✈ NBO → MNL
11H 57M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,846 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from Nairobi to Manila
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → Ninoy Aquino (MNL), Philippines Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Manila → Nairobi
How long is the flight from Nairobi to Manila?
A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Manila (MNL) 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
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Manila timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Manila
Time difference
+5h
5 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~5d
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.
Flights from Nairobi
Nearest destinations
- Nairobi → Johannesburg
- Nairobi → Doha
- Nairobi → Abu Dhabi
- Nairobi → Cairo
- Nairobi → Dubai
- Nairobi → Tel Aviv
- Nairobi → Cape Town
- Nairobi → Mumbai
- Nairobi → Athens
- Nairobi → Istanbul
Long-haul from Nairobi
- Nairobi → Los Angeles
- Nairobi → San Francisco
- Nairobi → Las Vegas
- Nairobi → Mexico City
- Nairobi → Seattle
- Nairobi → Vancouver
- Nairobi → Dallas
- Nairobi → Auckland
- Nairobi → Cancun
- Nairobi → Atlanta
More flights to Asia
Flights to Manila
Nearest origins
- Hong Kong → Manila
- Taipei → Manila
- Shanghai → Manila
- Bangkok → Manila
- Singapore → Manila
- Kuala Lumpur → Manila
- Seoul → Manila
- Osaka → Manila
- Bali (Denpasar) → Manila
- Beijing → Manila
Long-haul to 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 → Manila