✈ IST → NBO
6H 28M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Istanbul to Nairobi
From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe → Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa
↔ Flying the other way? Nairobi → Istanbul
How long is the flight from Istanbul to Nairobi?
A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 6 hours 28 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 2,988 miles (4,808 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
6h 28m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
2,988 mi
4,808 km · great-circle
Avg speed
743 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
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.
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