✈ NBO → BOS
14H 32M, 7,190 MI. THE AIRLINE OWES YOU SOMETHING. THEY WON'T GIVE IT.
Flight from Nairobi to Boston
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → Logan (BOS), USA North America
How long is the flight from Nairobi to Boston?
A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Boston (BOS) takes about 14 hours 32 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,190 miles (11,571 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 32m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,190 mi
11,571 km · great-circle
Avg speed
797 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Boston timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
Westward — easier
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.