There are 5 ways to get from Nairobi to Galápagos Islands by plane, shuttle, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to San Cristóbal Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane WIL - SCY
2d 4h$1,300–3,000Fly Nairobi to Isabela Island
cheapest- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Isabela Island (IBB)plane NBO - IBB
2d 1h$755–1,906Fly Nairobi to San Cristóbal Airport
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane NBO - SCY
45h 49m$1,201–3,001Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to San Cristóbal Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arusha
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane JRO - SCY
2d$1,517–3,747Bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly to San Cristóbal Airport
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kisumubus
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane KIS - SCY
2d 8h$1,320–3,231
Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Galápagos Islands is to fly which costs $750 - $2,000 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Galápagos Islands is to fly which takes 45h 49m and costs $1,200 - $3,000.
The distance between Nairobi and Galápagos Islands is 14054 km.
It takes approximately 2 days 4h to fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Nairobi Wilson Airport Airport to San Cristóbal Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 2 days 10h and has three stopovers.
Galápagos Islands is 9h behind Nairobi. It is currently 7:28 AM in Nairobi and 10:28 PM in Galápagos Islands.
Iberia, FlexFlight ApS, Air Europa and four other airlines offer flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport Airport to San Cristóbal Airport Airport.
There are 172+ hotels available in Galápagos Islands.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Galápagos Islands, Ecuador?
Safarilink, World 2 Fly, and five other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) 4 times a week.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Zanzibar, Madrid, Bogota, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Nairobi to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Nairobi to San Cristóbal Airport via New York JFK, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Nairobi to San Cristóbal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Nairobi to San Cristóbal Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Bogota, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Nairobi to San Cristóbal Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Nairobi to San Cristóbal Airport via Frankfurt, Bogota, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Nairobi, Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Zanzibar, Madrid, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Zanzibar, Madrid, Bogota, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Nairobi to San Cristóbal Airport via New York JFK, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Nairobi to San Cristóbal Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 43h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Addis Ababa, Madrid, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,900
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Zanzibar, Madrid, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Nairobi, New York JFK, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nairobi to Isabela Island via Amsterdam Schiphol, Quito, Baltra Island
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Isabela Island via New York JFK, Quito, Baltra Island
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Nairobi to Isabela Island via New York JFK, Guayaquil, Baltra Island
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- [email protected]
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–25
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Phone
- +254 726 511 628
- [email protected]
- Website
- theguardian.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Schedules at
- theguardiancoach.com
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $17–22
Want to know more about travelling around the world?
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including How to get from Florence to Rome, South Korea: Travelling from Seoul to Busan , and 4 stunningly beautiful Philippines islands you need to visit - to help you get the most out of your next trip.



