✈ MEX → NBO
18H 24M, 9,210 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Mexico City to Nairobi
From Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America → Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa
How long is the flight from Mexico City to Nairobi?
A nonstop flight from Mexico City (MEX) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 18 hours 24 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,210 miles (14,822 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
18h 24m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,210 mi
14,822 km · great-circle
Avg speed
806 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Mexico City timezone
UTC-6
America/Mexico_City
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Time difference
+9h
9 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~9d
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.