✈ SCL → NBO
SANTIAGO → NAIROBI IN 14H 31M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Santiago to Nairobi
From Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America → Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa
How long is the flight from Santiago to Nairobi?
A nonstop flight from Santiago (SCL) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 14 hours 31 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,183 miles (11,560 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 31m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,183 mi
11,560 km · great-circle
Avg speed
797 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.