Cheap flights from Dubai to Nairobi from £161

If you don’t want to visit Nairobi in September, then you should wait until February to fly from Dubai, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £153.

The cheapest day to depart from Dubai to Nairobi is on a Sunday when prices can be found for as low as £359. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Tuesday because tickets tend to average around £397. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Nairobi.

Our data shows that the cheapest Dubai to Nairobi flights are usually those with departure times in the evening. Our users have found flights to Nairobi in the evening for as low as £359. Flights to Nairobi are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of £404. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Nairobi from Dubai when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nairobi for around £342 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Nairobi from Dubai for as low as £326 on momondo.

Gulf Air, Kenya Airways, and RwandAir are the most popular carriers operating from Dubai Intl to Nairobi

Kenya Airways, Emirates and SAUDIA are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Nairobi from Dubai according to our data. Kenya Airways is the first choice among our users, with 42% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Nairobi. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Nairobi on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 26% of flights between Dubai and Nairobi have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 161 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Emirates have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Dubai and Nairobi is 3 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 10:00, with 93% of daily flights leaving at midday.

As of May 2026, 21 flights take off from Dubai and land in Nairobi each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Wed, with 19% of weekly flights taking off on this day.