✈ SYD → NBO
15H 12M FROM SYDNEY TO NAIROBI. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Sydney to Nairobi
From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa
How long is the flight from Sydney to Nairobi?
A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Nairobi (NBO) takes about 15 hours 12 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,540 miles (12,135 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 12m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,540 mi
12,135 km · great-circle
Avg speed
799 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.