Flight from Nairobi to Vancouver

From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa  →  YVR (YVR), Canada North America

↔ Flying the other way? Vancouver → Nairobi

How long is the flight from Nairobi to Vancouver?

A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Vancouver (YVR) takes about 17 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,925 miles (14,364 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Time zones & jet lag

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 → Dallas
• Nairobi → Auckland
• Nairobi → Cancun
• Nairobi → Atlanta
• Nairobi → Chicago

More flights to North America

• Nairobi → New York
• Nairobi → Miami
• Nairobi → Boston
• Nairobi → Toronto

Flights to Vancouver

Nearest origins

• Seattle → Vancouver
• San Francisco → Vancouver
• Las Vegas → Vancouver
• Los Angeles → Vancouver
• Dallas → Vancouver
• Chicago → Vancouver
• Toronto → Vancouver
• Atlanta → Vancouver
• New York → Vancouver
• Mexico City → Vancouver

Long-haul to Vancouver

• Cape Town → Vancouver
• Johannesburg → Vancouver
• Melbourne → Vancouver
• Bali (Denpasar) → Vancouver
• Kuala Lumpur → Vancouver
• Singapore → Vancouver
• Sydney → Vancouver
• Mumbai → Vancouver
• Abu Dhabi → Vancouver
• Bangkok → Vancouver

More flights from Africa

• Cairo → Vancouver
• Casablanca → Vancouver