✈ NBO → PEK
NAIROBI → BEIJING IN 11H 44M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Nairobi to Beijing
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → Beijing Capital (PEK), China Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Beijing → Nairobi
How long is the flight from Nairobi to Beijing?
A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Beijing (PEK) takes about 11 hours 44 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,732 miles (9,225 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
11h 44m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
5,732 mi
9,225 km · great-circle
Avg speed
786 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Beijing timezone
UTC+32
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+29h
29 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~29d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
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