✈ NBO → CDG
8H 29M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Nairobi to Paris
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France Europe
How long is the flight from Nairobi to Paris?
A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Paris (CDG) takes about 8 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,036 miles (6,495 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 29m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,036 mi
6,495 km · great-circle
Avg speed
766 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Paris timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Paris
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
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.