There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Tawa 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 Nairobi to Wellington
best- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Wellington (WLG)plane NBO - WLG
29h 13m$1,715–4,325Fly Nairobi to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE)plane NBO - NPE
- Take the bus from Hastings to Waikanaebus
- Take the train from Waikanae Station to Tawa Stationtrain
40h 22m$1,022–3,262Fly Nairobi Wilson Airport to Wellington
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Wellington (WLG)plane WIL - WLG
2d 1h$1,564–4,964Fly Nairobi to Palmerston, bus, train
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Palmerston (PMR)plane NBO - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Waikanaebus
- Take the train from Waikanae Station to Tawa Stationtrain
36h 21mFly Nairobi to Wanganui Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Wanganui Airport (WAG)plane NBO - WAG
- Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Waikanaebus
- Take the train from Waikanae Station to Tawa Stationtrain
37h 10m$1,045–3,305Fly Nairobi to New Plymouth Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to New Plymouth Airport (NPL)plane NBO - NPL
- Take the bus from New Plymouth to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Waikanaebus
- Take the train from Waikanae Station to Tawa Stationtrain
42h 49m$1,100–3,397Fly Nairobi to Auckland, train
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Auckland (AKL)plane NBO - AKL
- Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain
39h 38m$1,945–2,704
Nairobi (NBO) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Tawa is to fly and bus and train which costs $1,000 - $3,300 and takes 40h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Tawa is to fly which takes 29h 13m and costs $1,700 - $4,400.
The distance between Nairobi and Tawa is 13714 km.
It takes approximately 29h 13m to get from Nairobi to Tawa, including transfers.
Tawa is 10h ahead of Nairobi. It is currently 5:34 PM in Nairobi and 3:34 AM in Tawa.
There are 539+ hotels available in Tawa.
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Tawa, New Zealand?
Kenya Airways, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Wellington (WLG) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nairobi to Wellington via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Wellington via Mauritius, Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,300
Flights from Nairobi to Wellington via Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,300
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Wellington via Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Wellington via Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Wellington via Kisumu, Entebbe, Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Nairobi to Palmerston via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Nairobi to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to New Plymouth Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Nairobi to New Plymouth Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to New Plymouth Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Auckland via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Auckland via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Auckland via Mauritius, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,300
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nairobi to Wellington via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Wellington via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,400
Flights from Nairobi to Palmerston via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,300
Flights from Nairobi to Palmerston via Johannesburg, Sydney, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Nairobi to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,300
Flights from Nairobi to New Plymouth Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Nairobi to New Plymouth Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 57m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,200
Flights from Nairobi to New Plymouth Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Auckland via Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,200
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Nairobi to Wanganui Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Nairobi to Wanganui Airport via Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Nairobi to Wanganui Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,300
Flights from Nairobi to Wanganui Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from Nairobi to Wanganui Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Auckland via Johannesburg, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,800
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metlink
Train from Waikanae Station to Tawa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Metlink
Train from Waikanae Station to Tawa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Metlink
Train from Waikanae Station to Tawa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Metlink
Train from Waikanae Station to Tawa Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Metlink
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Papakura to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–280
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Palmerston North to Waikanae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Waikanae
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–65
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Hastings to Waikanae
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from New Plymouth to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Waikanae
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–65
- Website
- InterCity
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