✈ NBO → EDI

9H 29M. NAIROBI TO EDINBURGH. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.

Flight time
9h 29m
Distance
4,555 mi
Or
7,331 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Nairobi to Edinburgh

From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa  →  Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe

How long is the flight from Nairobi to Edinburgh?

A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 9 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,555 miles (7,331 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 29m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,555 mi

7,331 km · great-circle

Avg speed

774 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Nairobi timezone

UTC+3

Africa/Nairobi

Edinburgh timezone

UTC+1

Europe/London

Time difference

-2h

2 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~1.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1085 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1254 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 301 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.