✈ NBO → MNL

11H 57M FROM NAIROBI TO MANILA. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
11h 57m
Distance
5,846 mi
Or
9,409 km
Jet lag
29h

Flight from Nairobi to Manila

From Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Kenya Africa  →  Ninoy Aquino (MNL), Philippines Asia

↔ Flying the other way? Manila → Nairobi

How long is the flight from Nairobi to Manila?

A nonstop flight from Nairobi (NBO) to Manila (MNL) takes about 11 hours 57 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,846 miles (9,409 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 57m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,846 mi

9,409 km · great-circle

Avg speed

787 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Nairobi timezone

UTC+3

Africa/Nairobi

Manila timezone

UTC+32

Asia/Manila

Time difference

+29h

29 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~29d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1393 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1609 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 386 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.