There are 6 ways to get from France to Eastern Africa by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, Matatu
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Nairobi (NBO)plane CDG - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
14h 54m$420–757Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport, Matatu
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Nairobi (NBO)plane NTE - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
19h 10m$379–1,196Fly from Marseille Provence Airport, Matatu
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Nairobi (NBO)plane MRS - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
18h 52m$420–1,202Train, train to Frankfurt, fly, Matatu
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane FRA - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
15h 41m$465–991Train to Brussels Airport, fly, Matatu
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Nairobi (NBO)plane BRU - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
15h 56m$460–763Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly, Matatu
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Nairobi (NBO)plane AMS - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Naivashabus
16h 52m$602–1,027
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Eastern Africa is to train and fly and Matatu which costs $460 - $800 and takes 15h 56m.
The fastest way to get from France to Eastern Africa is to fly and Matatu which takes 14h 54m and costs $420 - $800.
The distance between France and Eastern Africa is 6670 km.
It takes approximately 14h 54m to get from France to Eastern Africa, including transfers.
Eastern Africa is 1h ahead of France. It is currently 4:50 PM in France and 5:50 PM in Eastern Africa.
There are 327+ hotels available in Eastern Africa.
What companies run services between France and Eastern Africa, Kenya?
There is no direct connection from France to Eastern Africa. However, you can take the train to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, walk to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) airport, fly to Nairobi (NBO), walk to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, take the bus to Tusker/Ronald Ngala, walk to Nairobi, take the bus to Naivasha, then take the taxi to Eastern Africa. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Aéroport Marseille Provence, walk to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) airport, fly to Nairobi (NBO), walk to JKIA - Passenger Boarding, take the bus to Tusker/Ronald Ngala, walk to Nairobi, take the bus to Naivasha, then take the taxi to Eastern Africa.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nairobi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nairobi via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nairobi via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nairobi via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nairobi via Kilimanjaro
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Nairobi via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nairobi via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nairobi via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Nairobi via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–850
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Nairobi to Naivasha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Nairobi to Naivasha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Nairobi to Naivasha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Nairobi to Naivasha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Nairobi to Naivasha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Nairobi to Naivasha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
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