Which airlines fly to Nairobi?

Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Nairobi from Australia according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 49% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Nairobi. Keep in mind that there are 12 different airlines that fly to Nairobi on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Australia to Nairobi?

IndiGo, Qatar Airways, and Etihad Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Australia to Nairobi

How long does it take to fly to Nairobi?

If you’re flying from a popular airport in Australia, such as Perth or Adelaide, and flying into Nairobi, then you can expect flight times to average 15h 45m and 23h 10m, respectively.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Australia to Nairobi?

Prices for flights from Australia to Nairobi are refreshed on a daily basis.

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As of September 2026, there are 12 operators available to choose from for flights from Australia to Nairobi.

How old do you have to be to fly from Australia to Nairobi?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Australia to Nairobi.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Nairobi?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Nairobi can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Nairobi. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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00:45 - 05:40PER Perth-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

33h 55m2 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

07:05 - 19:50NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-PER Perth

31h 45m3 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Kuala Lumpur Intl

$1,683Multiple Airlines

Tue, 6 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct

11:05 - 06:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

27h 25m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

13:35 - 20:20NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

22h 45m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,704China Southern

Wed, 14 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct

15:15 - 06:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

47h 25m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Changsha Huanghua Intl

13:35 - 20:20NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

22h 45m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,704China Southern

Mon, 19 Oct - Mon, 9 Nov

14:35 - 05:40MEL Melbourne-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

47h 05m2 stops Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

06:40 - 07:25NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-MEL Melbourne

40h 45m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Singapore Changi

$1,714IndiGo

Thu, 29 Oct - Sat, 21 Nov

13:00 - 05:40MEL Melbourne-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

24h 40m2 stops Singapore Changi Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

06:40 - 09:50NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-MEL Melbourne

43h 10m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Singapore Changi

$1,715IndiGo

Mon, 12 Oct - Mon, 19 Oct

13:00 - 05:40MEL Melbourne-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

24h 40m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

19:15 - 17:00NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-MEL Melbourne

37h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,730Multiple Airlines

Sat, 24 Oct - Sat, 31 Oct

15:50 - 13:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

29h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

01:35 - 06:50NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

21h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,813Qatar Airways

Mon, 19 Oct - Sun, 8 Nov

21:30 - 06:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

40h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

07:15 - 06:30NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,846Etihad Airways

Mon, 30 Nov - Wed, 10 Feb

15:50 - 07:15SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

23h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

08:45 - 18:20NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

25h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,873Qatar Airways

Sat, 24 Oct - Thu, 10 Dec

21:35 - 18:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

28h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

13:35 - 06:30NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

32h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,895Etihad Airways

Sat, 24 Oct - Sat, 31 Oct

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08:35 - 06:10SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

52h 35m3 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

07:05 - 19:00NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

28h 55m3 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Kuala Lumpur Intl

$2,016Multiple Airlines

Thu, 17 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct

10:15 - 05:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

26h 25m2 stops Ho Chi Minh City Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

06:40 - 19:00NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

29h 20m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Kuala Lumpur Intl

$2,065Multiple Airlines

Thu, 17 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct

20:45 - 13:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

23h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

08:15 - 06:10NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

38h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$2,083Qatar Airways

Thu, 17 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct

11:00 - 06:45SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

26h 45m2 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl

08:15 - 06:10NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

38h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$2,157Qatar Airways

Thu, 17 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct

22:20 - 14:30PER Perth-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

21h 10m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:45 - 17:35NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-PER Perth

37h 50m1 stop Dubai Intl

$2,266Emirates

Sun, 13 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct

06:00 - 20:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

21h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

16:35 - 18:05NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

42h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

$2,348Qantas Airways

Thu, 17 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct

06:00 - 20:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

21h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:45 - 19:05NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

36h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

$2,348Qantas Airways

Wed, 16 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct

10:05 - 06:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

27h 35m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Changsha Huanghua Intl

13:15 - 19:25NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

23h 10m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$2,628China Southern

Thu, 17 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct

22:20 - 20:00PER Perth-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

26h 40m1 stop Dubai Intl

16:35 - 00:40NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-PER Perth

51h 05m2 stops Dubai Intl Singapore Changi

$2,790Emirates

Sun, 13 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

20:50 - 12:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

22h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

19:00 - 17:50NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

38h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$11,260Etihad Airways

Tue, 15 Sep - Tue, 6 Oct

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Qantas Airways flights from Australia to Nairobi

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Qantas Airways

20 Sept

MEL05:15Melbourne

40h 15m

1 stop

NBO14:30Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

30 Oct

NBO16:45Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

29h 40m

1 stop

MEL06:25Melbourne

$2,348

Qantas Airways

20 Sept

MEL05:15Melbourne

40h 15m

1 stop

NBO14:30Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

30 Oct

NBO16:45Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

29h 40m

1 stop

MEL06:25Melbourne

$2,354

Qantas Airways

20 Sept

MEL05:15Melbourne

40h 15m

1 stop

NBO14:30Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

30 Oct

NBO16:45Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

29h 40m

1 stop

MEL06:25Melbourne

$2,430

Emirates flights from Australia to Nairobi

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Emirates

11 Oct

SYD21:45Sydney Kingsford Smith

24h 45m

1 stop

NBO14:30Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20 Oct

NBO22:45Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

24h 20m

1 stop

SYD07:05Sydney Kingsford Smith

$2,044

Emirates

11 Oct

SYD21:10Sydney Kingsford Smith

25h 20m

1 stop

NBO14:30Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20 Oct

NBO22:45Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

24h 20m

1 stop

SYD07:05Sydney Kingsford Smith

$2,066

Emirates

11 Oct

SYD11:20Sydney Kingsford Smith

26h 05m

2 stops

NBO05:25Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20 Oct

NBO07:10Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

27h 55m

1 stop

SYD19:05Sydney Kingsford Smith

$2,112

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PerthNairobi

PER Perth - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

PERNBO

Perth

Tue 6/10

00:45-05:40

2 stops33h 55m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Wed 14/10

07:05-19:50

3 stops31h 45m

$1,683

SydneyNairobi

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

SYDNBO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 14/10

11:05-06:30

1 stop27h 25m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Mon 26/10

13:35-20:20

1 stop22h 45m

$1,704

SydneyNairobi

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

SYDNBO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 19/10

15:15-06:40

2 stops47h 25m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Mon 9/11

13:35-20:20

1 stop22h 45m

$1,704

MelbourneNairobi

MEL Melbourne - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

MELNBO

Melbourne

Thu 29/10

14:35-05:40

2 stops47h 05m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Sat 21/11

06:40-07:25

2 stops40h 45m

$1,714

MelbourneNairobi

MEL Melbourne - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

MELNBO

Melbourne

Mon 12/10

13:00-05:40

2 stops24h 40m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Mon 19/10

06:40-09:50

2 stops43h 10m

$1,715

MelbourneNairobi

MEL Melbourne - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

MELNBO

Melbourne

Sat 24/10

13:00-05:40

2 stops24h 40m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Sat 31/10

19:15-17:00

1 stop37h 45m

$1,730

SydneyNairobi

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

SYDNBO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 19/10

15:50-13:40

1 stop29h 50m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Sun 8/11

01:35-06:50

1 stop21h 15m

$1,813

SydneyNairobi

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

SYDNBO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 30/11

21:30-06:20

1 stop40h 50m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Wed 10/2

07:15-06:30

1 stop39h 15m

$1,846

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SydneyNairobi

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

SYDNBO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 24/10

15:50-07:15

1 stop23h 25m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Thu 10/12

08:45-18:20

1 stop25h 35m

$1,873

SydneyNairobi

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

SYDNBO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 24/10

21:35-18:20

1 stop28h 45m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Sat 31/10

13:35-06:30

1 stop32h 55m

$1,895

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Nairobi?

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Nairobi from Australia, with most prices found around $2,076. The month of February is another great option to travel to Nairobi, with average flight prices from Australia averaging around $2,097.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Nairobi?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Nairobi from Australia when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nairobi for around $2,209 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Nairobi from Australia for as low as $1,990 on momondo.

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Best price found	$799
Fastest flight time	15h 45m
Direct flights	Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat and Sun
Airports in Nairobi	2 airports

The best one-way flight to Nairobi from Australia in the past 72 hours is $799. The best return flight deal from Australia to Nairobi found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,683.

The fastest flight from Australia to Nairobi takes 15h 45m

Direct flights go from Australia to Nairobi on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. There are no airlines offering direct flights..

There are 2 airports in Nairobi. From Australia there are direct flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl (NBO).

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from Australia to Nairobi?
Prices for flights from Australia to Nairobi are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Australia to Nairobi?
As of September 2026, there are 12 operators available to choose from for flights from Australia to Nairobi.
How old do you have to be to fly from Australia to Nairobi?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Australia to Nairobi.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Nairobi?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Nairobi can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Nairobi. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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IndiGo	PriceFrom $836	Free cancellation	Rating 6.8 581 reviews	Search IndiGo flights
Virgin Australia	PriceFrom $1,106	Free cancellation	Rating 7.6 474 reviews	Search Virgin Australia flights
RwandAir	PriceFrom $1,143	Free cancellation	Rating 7.8 42 reviews	Search RwandAir flights
Emirates	PriceFrom $1,447	Free cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,654 reviews	Search Emirates flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $1,494	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,533 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
China Southern	PriceFrom $1,604	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 172 reviews	Search China Southern flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom $1,646	Free cancellation	Rating 7.2 1,040 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,715	Free cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,733 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
South African	PriceFrom $1,825	Free cancellation	Rating 7.7 65 reviews	Search South African flights
Qantas Airways	PriceFrom $2,020	Free cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,093 reviews	Search Qantas Airways flights

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