✈ NBO → EDI
9H 29M. NAIROBI TO EDINBURGH. YOUR BACK WILL FILE A COMPLAINT.
Flight from Nairobi to Edinburgh
From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa → Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from Nairobi to Edinburgh?
A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Edinburgh (EDI) takes about 9 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,555 miles (7,331 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 29m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,555 mi
7,331 km · great-circle
Avg speed
774 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Nairobi timezone
UTC+3
Africa/Nairobi
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
-2h
2 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~1.4d
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.