✈ NBO → YVR
17H 51M, 8,925 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Nairobi to Vancouver
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → YVR (YVR), Canada North America
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.
Avg flight time
17h 51m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,925 mi
14,364 km · great-circle
Avg speed
805 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Vancouver timezone
UTC-7
America/Vancouver
Time difference
-10h
10 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~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.