Cheap flights from London to Nairobi from £273

The month of May is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from London, with most prices found around £531. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of May, then book flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from London during September instead. Flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport in September, while not as cheap as those in May, still average around £536.

According to our data, Monday is the cheapest day to fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from London. The lowest ticket price found for a Monday departure recently was £631. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from London to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport for around £682.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is in the morning when flights can be purchased for as low as £640. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is in the evening when prices are around £809.

Fly from London Gatwick to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl for the best London - Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport for around £636 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from London for as low as £603 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on London to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 3% on your flight if you consider stops on a London to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport flight.

As of February 2026, prices for London to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport flights are approximately 3% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Air Arabia, Gulf Air, and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from London to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Kenya Airways, British Airways and RwandAir are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from London according to our data. Kenya Airways is the first choice among our users, with 49% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 21 different airlines that fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 33% of flights between London and Nairobi have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 132 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

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

According to our data, British Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 25% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Addis Ababa (ADD) was the most common stop: 22% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Jeddah (JED) offer the lowest average return price of £479.

Flights connecting via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 11h 05m.

Amsterdam (AMS) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 18m.

6 flights are operational daily from London to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport as of February 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 09:00, with 53% of flights per day taking off at midday.

45 flights are operational weekly from London to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport as of February 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Sat, with 20% of flights per week taking off on this day.