✈ NBO → ARN

9H 4M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

Flight time
9h 4m
Distance
4,337 mi
Or
6,979 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Nairobi to Stockholm

From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa  →  Arlanda (ARN), Sweden Europe

How long is the flight from Nairobi to Stockholm?

A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Stockholm (ARN) takes about 9 hours 4 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,337 miles (6,979 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 4m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,337 mi

6,979 km · great-circle

Avg speed

770 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Nairobi timezone

UTC+3

Africa/Nairobi

Stockholm timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Stockholm

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.

✈ Flight 1033 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1193 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 286 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.