✈ BOS → NBO
14H 32M IN A METAL TUBE. 7,190 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from Boston to Nairobi
From Logan (BOS), USA North America → Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa
How long is the flight from Boston to Nairobi?
A nonstop flight from Boston (BOS) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 14 hours 32 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,190 miles (11,571 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 32m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,190 mi
11,571 km · great-circle
Avg speed
797 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Boston timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.