Flight from Seattle to Nairobi

From Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America  →  Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa

↔ Flying the other way? Nairobi → Seattle

How long is the flight from Seattle to Nairobi?

A nonstop flight from Seattle (SEA) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 18 hours 1 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,015 miles (14,508 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 Seattle

Nearest destinations

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

Long-haul from Seattle

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

More flights to Africa

• Seattle → Cairo
• Seattle → Casablanca

Flights to Nairobi

Nearest origins

• Johannesburg → Nairobi
• Doha → Nairobi
• Abu Dhabi → Nairobi
• Cairo → Nairobi
• Dubai → Nairobi
• Tel Aviv → Nairobi
• Cape Town → Nairobi
• Mumbai → Nairobi
• Athens → Nairobi
• Istanbul → Nairobi

Long-haul to Nairobi

• Los Angeles → Nairobi
• San Francisco → Nairobi
• Las Vegas → Nairobi
• Mexico City → Nairobi
• Vancouver → Nairobi
• Dallas → Nairobi
• Auckland → Nairobi
• Cancun → Nairobi
• Atlanta → Nairobi
• Chicago → Nairobi

More flights from North America

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