✈ NBO → SIN
9H 38M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Nairobi to Singapore
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → Changi (SIN), Singapore Asia
How long is the flight from Nairobi to Singapore?
A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Singapore (SIN) takes about 9 hours 38 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,637 miles (7,462 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 38m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,637 mi
7,462 km · great-circle
Avg speed
775 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Singapore timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Singapore
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.