Cheap flights from London to Nairobi from £303

If you don’t want to visit Nairobi in November, then you should wait until September to fly from London, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £582.

The cheapest day to depart from London to Nairobi is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as £653. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Friday because tickets tend to average around £705. 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 London to Nairobi flights are usually those with departure times in the morning. Our users have found flights to Nairobi in the morning for as low as £651. Flights to Nairobi are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of £909. Departure times in the evening 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 London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nairobi for around £661 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 London for as low as £642 on momondo.

Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from London to Nairobi

Kenya Airways, British Airways and RwandAir are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Nairobi from London according to our data. Kenya Airways is the first choice among our users, with 47% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Nairobi. Keep in mind that there are 20 different airlines that fly to Nairobi on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 32% 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 127 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.

Saturday 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 23% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

6 flights are operational daily from London to Nairobi as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 09:00, with 58% of flights per day taking off at midday.

48 flights are operational weekly from London to Nairobi as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 17% of flights per week taking off on this day.