Cheap flights from New York to Nairobi from £395

If you don’t want to visit Nairobi in January, then you should wait until November to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £406.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to Nairobi is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as £712. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Friday because tickets tend to average around £1,649. 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 New York to Nairobi flights are usually those with departure times at midday. Our users have found flights to Nairobi at midday for as low as £843. Flights to Nairobi are more costly in the morning, with an average ticket price of £901. Departure times in the morning 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 New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nairobi for around £871 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 New York for as low as £786 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 24% 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 166 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 24% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, there are 1 flights per day flying from New York to Nairobi. The most common time of day flights depart is 13:00, with 100% of flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of May 2026, there are 9 flights per week flying from New York to Nairobi. The most common day of the week flights depart is Tue, with 22% of flights taking off on this day.