There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Kenya by plane 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 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Nairobi
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Nairobi (NBO)plane SHA - NBO
18h 33m$282–952Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nairobi
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Nairobi (NBO)plane PVG - NBO
18h 45m$249–710Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mombasa
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Mombasa (MBA)plane PVG - MBA
20h 9m$438–1,334Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Nairobi (NBO)plane WUX - NBO
19h 11m$335–1,118Train to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, fly to Nairobi
- Take the train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) to Nairobi (NBO)plane HGH - NBO
19h 43m$343–974Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mombasa
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Mombasa (MBA)plane SHA - MBA
19h 57m$351–1,126
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Nairobi (NBO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Kenya is to fly which costs $240 - $750 and takes 18h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Kenya is to fly which takes 18h 33m and costs $280 - $950.
The distance between Shanghai and Kenya is 9589 km.
It takes approximately 18h 33m to get from Shanghai to Kenya, including transfers.
Kenya is 5h behind Shanghai. It is currently 1:45 PM in Shanghai and 8:45 AM in Kenya.
There are 11565+ hotels available in Kenya.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Kenya?
China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and Shanghai Airlines fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Nairobi (NBO) once daily.
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Nairobi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Nairobi via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nairobi via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Nairobi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Nairobi via Changsha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Nairobi via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nairobi via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mombasa via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mombasa via Beijing Capital, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mombasa via Tianfu International, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mombasa via Hong Kong, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mombasa via Xiamen, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Nairobi via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mombasa via Beijing Capital, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mombasa via Xiamen, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Mombasa via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Nairobi via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport to Nairobi via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mombasa via Changsha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mombasa via Guangzhou Baiyun, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Mombasa via Guangzhou Baiyun, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- 2nd Class Seat
- $9–10
- 1st Class Seat
- $14–16
- Business Class Seat
- $20–28
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–12
- Schedules at
- 12306.cn
- Book at
- 12306.cn
- 2nd Class Seat
- $11–12
- 1st Class Seat
- $17–20
- Business Class Seat
- $25–35
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $6–10
- Hard Sleeper
- $7–12
- Soft Sleeper
- $18–26
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $9–13
- Adult - 1st Class
- $11–16
Train from Shanghai Hongqiao to Hangzhou East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $10–15
- Adult - 1st Class
- $14–20
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- $3–5
- Hard sleeper
- $7–11
- Soft sleeper
- $12–17
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