There are 4 ways to get from Nairobi to Dubai by plane or shuttle
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Fly Nairobi to Dubai International Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane NBO - DXB
8h 16mAED 758–1,312Fly Nairobi to Sharjah International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)plane NBO - SHJ
9h 45mAED 726–2,036Fly Nairobi to Abu Dhabi, shuttle
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Abu Dhabi (AUH)plane NBO - AUH
- Take a shuttle bus from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
10h 23mAED 794–1,950Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Dubai International Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Dubai International Airport (DXB)plane WIL - DXB
9h 57mAED 730–2,390
Nairobi (NBO) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Dubai is to fly which costs AED 750 - AED 1400 and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Dubai is to fly which takes 8h 16m and costs AED 750 - AED 1400.
The distance between Nairobi and Dubai is 3611 km.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Nairobi to Dubai, including transfers.
Dubai is 1h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 4:43 AM in Nairobi and 5:43 AM in Dubai.
There are 17150+ hotels available in Dubai.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
Emirates, Flydubai, and six other airlines fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Dubai International Airport (DXB) every 2 hours.
Airlines
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Dubai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,400
Flights from Nairobi to Sharjah International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,600
Flights from Nairobi to Abu Dhabi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nairobi to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 600–2,200
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Dubai International Airport via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Dubai International Airport via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,800
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,400
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kisumu, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,500
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Dubai International Airport via Ukunda, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Dubai International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Dubai International Airport via Malindi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi to Dubai International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–3,400
Flights from Nairobi to Sharjah International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,100–3,700
Flights from Nairobi to Abu Dhabi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nairobi to Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 750–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Abu Dhabi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,200–4,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Nairobi to Dubai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 900–2,600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Dubai International Airport via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,900
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Dubai International Airport via Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 1,000–2,800
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Dubai International Airport via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 650–2,300
Flights from Nairobi to Abu Dhabi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 800–2,700
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Dubai International Airport via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–1,100
Flights from Nairobi to Abu Dhabi via Manama
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,000
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Nairobi to Dubai International Airport via Riyadh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- AED 750–2,100
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Nairobi to Sharjah International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- AED 700–2,000
Bus operators
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Abu Dhabi Airport to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- AED 35–38
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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