✈ MNL → NBO
11H 57M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Manila to Nairobi
From Ninoy Aquino (MNL), Philippines Asia → Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa
↔ Flying the other way? Nairobi → Manila
How long is the flight from Manila to Nairobi?
A nonstop flight from Manila (MNL) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 11 hours 57 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,846 miles (9,409 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 57m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,846 mi
9,409 km · great-circle
Avg speed
787 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Manila timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Manila
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.
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 Manila
Nearest destinations
- Manila → Hong Kong
- Manila → Taipei
- Manila → Shanghai
- Manila → Bangkok
- Manila → Singapore
- Manila → Kuala Lumpur
- Manila → Seoul
- Manila → Osaka
- Manila → Bali (Denpasar)
- Manila → Beijing
Long-haul from Manila
- Manila → São Paulo
- Manila → Rio de Janeiro
- Manila → Buenos Aires
- Manila → Santiago
- Manila → Cancun
- Manila → Miami
- Manila → Mexico City
- Manila → Atlanta
- Manila → New York
- Manila → Boston
More flights to Africa
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
- Los Angeles → Nairobi
- San Francisco → Nairobi
- Las Vegas → Nairobi
- Mexico City → Nairobi
- Seattle → Nairobi
- Vancouver → Nairobi
- Dallas → Nairobi
- Auckland → Nairobi
- Cancun → Nairobi
- Atlanta → Nairobi