There are 6 ways to get from New York to Lamu by plane, unknown, bus, or taxi
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Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport, travel
best- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Lamu Airport (LAU)plane JFK - LAU
- Walk from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Lamuunknown
22h 5mFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Malindi, bus, travel
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Malindi (MYD)plane JFK - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Lamubus
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
23hFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa, bus, travel
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Mombasa (MBA)plane JFK - MBA
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Lamubus
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
25h 8mFly Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport, travel
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Lamu Airport (LAU)plane EWR - LAU
- Walk from Lamu Airport (LAU) to Lamuunknown
29h 28mFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ukunda, taxi, bus, travel
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Ukunda (UKA)plane JFK - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
- Take the bus from Mombasa to Lamubus
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
24h 45mFly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi, bus, travel
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Nairobi (NBO)plane JFK - NBO
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Malindibus
- Take the bus from Malindi to Lamubus
- Walk from Lamu to Lamuunknown
29h 50m
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Lamu Airport (LAU) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between New York and Lamu is 12263 km.
It takes approximately 22h 5m to get from New York to Lamu, including transfers.
Lamu is 7h ahead of New York. It is currently 1:17 PM in New York and 8:17 PM in Lamu.
There are 90+ hotels available in Lamu.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Lamu, Murang'A, Kenya?
There is no direct connection from New York to Lamu. However, you can take the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Lamu Airport (LAU), then travel to Lamu. Alternatively, you can take the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Malindi (MYD), take the taxi to Malindi, take the bus to Lamu, then travel to Lamu.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Malindi via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Brussels, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Ukunda via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Jeddah, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Lome, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Brussels, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lamu Airport via Cairo, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Nairobi, Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- flysafarilink.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Lamu Airport via Nairobi, Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- flyasky.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Lome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Nairobi via Jeddah
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Mombasa to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Lamu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 724 581902
- Website
- tahmeedexpress.com
Bus from Nairobi to Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- tahmeedexpress.com
- Single
- $12–15
- Phone
- +254 730 889 000
- [email protected]
- Website
- masheastafrica.com
Bus from Nairobi to Malindi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- mashpoa.com
- Normal
- $15–27
- Business
- $23–26
- VIP
- $20–35
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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