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Mombasa
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Malindi
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Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to Nairobi

FAQs - booking Kenya flights

  • Which are the shortest flights to Kenya?

    Flights from the US to Kenya mostly involve one or two stops before getting to their destination. Most of these flights take an average of 20h 5min for one-stop flights while flights with two stops take about 21h-23h. The quickest one-stop flights take around 18h, depart from (ORD) and have their final stops at (NBO). These flights are offered by United Airlines, Lufthansa, and Ethiopian Airlines.

  • What are the travel requirements when flying to Kenya?

    United States nationals, just like nationals from most western countries, require a valid passport, a minimum of two blank passport pages, and a visa that can be obtained through an online application. If you would like to get a multiple entry visa, you will need to apply in advance from your nearest embassy. Travelers who would like to visit Rwanda and Uganda as well are advised to apply for an East Africa cross-border joint visa. This would allow you entry into the three countries on a single visa.

  • Which airport should I fly into to enjoy the sandy beaches in Mombasa?

    If you enjoy being by the beach, you should fly to Moi International Airport (MBA). These flights can be taken from MIA, JFK, IAD, and ORD, and involve at least two layovers. This airport is located on the island of Mombasa, along the Indian Ocean. It is popular for its sandy beaches and world-class beach resorts. Mombasa is a short distance from Watamu, Diani, and Malindi, which have remarkable beaches and resorts.

  • Is there public transportation from popular airports in Kenya?

    There are public transport options available within the airports in Kenya. From NBO, there are taxis and shared-ride minibuses (matatus) available at the ground transportation area. If you prefer taking a taxi, note that they are not metered; therefore, you will have to bargain a price with your driver before setting off. If you choose to take a matatu, they are the cheapest means of transport in Kenya. Always confirm that the matatu is headed to your destination before getting in.

  • Does Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) have lounges?

    Yes. If you’re a passenger at JKIA you can access several airport lounges where you can unwind. If you can purchase an annual membership, pay at the door, or buy a day pass you’ll gain access to any lounge in NBO. At any of the lounges, all boasting outstanding customer service, you'll have access to snacks, drinks, magazines, TV, and a flight information monitor. In Terminal 1A, airside close to Gate 13 is the Aspire Lounge. In Terminal 1C, you'll find the Simba Lounge and Turkish Airlines Lounge. In Terminal 2, Level 1, you'll find the Mount Kenya Lounge in the Domestic Departures and Mara Lounge in the International Departures. In Terminal 1A are the Pride Lounge and other Simba Lounge.

  • Is Jomo Kenyatta International Airport accessible to patrons with limited mobility?

    Yes, it’s accessible. NBO is wheelchair-friendly enabling easier movement around the Airport for persons with limited mobility. Also, NBO offers assistance to patrons with limited mobility traveling through the airport. The customer service office handles all requests for special assistance and provides specialized staff to assist a person with limited mobility throughout the airport. To get additional special assistance at NBO, you must contact your travel agent or airline before your flight.

  • How can I get to downtown Nairobi from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport?

    After landing at NBO, there are various transport choices from the airport to the city center. Inside Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s terminal building in the Arrivals Hall, you’ll find taxi counters where you can book your taxi. The taxi ride from NBO can take approximately 40 minutes however it can differ depending on the traffic conditions. Also, to get downtown you can choose from various app-based cabs. Moreover, at NBO there are buses to take you to the city center. Visit the Information Desk at the Arrivals lobby to purchase your bus ticket or you can buy your ticket downtown on board. Board the bus between Terminal 1C and 1B and the trip takes roughly an hour under normal traffic conditions.

  • Where can I dine at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport?

    While at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport your tummy starts rumbling, you can grab something to eat or drink at the airport. NBO has several dining places in its terminals to care for your stomach. At NBO in Terminal 1A, there are notable dining places. Additionally, the International Departure, Domestic Departures, and local arrival Gates are other great dining places at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

  • How long is the flight to Kenya?

    An average nonstop flight from the United States to Kenya takes 21h 46m, covering a distance of 8390 miles. The most popular route is New York - Nairobi with an average flight time of 13h 30m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Kenya?

    The cheapest ticket to Kenya from the United States found in the last 72 hours was $463 one-way, and $704 round-trip. The most popular route is New York John F Kennedy Intl to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $738.

  • Which airlines fly to Kenya?

    Delta & Kenya Airways fly the most frequently from the United States to Kenya. The most popular route is from New York to Nairobi, and Delta and Kenya Airways fly this route the most.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Kenya?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Mombasa (83% of total searches to Kenya). The next most popular destinations are Kisumu (12%) and Malindi (4%).Searches for flights to Eldoret (0.5%) are also popular.

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

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

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Kenya

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Kenya? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Kenya for the following prices or less: From New York John F Kennedy Intl $2,237
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly from the United States is March.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Kenya flight deals.
  • If you require ATMs and currency exchange services once you get to Kenya, there are several exchange centers and ATMs available throughout Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), Kisumu International Airport (KIS), and Moi International Airport (MBA). In case you would also like to use banking services, these are also available within the airport.
  • The majority of flights to Kenya have layovers at Doha Hamad International (DOH). At DOH, you can enjoy duty-free shopping. There are bookstores, souvenir shops, and high-end jewelry and fashion stores available to travelers. For travelers who love to keep fit, this airport has a fitness center with a gym, a swimming pool, a hydrotherapy tab, and two squash courts. This airport also has over 30 restaurants for travelers to enjoy.
  • Fly to Nairobi if you would like to be close to Nairobi National Park. This park is located 8 miles away, a 32min drive from the airport, and serves as one of Kenya’s main tourist attraction sites. Travelers can get to the park via the taxis available at the airport, or through shared-ride minibuses (matatus), which is the cheaper option.
  • From Nairobi, travelers can easily access other countries in East Africa. This is because Kenya is located at the center of East Africa. In addition, Nairobi offers many direct flights to countries like Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, and Ethiopia. If you would like to use other means, there are several bus shuttles available from Kenya to other East African countries at affordable rates.
  • Kenya does not offer foreign citizens the option to obtain a visa upon arrival. Instead, foreign citizens can get an e-visa by applying online.
  • Four major airports serve the republic of Kenya. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is the largest aviation facility in Kenya and the busiest. Moi International Airport (MBA) in Mombasa is the second busiest. Kisumu International Airport (KIS) and Eldoret International Airport (EDL) are other great alternatives to the two airports.
  • If you’re flying to Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi you should consider booking your flight to NBO, the Airport is situated in Nairobi metropolitan city. Therefore, making it easier for you to move around the metropolitan city.
  • If you’re flying to Kisumu city for a holiday vacation, you should consider booking your flight to KIS. The Airport is the major airport serving the city of Kisumu hence placing you close to top tourist destinations such as Lake Victoria and Impala Park.
  • NBO is the main hub for Kenya Airways, the national carrier of Kenya among other airlines such as Fly540, Jambojet, and African Express. If you’re connecting to several cities in Kenya, you should consider booking your flight with Kenya Airways as they have many connections from NBO.
  • If you are flying to Kenya, consider booking your flight to NBO. The airport serves as the ideal gateway into Kenya as well as Central and East Africa. The airport is well connected to major airports around the world and receives multiple airlines flying from New York (JFK), San Francisco (SFO), Chicago (ORD), Washington D.C. (IAD), and Los Angeles (LAX), among other cities.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Kenya

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 8687 reviews
8.6Crew
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
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Inexpensive, got an exit row aisle aeat with no middle passenger, bought a great breakfast sandwich, flight comfortable & arrived ahead of schedule.

10.0 ExcellentHarry, Dec 2024IAD - SEA
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Inexpensive, got an exit row aisle aeat with no middle passenger, bought a great breakfast sandwich, flight comfortable & arrived ahead of schedule.

Customer service at the gate in the flight was exceptional. On time. Aircraft and seat was decent. Thanks Delta. 💗

It was terrible, if they ran flights on time it would make a big difference.

Great flight. On-time, comfortable, clean aircraft, and offered snacks pre-flight to plan for a potentially turbulent route. I wish there was Wi-Fi an all Delta Aircrafts but for a short flight this is not much of a problem.

Delta seems to be improving in many areas, except they are super bad with the food available. Bring back normal food service on long flights.

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Everything was good except when we're on a 6 hour flight at dinner time and all they offer as part of the fare are little bags of junk food, it's disappointing. Bring back food service without an added price.

I sat in comfort plus. It was fine. Seats were comfortable. I got drinks and snacks.

Crew was nice. Flight was timely. Seats could be better as well as the food considering it’s first class.

Left on time and arrived early this extending our 31 minute transfer. Bags made it also!

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

The food is not good and also if you ask crew to bring something they say ok I will bring but you will never get it. Please they should listen good to passengers

No difference between US airline and Qatar. Both cramp as many people. The airline seems to change planes without notice choice is seating when making reservations online doesn’t match the plane a passenger is on. Especially paying extra. Nothing special No different than US carriers.

Did not like anything. Seats were crammed, leg space was minimal and food was terrible. This was the first time traveling overseas in American Airlines and was the worst experience ever. Have learned a lesson to never travel in American Airlines.

Delayed my flights and no communication. We end up spending 6 hrs in Doha. No food or any concern from the airline. Terrible

Check in desk people constrained by fear. Obvious typo on Uganda visa, even though approved, caused loss of flight. Something is definitely wrong with this system.

Between Air India and Qatar my luggage was lost for three days. I eventually found my own luggage location using the Apple Air Tag. Air India used a paper form to report my lost luggage. I could never get past getting past luggage personnel with my report number before they would hang up on me. Only after them specifically telling Air India at Chandigarh airport where my luggage was located which was right under their noses did they react. After three days I finally received my luggage. The Air India luggage folks didn’t seem proactive in finding the luggage’s rightful owner.

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

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

Terrible boarding experience, with an incomprehensible assignment of priorities. “Fast track” was the slowest. Poor system planning.

Terrible boarding process, no proper line maintained even for business class, crews are not very attentive, business class food quality / variety / quantity have gone down, everything has become cheap.

Check in was not available online. It was super long line to check in

I did not have a good experience from the first point of contact to the check in person to boarding and the comfort of the seats. I would not travel on Turkish again. I will let my family and friends know about my experience which was not a pleasant one.

Food quality and the overall service of the staff and significantly decreased. The flight was delayed at the Istanbul airport and the passengers were kept onboard for more than 3 hours. The staff didn’t kept the passengers informed and everyone was upset.

Cross Atlantic flight terrible aircraft TK10 on the way back : Old configuration tacky . The boarding in Istanbul at the gate fly TK686 was a mess unorganized , very rude ground staff . Overall never again

The food served was frozen salad and hummus. The hot meal was fine. Crew was doing bare minimum

I enjoy flying with Turkish Airlines and such good hospitality among the crew memebers

Good food and wine. Some of the Guy who are in charge to board Passengers on the plane couldn’t use the word “Please” to direct them drop their hand luggage to be loaded on Plane bcos he said the inside storage may not have enough room for all.

Turkish Airlines apparently no longer gives you 2 checked bags allowance on international flights, so that pleasure cost me $165 for my second suitcase at the airport. On top of that, they damaged that very suitcase, which happens to be a designer one and part of a set - ripped one of the four wheels right off.

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

Awful, we had a delay of 3 hrs, impacting in my transfer flight to Cape town, and Kenya airways didnt do anything. They sent me twice to transfer services in Nairobi, not been available to sleep (from 1 am to 5 am); without any update.

It's the only direct flight between Accra and Nairobi, and you pay for it! Food is better on Asky. No entertainment on flight from Accra to Nairobi, but there other way did have screens. Generally timely boarding and departure.

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

Flying portion was fine. Below average comfort. We had 2 canceled flights and got stuck in 2 cities which took us 3 days to get home. Kenya hasn’t done anything or even reached out to us after complaining.

We were delayed about 5 hours each way from JFK to Nairobi. On the way out, we sat on the tarmac for 5 hours making for almost 20 hours on the plane. And the seats are so uncomfortable. My bottom has never been so sore on a long flight before. Bring a pad if you can. On the return, we were delayed 5 hours in the airport. It was reported as a 3 hour delay on the board and website but at the gate it was 5 hours. So, we waited with 3 kids in the airport when we could have been at the hotel resting instead. The flight was completely full probably due to the cancelled flight the night before. I wonder if the airline is in such shambles because of their possible impending bankruptcy. The staff were pleasant and the vegan meals we requested were impressive for an airplane tv dinner style tray.

Service was good, but I lost my baggage. There should be more accountability to passengers, and more concern to help find lost baggage.

Was too pissed about my luggage not being with me even though they assured me at the gate it was to recall any other problems. Planes on the inside are in terrible shape. Thank goodness the engines seem to run okay.

Terrible. Flew from Rwanda to Nairobi for transfer then on to Madagascar. Kenya Airways does not like to park at a gate. They park on the outskirts requiring a bus shuttle. That part is okay, but the bus drops you off outside of security. If I did not skip to the front of the line with my remaining half hour connection, I would have missed my flight. Complete security check plus taking off of shoes had to be completed (again). I made it to Madagascar, but my checked bag decided to take a trip to Dubai. I know tag on luggage was to Madagascar. No one can figure out how it made it to Dubai, except for incompetence. Even though I knew it was in Dubai, they would not allow a tracking to be done until Kenya Airways had the opportunity to get it on the next flight to Madagascar. Did not happen of course! I took 3 flights with Kenya Airways during this journey. Everyone of them had something go wrong. Please look elsewhere for another airline which I will be doing in the future.

Terrible. 6 hours late and zero urgency after the fact. Took over an hour to board and then an hour plus on the runway.

The seats in airbus from LA to London are uncomfortable. They are too narrow. I am a slim person but felt cramped. The way the seats are laid out really hinders privacy. You are forced to look at the person next to you which is awkward, Also the entertainment on the same leg was limited. The crew was excellent and attentive and the food was decent. The seats on London to Delhi leg were way better. The crew again was very attentive and polite.

Great job notifying of 30 minute delay in departure. Fabulous job making up for the time and arriving as scheduled. Air travel is just no fun anymore with the extreme overcrowding, and someone needs to come up with an innovative plan for loading and unloading passengers (load all window seats first, middle seats second, aisle seats last?). Great job getting the luggage on the carousel in record time!

Although it was an overnight flight, the crew could’ve have made more refreshment passes.

All and it was good . But no one woke me when meals came around . Please have a don’t not disturb sign if you opted for that . Left very hungry missing all meals .

It was good but I wished if they could have sign do not disturb if we did not wanted any meals . I was tired and slept through the entire flight and woke up just before landing .being hungry Too late to ask for something to eat before exiting the flight . Left feeling hunger 🙁

Late in leaving the US. Late in arriving in UK. 2 plua hous on ground in UK before leaving. Late in arriving in Spain. Didn't get our bags until the next night.

British Airways canceled my flight and I had to fly on Lufthansa the next day. What a garbage airline 🗑️

3 hr delay. No water given while on the plane for 3hrs.

No fast track available, no organisation. Unpleasant boarding system at gate 20 at JFK. When giving feedback to the lounge team I was told to talk to the manager instead of taking the feedback.

The whole experience was great. The only improvement would be the entertainment selection

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