Which airlines fly to Nairobi?

Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and China Southern 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 50% 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?

Etihad Airways, China Southern, and IndiGo 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 Melbourne or Sydney, and flying into Nairobi, then you can expect flight times to average 20h 15m and 23h 45m, 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 October 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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15:10 - 07:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

48h 20m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Changsha Huanghua Intl

13:15 - 20:25NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

23h 10m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,817China Southern

Fri, 19 Mar - Mon, 29 Mar

11:40 - 05:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

26h 00m2 stops Singapore Changi Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

06:40 - 08:15NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

41h 35m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Singapore Changi

$1,821IndiGo

Fri, 19 Mar - Mon, 29 Mar

15:50 - 13:45SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

29h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

21h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,826Qatar Airways

Thu, 11 Mar - Wed, 17 Mar

22:05 - 07:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

41h 25m2 stops Guangzhou Baiyun Changsha Huanghua Intl

13:15 - 09:25NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

36h 10m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$1,826China Southern

Fri, 19 Mar - Mon, 29 Mar

16:30 - 05:40SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

45h 10m2 stops Singapore Changi Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

06:40 - 07:35NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

40h 55m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Singapore Changi

$1,843IndiGo

Fri, 5 Feb - Tue, 16 Feb

22:10 - 13:45SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

23h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

06:40 - 07:35NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

40h 55m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Singapore Changi

$1,858Multiple Airlines

Thu, 11 Mar - Thu, 18 Mar

21:30 - 12:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

23h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

06:40 - 07:35NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

40h 55m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Singapore Changi

$1,882Multiple Airlines

Fri, 5 Feb - Tue, 16 Feb

16:50 - 06:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

22h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

08:15 - 19:40NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

28h 25m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne

$1,897Qatar Airways

Tue, 30 Mar - Thu, 27 May

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

$1,928Etihad Airways

Fri, 20 Nov - Fri, 22 Jan

18:05 - 18:20MEL Melbourne-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

32h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

07:15 - 16:45NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-MEL Melbourne

25h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,966Etihad Airways

Fri, 12 Feb - Sun, 21 Feb

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13:55 - 18:20BNE Brisbane-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

35h 25m3 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

14:10 - 06:00NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-BNE Brisbane

32h 50m3 stops Sharjah Kuala Lumpur Intl Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

$2,090Multiple Airlines

Sat, 31 Oct - Mon, 30 Nov

06:15 - 19:35MEL Melbourne-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

21h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:45 - 06:25NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-MEL Melbourne

23h 40m1 stop Dubai Intl

$2,186Emirates

Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 2 Nov

23:00 - 07:05BNE Brisbane-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

39h 05m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

13:35 - 21:10NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-BNE Brisbane

24h 35m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun

$2,212China Southern

Sat, 31 Oct - Mon, 30 Nov

00:30 - 18:20MEL Melbourne-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

25h 50m2 stops Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

22:10 - 11:05NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-MEL Melbourne

28h 55m2 stops Dubai Intl Colombo Bandaranaike Intl

$2,283Multiple Airlines

Sun, 1 Nov - Mon, 2 Nov

06:15 - 19:35MEL Melbourne-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

21h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

22:45 - 10:15NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-MEL Melbourne

51h 30m2 stops Dubai Intl Singapore Changi

$2,347Emirates

Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 2 Nov

22:45 - 23:10PER Perth-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

29h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

17:00 - 18:45NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-PER Perth

20h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$2,549Qatar Airways

Sun, 1 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov

22:20 - 19:35PER Perth-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

26h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

16:45 - 23:55NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-PER Perth

26h 10m2 stops Dubai Intl Singapore Changi

$2,579Emirates

Sun, 1 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov

13:05 - 21:50PER Perth-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

13h 45m1 stop Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ram.

12:10 - 09:10NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-PER Perth

16h 00m1 stop Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ram.

$2,603Air Mauritius

Sun, 1 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov

13:05 - 21:50PER Perth-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

13h 45m1 stop Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ram.

12:10 - 09:10NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-PER Perth

16h 00m1 stop Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ram.

$2,606Air Mauritius

Sun, 1 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov

10:30 - 23:50PER Perth-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

42h 20m2 stops Singapore Changi Istanbul

01:20 - 21:45NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-PER Perth

39h 25m3 stops Istanbul Kuala Lumpur Intl Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

$2,756Multiple Airlines

Sun, 1 Nov - Sun, 15 Nov

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Etihad Airways flights from Australia to Nairobi

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Etihad Airways

20 Nov

SYD21:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

40h 50m

1 stop

NBO06:20Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

22 Jan

NBO07:15Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

39h 15m

1 stop

SYD06:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,928

Etihad Airways

12 Feb

MEL18:05Melbourne

32h 15m

1 stop

NBO18:20Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

21 Feb

NBO07:15Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

25h 30m

1 stop

MEL16:45Melbourne

$1,966

Etihad Airways

28 Nov

SYD21:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

28h 50m

1 stop

NBO18:20Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

5 Dec

NBO13:35Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

32h 55m

1 stop

SYD06:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,995

Emirates flights from Australia to Nairobi

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Emirates

18 Nov

MEL22:30Melbourne

24h 10m

1 stop

NBO14:40Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

6 Dec

NBO16:45Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

29h 40m

1 stop

MEL06:25Melbourne

$2,182

Emirates

18 Nov

MEL22:30Melbourne

24h 10m

1 stop

NBO14:40Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

22 Nov

NBO16:45Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

29h 30m

2 stops

MEL06:15Melbourne

$2,306

Emirates

18 Nov

MEL22:30Melbourne

24h 10m

1 stop

NBO14:40Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

22 Nov

NBO16:45Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

29h 30m

2 stops

MEL06:15Melbourne

$2,307

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15:10-07:30

2 stops48h 20m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

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13:15-20:25

1 stop23h 10m

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06:40-08:15

2 stops41h 35m

$1,821

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Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

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01:35-06:50

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$1,826

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22:05-07:30

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Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Mon 29/3

13:15-09:25

1 stop36h 10m

$1,826

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16:30-05:40

2 stops45h 10m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Tue 16/2

06:40-07:35

2 stops40h 55m

$1,843

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SYDNBO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 11/3

22:10-13:45

1 stop23h 35m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

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06:40-07:35

2 stops40h 55m

$1,858

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SYDNBO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Fri 5/2

21:30-12:30

1 stop23h 00m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Tue 16/2

06:40-07:35

2 stops40h 55m

$1,882

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SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

SYDNBO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 30/3

16:50-06:50

1 stop22h 00m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Thu 27/5

08:15-19:40

2 stops28h 25m

$1,897

SydneyNairobi

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

SYDNBO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Fri 20/11

21:30-06:20

1 stop40h 50m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Fri 22/1

07:15-06:30

1 stop39h 15m

$1,928

MelbourneNairobi

MEL Melbourne - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

MELNBO

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Fri 12/2

18:05-18:20

1 stop32h 15m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Sun 21/2

07:15-16:45

1 stop25h 30m

$1,966

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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 $2,115. The month of February is another great option to travel to Nairobi, with average flight prices from Australia averaging around $2,142.

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 $2,219 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 $2,027 on momondo.

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Best price found	$780
Fastest flight time	20h 15m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Nairobi from Australia in the past 72 hours is $780. The best return flight deal from Australia to Nairobi found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,817.

The fastest flight from Australia to Nairobi takes 20h 15m

There are no direct flights from Australia to Nairobi. There are no popular flight routes from Australia to Nairobi.

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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 October 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 $852	Free cancellation	Rating 6.8 580 reviews	Search IndiGo flights
Virgin Australia	PriceFrom $1,127	Free cancellation	Rating 7.6 482 reviews	Search Virgin Australia flights
RwandAir	PriceFrom $1,164	Free cancellation	Rating 7.9 42 reviews	Search RwandAir flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $1,513	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,549 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom $1,544	Free cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,686 reviews	Search Emirates flights
China Southern	PriceFrom $1,634	Free cancellation	Rating 7.5 184 reviews	Search China Southern flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom $1,677	Free cancellation	Rating 7.1 1,043 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,711	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 3,715 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
South African	PriceFrom $1,860	Free cancellation	Rating 7.7 66 reviews	Search South African flights
Qantas Airways	PriceFrom $1,986	Free cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,121 reviews	Search Qantas Airways flights

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