There are 4 ways to get from Nairobi to Melbourne by plane, train, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane WIL - MEL
30h 5m$989–2,464Fly Nairobi to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NBO - MEL
25h 34m$1,029–1,830Fly Nairobi to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane NBO - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 52m$1,215–2,920Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Melbourne 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 Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane JRO - MEL
35h 45m$1,253–1,993
Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Melbourne is to fly which costs $1,000 - $1,900 and takes 25h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 34m and costs $1,000 - $1,900.
The distance between Nairobi and Melbourne is 11513 km.
It takes approximately 30h 5m to get from Nairobi to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 7h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 8:53 AM in Nairobi and 3:53 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5312+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
World Ticket, South African Airways, and nine other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Mombasa, Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Ukunda, Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Malindi, Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Nairobi to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Nairobi to Melbourne Airport via Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Nairobi to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Nairobi to Avalon Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Nairobi to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Nairobi to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Nairobi to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Nairobi to Avalon Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Nairobi, Mauritius, Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Melbourne Airport via Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Nairobi to Melbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- [email protected]
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1–40
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $25–30
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