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✈ NBO → EDI

NAIROBI → EDINBURGH: 9H 29M, 4,555 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.

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

↔ Flying the other way? Edinburgh → Nairobi

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.

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