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✈ HKG → NBO

11H 8M FROM HONG KONG TO NAIROBI. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 8m
Distance
5,423 mi
Or
8,728 km
Jet lag
5h

Flight from Hong Kong to Nairobi

From Hong Kong International (HKG), Hong Kong Asia  →  Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Nairobi → Hong Kong

How long is the flight from Hong Kong to Nairobi?

A nonstop flight from Hong Kong (HKG) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 11 hours 8 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,423 miles (8,728 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 8m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,423 mi

8,728 km · great-circle

Avg speed

783 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Hong Kong timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Hong_Kong

Nairobi timezone

UTC+3

Africa/Nairobi

Time difference

-5h

5 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~3.5d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1292 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1492 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 358 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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