Flight from Vancouver to Nairobi

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

↔ Flying the other way? Nairobi → Vancouver

How long is the flight from Vancouver to Nairobi?

A nonstop flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Nairobi (NBO) 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 Vancouver

Nearest destinations

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

Long-haul from Vancouver

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

More flights to Africa

• Vancouver → Cairo
• Vancouver → 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
• Seattle → 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