was a fun, and exciting adventure. I enjoyed and had confidence in the abilities of the flight crew, I'll be flying British Airways several more times this summer. Thank you so much for the great experience! Cheryl Olso

My baggage did not arrived with me. Took 3 days to get it after so may calls and follow up

Terrible! I missed my flight to my final destination and British airlines and American Airlines keep pointing fingers on each other’s. Nobody wants to take responsibility

Terrible. Flight was 3 hours delayed and I missed my other flight to my final destination

Overall, terrific service, accommodations, and experience. Only reason comfort was rated lower was because it was difficult to keep a comfortable sleeping position for the overnight flight, but I also had an economy seat.

Not sure if the crew were experiencing something unknown to me,but the service of passing water was non-existent.In addition,please take consideration when providing yogurt as alternative for breakfast as some of us, could be lactose intolerant.. thanks

Very cramped seats in economy, difficult to get comfortable with your legs and feet and back. The seat width is ok but I’m average size. Food is HORRIBLE. Crew is friendly. Delays and very tight connections made it tough for navigating. We would have missed our connecting flight if it wasn’t delayed too. The terminal transit was slow and normally every 10 minutes before 8pm, after 8 pm is every 30 minutes!!!!! No free wine or drinks!! Below average attitude.

Leg room was better than expected. Lavatory’s were easy to access.crew was grea!

Horrible seat allocation. Boarding was slow. Food was average and so was entertainment. The TV terminal didn't work and so had to use remote.

Lost one checked bag.and wasted 30min waiting and filing missing baggage report. Very unsatisfied.

Last minute flights from Detroit to Nairobi

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Detroit to Nairobi that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/27Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
32h 45mDTW-NBO
5/21Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
30h 23mNBO-DTW
$1,253
4/27Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
32h 45mDTW-NBO
5/19Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
28h 56mNBO-DTW
$1,270
4/27Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
32h 45mDTW-NBO
5/22Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
28h 56mNBO-DTW
$1,320
4/27Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
26h 17mDTW-NBO
5/23Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
25h 43mNBO-DTW
$1,495
4/27Sat
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
25h 20mDTW-NBO
5/20Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
24h 15mNBO-DTW
$1,591
4/27Sat
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
25h 20mDTW-NBO
5/16Thu
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
24h 15mNBO-DTW
$1,765
4/28Sun
multi-stopDelta
17h 31mDTW-NBO
5/20Mon
multi-stopDelta
28h 47mNBO-DTW
$2,059
4/28Sun
multi-stopDelta
27h 15mDTW-NBO
8/9Fri
multi-stopDelta
23h 21mNBO-DTW
$2,180
4/27Sat
multi-stopLufthansa
22h 15mDTW-NBO
5/18Sat
multi-stopLufthansa
24h 49mNBO-DTW
$2,206
4/27Sat
multi-stopLufthansa
22h 15mDTW-NBO
5/23Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
27h 15mNBO-DTW
$3,727

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Detroit - Nairobi Flights

Departure:

Detroit (DTW)United States

Destination:

Nairobi (NBO)Kenya

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Nairobi - Detroit

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