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Price, demand and travel trends for New York to Kenya flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

Are flights from New York to Kenya cheaper or more expensive than last year?

Fares from New York to Kenya are running about the same as they were around this time last year, averaging $1,205 round-trip.

What are the cheapest fares from New York to Kenya right now?

Here are the cheapest round-trip fares from New York to Kenya on KAYAK in the last week:

• Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl (NBO) from $652
• Mombasa Moi Intl (MBA) from $799
• Kisumu (KIS) from $986

What’s the cheapest month to fly from New York to Kenya?

March is the cheapest time of year to fly, with average fares of $981. Prices are highest in December, when average flight costs increase to around $1,640.

When is the best time to book flights from New York to Kenya?

Book your flights 17 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data collected over the past 12 months shows that booking in this window can save you around 17% compared to booking last-minute (within 2 weeks of departure).

Which airport in Kenya is the cheapest to fly to from New York?

Based on KAYAK data from the past 12 months, the cheapest airports to fly into Kenya are:

• Malindi (MYD) (avg. price $952)
• Ukunda (UKA) (avg. price $1,009)
• Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl (NBO) (avg. price $1,245)

What’s the cheapest day to fly from New York to Kenya?

Tuesday tends to be the cheapest day to fly from New York to Kenya, while Saturday is the most expensive. Fares run about 13% higher that day, based on the past 12 months of KAYAK data.

What's the cheapest time of day to fly from New York to Kenya?

Data from the past 12 months shows it's cheapest to fly to Kenya during the night with average prices of $1,192. The afternoon is the most expensive time to fly, with average prices of $1,296.

Key details for New York to Kenya flights

Low season

October

Cheapest flight

$392
Beat the crowds with an average 48% drop in travelers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 50% increase in travelers.
One-way flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport

Your New York to Kenya flight questions, answered

Find helpful answers about this route, including flight times, airports, airlines and booking tips.

  • Is now a good time to book a flight from New York to Kenya?

    Yes. Fares from New York to Kenya are low right now. As a rule of thumb, a round-trip under $1,044 (cheaper than most fares this year) is a good deal, so if you spot one at or below that, it's a good time to book.

  • How much should I budget for a flight from New York to Kenya?

    Over the past 12 months, round-trip fares from New York to Kenya have ranged from $1,044 to $1,588.

  • What are the main airports serving Kenya?

    Kenya has 24 airports. The three busiest are Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl (NBO) (96% of arrivals), Mombasa Moi Intl (MBA) (3%) and Kisumu (KIS) (0%).

  • What airlines fly nonstop from New York to Kenya?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, just one airline regularly flies nonstop from New York to Kenya: Kenya Airways.

  • Where in Kenya can I fly nonstop from New York?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, you can only fly nonstop from New York to Nairobi.

  • Is it cheaper to fly with a layover from New York to Kenya?

    Yes. Nonstop flights from New York to Kenya average $1,304 over the past 12 months, but flights with a layover can cost less. The most affordable connecting airports are:

    • Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl (JED) (avg. price $960)
    • Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl (AUH) (avg. price $1,028)
    • Istanbul (IST) (avg. price $1,087)

  • How long is a flight from New York to Kenya?

    Flights from New York to Kenya take 13h 30m on average.

  • How often are flights from New York to Kenya delayed and what's the average delay?

    23% of flights on this route are delayed by at least 15 minutes. The average delay is 2h 38m.

  • Which cabin classes are available on flights from New York to Kenya?

    On flights from New York to Kenya you can book Economy Class, Premium Economy Class, Business Class or First Class.

  • What are some popular landmarks in Kenya?

    KAYAK travelers' favorite landmark in Kenya is Bamburi Beach.

  • What are the earliest and latest flights from New York to Kenya?

    The earliest nonstop flight from New York to Kenya departs at 1:35 pm and the latest departs at 1:45 pm. Nonstop flights take about 13h 30m.

  • Where can you park your vehicle at the departure airport?

    John F. Kennedy International Airport offers both long-term and short-term parking services for passengers who want to leave their vehicles at the airport. For long-term parking, an AirTrain connects the parking with the terminals. Daily parking is available at the terminals. In addition, the airport provides designated parking for both long-term and daily parking for people with limited mobility.

  • Which banking services are available at the arrival airport?

    Jomo Kenyatta International Airport has several banks that offer banking services. These banks include Transnational Bank, Jodeci Bureau, and Barclays Bank of Kenya. ATMs are available at KCB ATM and Standard Chartered Bank for those who want to cash out. In addition, currency exchange services are available at Giant Forex Bureau, Metropolitan Forex Bureau, and Nairobi Forex Bureau.

  • Are there spa services provided at the departure and arrival airports?

    If you want to have a spa treatment before your departure, LaGuardia airport offers spa services. These services include manicures, pedicures, massages and facials. Visit BeRelax near the food court in terminal B for a spa experience. On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Sheri Palm Spa offers spa services. The spa also has showers.

  • Which departure airport is family-friendly?

    If you are traveling with a baby, consider using Stewart International Airport as your departure airport. This airport is family-friendly and contains family restrooms on the airside and landside. In addition, for mothers who want a private place to pump milk and breastfeed their infants, you can use the Mamava nursing suites near gates 2 and 4 on the airside.

Your guide to booking New York to Kenya flights

Get tips on when to book, when to fly and what to know before your trip.
  • If you can plan ahead, the sweet spot for booking your flight is 17 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data shows fares in this window are around 17% lower than last-minute bookings (made within 2 weeks of departure). Not ready to commit? Set a Price Alert and we'll let you know when prices change.
  • If your travel dates are flexible, book your trip for March when flights are typically cheapest and avoid December when prices are at their highest.
  • Flying on Tuesday is usually the cheapest. Flights on Saturday cost about 13% more on average, so being flexible with your travel dates could help you save.
  • If you're looking to save, Malindi (MYD) is the cheapest airport to fly into from New York. If you have onward travel, don't forget to factor in the cost of your journey by train, bus or domestic flight.
  • Start your trip in Nairobi, which is the most popular destination in Kenya. From there, it's easy to continue on to other popular destinations such as Mombasa, Diani Beach and Malindi.
  • If you want the shortest trip, choose the nonstop route from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Kenya. If you'd rather save money, the route from New York LaGuardia Airport via Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl (JED) is usually the cheapest.
  • If you are traveling with your furry friend at EWR airport, pet relief areas are available in different areas. There are indoor pet relief areas in terminal A and terminal B on the south side of FIS Hall. In addition, you can find additional pet relieving spots outside B Courtyard on the south side of terminal B and outside C Courtyard on the east side of terminal C.
  • If you want to explore Kenya fully, consider renting a car at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. You can get a car that suits your budget and needs. Some of the car rental companies at the airport include Hertz, Ace, Autounion Car, and Green Motion. We advise passengers to book their car rental early.
  • The Welcome Centers or Information Desks at LaGuardia Airport are available to assist travelers who require assistance. They may be found in the terminal A arrivals, the gates 40–59 of terminal B, and levels 2 and 3 of terminal B.
  • Take advantage of the duty-free shopping at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. In addition, arriving and departing travelers have access to a range of additional stores selling souvenirs, publications, jewelry, and more.
  • If you are having an early morning flight at Stewart International Airport, consider staying at one of the nearby hotels. Some hotels offering free shuttle services to and from the airport include Hampton Inn & Suites and Courtyard by Marriott Newburgh Stewart Airport.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from New York to Kenya

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New York to Kenya? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8696 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
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Wi-fi was out for the whole flight. I pay a premium to fly Delta because it has wifi and because it was out I didn’t get to work on anything I wanted to. I’ll have to make it up later this week by spending less time with my family.

6.0 GoodSusan, Oct 2026
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Wi-fi was out for the whole flight. I pay a premium to fly Delta because it has wifi and because it was out I didn’t get to work on anything I wanted to. I’ll have to make it up later this week by spending less time with my family.

I just wish the boarding process/time to take off after boarding was quicker and more efficient. I also wish that the overhead luggage was managed better. almost every time i fly there is no space for carry ons and they are either checked or I end up having to store it several rows back from my seat. Delta should not offer carryons for all customers if there is not actually space for everyone

Flight was fine, it was on-time and was not cancelled which is very good. However the small cabin bag was forced check-in although once I entered into the flight there was lot of space which would have accomodated 10 such bags. Moreover this caused delay on arrival of my bag due to which I missed my booked cab and had to wait for another 20 minutes before the next taxi (Uber) arrived.

Only flew a short distance from Buffalo to New York City JFK SO it was okay

Delta seems to be getting worse. They are trying to take any comfort away from poorer people to make more money selling it to the rich. I paid for delta comfort and on my flight from Rome to jfk I had a tv that would go on and off automatically and literally no electrical outlets or usbs worked which was advertised in the price of the fare. The infotainment system wasn’t fully working. Luckily the movies worked and the plane was needing a lot of repairs. The jfk to Tampa flight they stuck me next to this really larger guy who was half in my seat and they should have made other accommodations for him because now you’re interfering with the fare class I paid for and act like I shouldn’t care because I didn’t pay for first class. I couldn’t even pull out my tray table because of this guy. The safety video tv screen you couldn’t even see it. It made me a little scared to fly delta anymore, because if these planes are this much in need of servicing, I have to wonder if the plane is going to make it to the destination.

Delayed departure, 30min. but arrived nearly on time. Crew was reassuring.

First, off the bat, the Delta gate attendant was rude, inattentive and gave us an attitude when we asked for clarification of our seats for this rebooked flight as we missed our connecting flight due to the delay from Berlin. Flight attendants were all but friendly, rushed through for water refills so you couldn’t even catch them to request more water. Snacks were just OK. Headphones for the movies were so bad that with the airplane noise, the volume of the movie wouldn’t go up enough to even understand the voices. I had to turn on CC to even know what was being said.

The baseline is to have everything happen as expected. That is what happened with the small exception that climate control in the aircraft sss not turned on when boarding started making the aircraft very hot. All in all great experience!

Very crowded and the economy seats were the smallest and with the least legroom I have ever experienced. Cabin staff were excellent although the food service was chaotic as they were being each person their food individually instead of from the wagon.

Flight was very delayed so I was able to get on an earlier flight via stand-by. Crew communicated effectively around delay and worked to make customers comfortable. Wifi was ok, streaming TV was great. App functionality broke down once I was moved to stand-by on earlier flight.

The flight went great. Of course sleeping is always a challenge for me when sitting up but there’s nothing they could’ve done about that. All went as great as it could’ve. Food great, friendly flight attendants and good entertainment.

We flew with Qatar Airlines before (2021) , the service was much better than this time, the flight attendants were not very friendly and cheerful . One of the attendants asked the person setting next to me (by the window) are you Mr. ……, if you may need any thing to let her know . I asked for a dinner meal with beef , she said, we are out, only chicken is available, then she said wait I may get you one with beef, she came back and gave me chicken. Then she gave the gentleman next to me the beef meal . The bathrooms were left dirty and full of overfilled paper tissues, urine every where on the floor and on the toilet seat . Qatar Airways has an excellent reputation and deserves better . Thank you 🙏

Horrible horrible plane for such a long flight. I thought Qatar was a reputable airline. Was proven so wrong. Never again…:-(

Really good food and service. Qatar Airways is again and again provided an exceptional experience.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

My experience with Qatar airway was very unsatisfactory. They lost my child’s stroller and I was told they found it and will send it to the hotel which was a lie. I had to go back to the airport baggage claim and pick up myself after trying to contact them many times!. There was a lack professional and communication. I am very disappointed in Qatar airway and will not be recommending them to friends and family nor will I be flying with them in the future.

Okay not so good or great. The flight operated by Indigo is worst from boarding to luggage handling and food. Damaged one luggage and delayed another luggage. Still did not get it, since 2 days.

Everything was top notch. Only issue was the delay, but Qatar worked diligently to get me on the next flight. They were kind to walk me to their lounge in Doha to make sure I ate, slept and showered.

I lost my baggage and it’s been three days didn’t able to find out. Also ticket was issued for qatar airways but they ended up board me on to Indigo from Doha to Hyderabad. My trip made miserable without cloths.

Seat electronics kept failing (as in absolutely nothing worked) - crew re-set it multiple, but didn’t move me until finally three quarters of the way into the flight - abysmal. Entertainment options are plentiful, but a number of expected movies were missing (did an SQ flight 3 days later and expected titles were on SQ) - does Qatar sensor what they show?

Doubled charged me for luggage and lost $520, dug much into my travel budget.

Very disappointed to not have lounge access The shorter flight seats were uncomfortable

The flight from Abu Dabhi to Bangalore was terrible. The plane was an order model with no onboard entertainment. The beverage selection were very limited.

It was worst flight ever of 26h. Poor service and seating. Flight from Abu Dhabi to Islamabad service and seating was worst ever. No tv extra.

It was OK as the seat which we paid for doesn’t have any window. We paid $120 for 3 seats but it’s for nothing. Crew could not help. None of the ports worked so all our phones went dry

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

Long way to improve. Toilets not working. Bad handling when flight was canceled

Entertainment did not work from flight from Abu Dhabi to Kolkata. Emirates has a much better flight in that sector.

Crew did not cooperate… I just asked water twice for one crew member and she didn’t get anything.. and when I asked other crew member he gave me water and he was not respectful.. I kept Hindu non veg meal chicken .. when I get my turn chicken was not provided and then they gave me veg paneer and green peas curry which I don’t like..

Sits are very uncomfortable and food quality should be improved. Alcohol you have to ask and wait for more then 1/2 hrs. Don’t feel like to travel in Etihad. It was 1st time we traveled in Etihad now we decided we don’t want to travel in Etihad.

Mostly good, flight take off in time and land earlier I can’t ask for more..

The plane was FREEZING COLD. Like I was wishing I'd brought gloves. Is this how JetBlue sells more blankets? Other than that, all fine. Crew just as nice as usual. A flight attendant asked (who? The pilot?) to have the air turned down for a great number of passengers who were as cold as I was. They (again -- who is "they") did not.

Flight was fine, but I was annoyed to have to pay for luggage again. We had paid for our luggage on our first two connecting flights with SATA Azores Airlines, but had to pay for luggage again with JetBlue at JFK airport. For one trip we paid over $500 for two suitcases to travel from Azores to San Francisco.

Uncomfortable seat. No help for my disability. Staff refused to help me put my carry-on in the overhead bin. So I had to check the bag.

Terrible. Quality has gone down significantly. Plane was delayed. No instructions from the staff. Will try to avoid in the future!

The plane was filthy and worn - the seat pockets were stuffed with tattered food and torn pamphlets. The cleaning crew that came on as we were deboarding were grabbing handfulls of trash and perfunctorily wiping down tables with dishrags. It's been a while since I flew Jetblue and it used to be a great experience. After this flight I will avoid flying Jetblue again if there is any alternative.

JFK is the worst airport and JetBlue is the worst airline

Very poor help no one answering a question regarding seating. Very rude staff. They don’t care, as if it’s not part of their job. Flight was delayed for no good reason and no apologies given.

A more comfortable seat. Padding would be really helpful but I've read the airlines don't want customers to be satisfied with economy seats.

When I booked, I included my checked luggage and when the bill was sent there was no record of this. Its was costly since I am from Trinidad amd Tobago. Exchange rate over seven dollars to one US dollar.

It was good ,I enjoyed it also crew were very respectful and patient waiting people parking their belongings.

there really needs to be more room with each seat for such a long flight.

The plane was delayed almost three hours because boarding was unorganized then we were delayed even longer because the plane had an issue. The plane didn't look well maintained, there was also alot of tape on the exterior. I won't fly kenya air ways again after this trip.

There was chaos checking because of a canceled flight the day prior. Also, we had an issue with tickets. The KQ agent went above a d beyond to help us get on board the flight Overall the 13+ hour flight is uncomfortable in coach. I may try to upgrade on return

For a long haul flight, the seats were too narrow. Paid for extra legroom but wish I could have paid for width! I was pressed against another person for the whole donation of the flight.

The kindness and good humor of all the people who this flight possible was a joy.

They fed me at the right time the flight was smooth and the captain explain everything

Food was awful and the seats were bad. No privacy in business class with the seat next to someone. 15 hours without WiFi!!!

The cabin is due for a refresh - the seats are very thin and not very comfortable. The AVOD system also did not work on one of the seats and the touch screen were very glitchy. The overall cleanliness of the aircraft could be improved

Customer service not the greatest my bags were left behind at JFK

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