Cheap flights from New York to Nairobi from £323

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from New York, with most prices found around £728. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from New York during September instead. Flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport in September, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around £735.

According to our data, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from New York. The lowest ticket price found for a Wednesday departure recently was £728. 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 New York to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport for around £1,741.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is at midday when flights can be purchased for as low as £791. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is in the morning when prices are around £921.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport for around £884 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 New York for as low as £810 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on New York 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 32% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport flight.

As of March 2026, prices for New York to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport flights are approximately 4% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between New York and Nairobi have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 175 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon 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. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Kenya Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 20% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Paris (CDG) was the most common stop: 67% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Cairo (CAI) offer the lowest average return price of £726.

Flights connecting via Paris (CDG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 19h 25m.

Paris (CDG) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 5h 50m.

As of March 2026, there are 6 flights per week flying from New York to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport. The most common day of the week flights depart is Wed, with 33% of flights taking off on this day.

Flight times from New York to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport vary, but if you’re flying out of New York and flying into Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport (one of the most popular routes), then the duration is 17h 40m on average. Another popular route from New York to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is flying from Newark to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, which will take roughly 27h 20m. Keep in mind that layovers or delays could extend your travel time.