There are 4 ways to get from Nairobi to Sydney CBD by plane, bus, shuttle, or taxi
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 Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane WIL - SYD
24h 33m$859–2,124Fly Nairobi to Sydney International Airport
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane NBO - SYD
21h 37m$1,105–1,612Fly Nairobi to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane NBO - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Stationbus
27h 9m$891–2,775Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly to Sydney International 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 Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane JRO - SYD
29h 19m$1,329–1,977
Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Sydney CBD is to fly which costs $1,100 - $1,700 and takes 21h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Sydney CBD is to fly which takes 21h 37m and costs $1,100 - $1,700.
The distance between Nairobi and Sydney CBD is 12157 km.
It takes approximately 24h 33m to get from Nairobi to Sydney CBD, including transfers.
Sydney CBD is 8h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 1:29 AM in Nairobi and 9:29 AM in Sydney CBD.
There are 5235+ hotels available in Sydney CBD.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Sydney CBD, NSW, Australia?
AirKenya Express, Ethiopian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Nairobi to Canberra International Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Nairobi to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Nairobi to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kisumu, Nairobi, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Sydney International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Addis Ababa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Nairobi to Sydney International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- FlixBus Australia
Bus from Canberra to Sydney Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Australia
- 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
- $25–31
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