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Find cheap flights from San Jose to Nairobi from $532

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Jose to Nairobi departing on 5/15. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from San Jose to Nairobi (SJC-NBO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Jose 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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9:04 am - 8:40 pmSJC-NBO
25h 36m2 stops
11:59 pm - 5:24 pmNBO-SJC
27h 25m2 stops
$1,003Delta
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Sat, May 18 - Wed, Jun 19
6:15 am - 9:55 pmSJC-NBO
29h 40m2 stops
11:59 pm - 5:24 pmNBO-SJC
27h 25m2 stops
$1,009Delta
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Fri, May 17 - Wed, Jun 19
12:16 pm - 11:50 pmSJC-NBO
25h 34m2 stops
1:20 am - 5:55 pmNBO-SJC
26h 35m2 stops
$1,059Qatar Airways
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Tue, Sep 17 - Tue, Sep 24
12:16 pm - 6:55 amSJC-NBO
32h 39m2 stops
6:10 pm - 8:00 pmNBO-SJC
35h 50m2 stops
$1,104Qatar Airways
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Sat, Sep 21 - Thu, Sep 26
10:10 am - 2:15 pmSJC-NBO
42h 05m2 stops
10:45 pm - 10:19 pmNBO-SJC
33h 34m2 stops
$1,666
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Thu, Jun 20 - Sat, Jun 29
6:35 pm - 9:05 pmSJC-NBO
40h 30m3 stops
10:30 pm - 9:39 amNBO-SJC
45h 09m3 stops
$1,771Air Canada
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Fri, May 17 - Thu, Jun 20
6:22 am - 10:30 pmSJC-NBO
30h 08m3 stops
10:30 pm - 11:53 amNBO-SJC
47h 23m2 stops
$1,879
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Sat, Jun 15 - Sat, Jun 22
6:10 am - 8:30 pmSJC-NBO
28h 20m2 stops
10:45 pm - 10:19 pmNBO-SJC
33h 34m2 stops
$1,918British Airways
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Sat, May 18 - Tue, Jun 25
3:01 pm - 8:50 pmSJC-NBO
43h 49m2 stops
10:45 pm - 6:20 pmNBO-SJC
29h 35m2 stops
$2,102British Airways
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Fri, Jul 5 - Sun, Aug 18
6:35 pm - 9:05 pmSJC-NBO
40h 30m3 stops
11:10 pm - 9:41 amNBO-SJC
44h 31m3 stops
$2,373Air Canada
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Fri, May 17 - Tue, Jun 25

Flights from San Jose to Nairobi - Travel Insights & Trends

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

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from San Jose to Nairobi?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting San Jose to Nairobi were found on Delta ($1,003) and Qatar Airways ($1,059). Delta proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $532.

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August

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$532
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 32% drop in price.
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FAQs for booking San Jose to Nairobi flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Jose to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Jose to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport was $532 for a one-way ticket and $1,003 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Nairobi from San Jose.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Jose to Nairobi?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Jose to Nairobi?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Jose to Nairobi are Delta and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,361 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 $1,591 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Jose 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 San Jose to Nairobi.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Nairobi from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose with another airline. Booking your flights between San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from San Jose to Nairobi

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Jose 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Jose to Nairobi? 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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10810 reviews
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
8.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.4Food
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

6.0 GoodEliza, Apr 2024SAN - LAX
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

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 service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

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.

We missed the flight to Barcelona because the flight from Baltimore was delayed. We flew on Vueling VW6653. Our luggage didn’t arrive. Please help us get our luggage. We are staying at Hotel Gran Via in Barcelona

The seats were tiny, being of a fairly petite build, I don’t usually expect to feel crammed and cramped in a seat, but I definitely was on this flight. I couldn’t even bend over to get anything out from under the seat in front and getting up to go to the bathroom at night with the seat backs reclined was nearly impossible. I had to do gymnastics to get over and out. For an airline that does long flights overnight, it’s kind of ridiculous.

Not connecting flights. Missed my flight from Dublin to Liverpool because I arrived at Dublin one hour too late. For this mistake, they offered me a flight from Dublin to Manchester. Thats great and all, but I waste time and money to commute to Liverpool. Be sure to check the time of your connecting flights, because they sure don’t when they sell it to you

Excellent! Great flight attendants, good food (in business class, at least), very comfortable. Touchscreen and remote wasn’t great.

In economy and food was ok, but with limited leg space (and I was in a 2 seat configuration) it was difficult to eat with a tiny seat tray. I spilt wine on my trousers. First time on British Air (I usually fly Turkish Air) and in a 777. Heathrow was pleasant but changing terminals awkward.

Starting with the flight Cairo to London the plain was so poor no entertainment at all uncomfortable seats although it’s 5 hours long,then an American airline plain took me from London to Miami it was a bad experience the crew most of flight time not available and they asked us to help our selves for any snacks if we need. From Miami to London actually was perfect flight with a huge plain and perfect crew but from London to Cairo was horrible plain with stiff fixed seats not movable no entertainment or wi fi very poor Menu which is unacceptable for a business class

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

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Jose to Nairobi found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/15Wed
2 stopsDelta
28h 40mSJC-NBO
$532
5/14Tue
2 stopsDelta
29h 35mSJC-NBO
$538
5/16Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
28h 45mSJC-NBO
$775
6/12Wed
3 stops
55h 15mSJC-NBO
$814
6/12Wed
3 stops
55h 15mSJC-NBO
$815
5/20Mon
2 stops
28h 44mSJC-NBO
$839
6/10Mon
2 stops
55h 10mSJC-NBO
$897
6/12Wed
2 stopsQatar Airways
31h 30mSJC-NBO
$926
6/9Sun
2 stopsQatar Airways
31h 30mSJC-NBO
$944
5/20Mon
3 stopsEthiopian Air
44h 25mSJC-NBO
$1,283

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Last minute flights from San Jose 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 San Jose to Nairobi that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/12Sun
multi-stop
40h 40mSJC-NBO
7/22Mon
multi-stop
34h 28mNBO-SJC
$1,481
5/12Sun
multi-stop
40h 40mSJC-NBO
6/21Fri
multi-stop
28h 28mNBO-SJC
$1,494
5/12Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
40h 40mSJC-NBO
7/21Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
44h 31mNBO-SJC
$1,511
5/11Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
34h 35mSJC-NBO
5/24Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
26h 55mNBO-SJC
$1,591
5/11Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
40h 45mSJC-NBO
6/20Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
27h 15mNBO-SJC
$1,596
5/11Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
46h 16mSJC-NBO
6/21Fri
multi-stopBritish Airways
32h 17mNBO-SJC
$1,668
5/12Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
28h 20mSJC-NBO
6/24Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
32h 17mNBO-SJC
$1,690
5/12Sun
multi-stopAir Canada
40h 40mSJC-NBO
6/20Thu
multi-stopAir Canada
45h 09mNBO-SJC
$1,991
5/11Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
28h 45mSJC-NBO
6/21Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
32h 44mNBO-SJC
$2,024
5/12Sun
multi-stopAir Canada
40h 40mSJC-NBO
7/23Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
44h 31mNBO-SJC
$2,042

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San Jose - Nairobi Flights

Departure:

San Jose (undefined)United States

Destination:

Nairobi (NBO)Kenya

Return flight deals:

Nairobi - San Jose

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