✈ NBO → KIX
NAIROBI → OSAKA IN 13H 40M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Nairobi to Osaka
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → Kansai (KIX), Japan Asia
How long is the flight from Nairobi to Osaka?
A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Osaka (KIX) takes about 13 hours 40 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,744 miles (10,853 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
13h 40m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,744 mi
10,853 km · great-circle
Avg speed
794 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Osaka timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
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.