✈ NBO → LIS
8H 28M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.
Flight from Nairobi to Lisbon
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → Humberto Delgado (LIS), Portugal Europe
How long is the flight from Nairobi to Lisbon?
A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Lisbon (LIS) takes about 8 hours 28 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,024 miles (6,476 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 28m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,024 mi
6,476 km · great-circle
Avg speed
766 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Lisbon timezone
UTC+1
Europe/Lisbon
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.