Flight from Los Angeles to Nairobi

From LAX (LAX), USA North America  →  Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Nairobi → Los Angeles

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Nairobi?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 19 hours 17 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,677 miles (15,573 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Time zones & jet lag

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.

Flights from Los Angeles

Nearest destinations

• Los Angeles → Las Vegas
• Los Angeles → San Francisco
• Los Angeles → Seattle
• Los Angeles → Vancouver
• Los Angeles → Dallas
• Los Angeles → Mexico City
• Los Angeles → Chicago
• Los Angeles → Atlanta
• Los Angeles → Cancun
• Los Angeles → Toronto

Long-haul from Los Angeles

• Los Angeles → Johannesburg
• Los Angeles → Cape Town
• Los Angeles → Kuala Lumpur
• Los Angeles → Singapore
• Los Angeles → Mumbai
• Los Angeles → Bali (Denpasar)
• Los Angeles → Abu Dhabi
• Los Angeles → Dubai
• Los Angeles → Doha
• Los Angeles → Bangkok

More flights to Africa

• Los Angeles → Cairo
• Los Angeles → Casablanca

Flights to Nairobi

Nearest origins

• Johannesburg → Nairobi
• Doha → Nairobi
• Abu Dhabi → Nairobi
• Cairo → Nairobi
• Dubai → Nairobi
• Tel Aviv → Nairobi
• Cape Town → Nairobi
• Mumbai → Nairobi
• Athens → Nairobi
• Istanbul → Nairobi

Long-haul to Nairobi

• San Francisco → Nairobi
• Las Vegas → Nairobi
• Mexico City → Nairobi
• Seattle → Nairobi
• Vancouver → Nairobi
• Dallas → Nairobi
• Auckland → Nairobi
• Cancun → Nairobi
• Atlanta → Nairobi
• Chicago → Nairobi

More flights from North America

• New York → Nairobi
• Miami → Nairobi
• Boston → Nairobi
• Toronto → Nairobi