Mombasa to Nairobi (MBA–NBO) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections

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263 mi airlines charter/private 221/wk
On-time Some delays Frequent delays
Flight Schedule 66 flights Verified 37m ago
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KL4147cs
KL KLM
E90
4:55 AM
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SA7135cs
SA South African
E90
4:55 AM
EAT T1
5:55 AM
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KQ625+3
KQ Kenya
E90
4:55 AM
EAT T1
5:55 AM
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JM8711+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
6:40 AM
EAT T2
7:55 AM
EAT
1h 15m
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KQ8711cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
6:40 AM
EAT T2
7:55 AM
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KQ8601cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
7:40 AM
EAT T2
8:55 AM
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JM8601+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
7:40 AM
EAT T2
8:55 AM
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KL4237cs
KL KLM
73H
9:50 AM
EAT T1
10:50 AM
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SV6947cs
SV Saudia
E90
9:50 AM
EAT T1
10:50 AM
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SA7129cs
SA South African
73H
9:50 AM
EAT T1
10:50 AM
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KQ603+3
KQ Kenya
73H
9:50 AM
EAT T1
10:50 AM
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JM8603+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
11:15 AM
EAT T2
12:30 PM
EAT
1h 15m
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KQ8603cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
11:15 AM
EAT T2
12:30 PM
EAT
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KQ605
KQ Kenya
E90
12:05 PM
EAT T1
1:05 PM
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SV6949cs
SV Saudia
E90
1:05 PM
EAT T1
2:05 PM
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KQ607+3
KQ Kenya
73H
2:50 PM
EAT T1
3:50 PM
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JM8605+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
3:10 PM
EAT T2
4:25 PM
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KQ8605cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
3:10 PM
EAT T2
4:25 PM
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KQ8709cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
3:45 PM
EAT T2
5:00 PM
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KQ8715cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
3:45 PM
EAT T2
5:00 PM
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JM8709+1
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
3:45 PM
EAT T2
5:00 PM
EAT
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JM8715+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
3:45 PM
EAT T2
5:00 PM
EAT
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KQ609
KQ Kenya
73H
5:35 PM
EAT T1
6:35 PM
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JM8611+1
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
6:10 PM
EAT T2
7:25 PM
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KQ8611cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
6:10 PM
EAT T2
7:25 PM
EAT
1h 15m
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KQ611+1
KQ Kenya
E90
6:45 PM
EAT T1
7:45 PM
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JM8717+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
6:45 PM
EAT T2
8:00 PM
EAT
1h 15m
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KQ8607cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
6:45 PM
EAT T2
8:00 PM
EAT
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AF3108cs
AF Air France
73H
6:50 PM
EAT T1
7:50 PM
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KQ8717cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
7:25 PM
EAT T2
8:40 PM
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KQ8609cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
8:00 PM
EAT T2
9:15 PM
EAT
1h 15m
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JM8609+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
8:40 PM
EAT T2
9:55 PM
EAT
1h 15m
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JM8607+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
9:20 PM
EAT T2
10:15 PM
EAT
0h 55m
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KQ613+4
KQ Kenya
73H
9:33 PM
EAT T1
10:33 PM
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KQ8600cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
6:00 AM
EAT T1D
7:15 AM
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JM8600+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
6:00 AM
EAT T1D
7:15 AM
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KL4177cs
KL KLM
73H
8:00 AM
EAT T1D
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KQ602+3
KQ Kenya
73H
8:00 AM
EAT T1D
9:00 AM
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SV6182cs
SV Saudia
E90
8:00 AM
EAT T1D
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JM8712+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
8:25 AM
EAT T1D
9:40 AM
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1h 15m
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KQ8712cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
8:25 AM
EAT T1D
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KQ8602cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
9:35 AM
EAT T1D
10:50 AM
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JM8602+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
9:35 AM
EAT T1D
10:50 AM
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1h 15m
45%
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KQ604
KQ Kenya
E90
10:20 AM
EAT T1D
11:20 AM
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SV6948cs
SV Saudia
E90
11:15 AM
EAT T1D
12:15 PM
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KQ606+2
KQ Kenya
73H
1:00 PM
EAT T1D
2:00 PM
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1h
45%
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JM8604+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
1:30 PM
EAT T1D
2:45 PM
EAT
1h 15m
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KQ8604cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
1:35 PM
EAT T1D
2:50 PM
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KQ608
KQ Kenya
73H
3:50 PM
EAT T1D
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KQ8610cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
4:30 PM
EAT T1D
5:45 PM
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JM8610+1
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
4:30 PM
EAT T1D
5:45 PM
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KQ8606cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
5:05 PM
EAT T1D
6:20 PM
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JM8710+1
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
5:30 PM
EAT T1D
6:45 PM
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KQ8716cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
5:30 PM
EAT T1D
6:45 PM
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KQ8710cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
5:30 PM
EAT T1D
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JM8716+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
5:30 PM
EAT T1D
6:45 PM
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1h 15m
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JM8606+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
7:20 PM
EAT T1D
8:35 PM
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KQ8608cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
7:20 PM
EAT T1D
8:35 PM
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JM8608+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
7:20 PM
EAT T1D
8:35 PM
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JM8720
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
8:10 PM
EAT T1D
9:25 PM
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SA7130cs
SA South African
E90
8:20 PM
EAT T1D
9:20 PM
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KQ612+2
KQ Kenya
E90
8:35 PM
EAT T1D
9:35 PM
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SV6950cs
SV Saudia
E90
8:50 PM
EAT T1D
9:50 PM
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KQ618+1
KQ Kenya
E90
8:50 PM
EAT T1D
9:50 PM
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JM8718+2
JM Air Jamaica
DH4
9:10 PM
EAT T1D
10:25 PM
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KQ8718cs
KQ Kenya
DH4
9:10 PM
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No flights match your filters.

No scheduled airline flights on this route — it's flown by charter / private operators (). No nonstop flights on this route. connecting options below.

✦ 1-Stop connections via 9 hubs
JRO Arusha 4h 4m 4YLHLX AFKQSN Arusha (JRO) to Nairobi flights
EDL Eldoret 4h 10m JMKQ ETJMKQ Eldoret (EDL) to Nairobi flights
ZNZ Zanzibar 4h 23m 4YLHLX ATKLKQ Zanzibar (ZNZ) to Nairobi flights
ADD Addis Ababa 9h 45m AIETEY AIETEY Addis Ababa (ADD) to Nairobi flights
DXB Dubai 16h 18m EKFZ EKFZKQ Dubai (DXB) to Nairobi flights
AMS Amsterdam 19h 50m OR KLKQMU Amsterdam (AMS) to Nairobi flights
IST Istanbul 22h 5m TK ATNHOZ Istanbul (IST) to Nairobi flights
FRA Frankfurt am Main 33h 10m 4YDELH LHLXSN Frankfurt am Main (FRA) to Nairobi flights
SEZ Victoria ~13h 10m 6E AFKEKL Victoria (SEZ) to Nairobi flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
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Mombasa to Nairobi
2 carriers, 221 flights/week nonstop.
2 Airlines 263 mi 1h 15m nonstop

MBA–NBO is served by 2 airlines with nonstop service. Kenya Airways and Air Jamaica lead the route. The flight covers 263 miles in approximately 1h 15m. Beyond nonstop, 1-stop connecting options are also available.

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop MBA–NBO service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
KQ Kenya Airways Also: AF, KL, SA, SV 109 73H, DH4, E90 1h-1h15 SkyTeam AF, KL, SA, SV
JM Air Jamaica 64 DH4 0h55-1h15
Aircraft on this route
73H Boeing 737-800 (Winglets) – AF, KL, KQ, SA
DH4 De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q – JM, KQ
E90 Embraer 190 – KL, KQ, SA, SV
Alliance coverage
SkyTeam: KQ (109 flights/wk, 63%)
Unaffiliated: JM (64 flights/wk, 37%)
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.

Weekly Schedule Pattern

Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, MBA to NBO direction.
Mon
34
flights
Tue
30
flights
Wed
32
flights
Thu
29
flights
Fri
32
flights
Sat
32
flights
Sun
32
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
34
Nonstop flights
221
Outbound / wk
200
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for MBA to NBO.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
9
Hubs
~4h
Fastest
~33h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
180
Candidates
Two-stop connections loaded in the connections tab above.
Connections computed from published schedules with minimum connection time verification. Use the interactive explorer above the fold to filter by airline, tier, and layover time.

Other ways to reach Nairobi from Mombasa

Nearby airports with service to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Metric MBA→NBO MYD→NBO LAU→NBO
Distance from MBA 66 mi 153 mi
Nonstop airlines 2 2 2
Weekly flights 221 54 14
Flight time 1h 15m 1h 15m 1h 20m
Airports within 200 miles of MBA with service to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Travel Essentials

Practical planning for this route.
Time Difference
0h
Nairobi is 0 hours the same as Mombasa.
MBA: EAT · NBO: EAT

When it's 6:00 PM in Mombasa, it's 6:00 PM in Nairobi.
Distance & Flight Time
263 mi / 423 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 1h 15m gate to gate.

MBA–NBO Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Mombasa to Nairobi route.
Route details
Distance263 mi / 423 km
Flight time1h 15m
Time difference0 hours
Airlines (nonstop)2
Weekly flights221 out / 200 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: MBA
IATA / ICAOMBA / HKMO
TimezoneAfrica/Nairobi
Elevation200 ft / 61 m
Destination: NBO
IATA / ICAONBO / HKJK
TimezoneAfrica/Nairobi
Passengers/yr8.2M
Elevation5,330 ft / 1,625 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about MBA to NBO flights.
Nonstop flights from Moi International Airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport take about 1h 15m gate to gate. The route covers 263 miles.
2 airlines operate flights from MBA to NBO: Kenya Airways and Air Jamaica.
This route has frequent daily service. Check the schedule above for departure days and times in each direction.
Yes, 1-stop connections are available, ranked by layover time. Common connecting points include Kilimanjaro, Eldoret and Abeid Amani Karume.
Yes, return flights from NBO to MBA are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Nearby alternatives include MYD, LAU and ZNZ. See the Alternatives section for a full comparison.
Click the 'Search Flights' button to check availability and prices on Google Flights. You can also compare airlines and schedules on this page to find the best option.
Route data is updated regularly from official airline schedules. On-time performance data comes from recent airport delay snapshots.

Flights from MBA to NBO

Moi International Airport (MBA) and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) are connected by nonstop service from Kenya Airways and Air Jamaica. With 221 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

MBA to NBO Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from MBA to NBO is about 1 hours 15 minutes gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 263 miles (423 km). There are approximately 221 weekly flights outbound and 200 return, totaling 421 flights per week in both directions.

Connecting Options and Alternatives

1-stop connecting options are also available, commonly via Kilimanjaro, Eldoret and Abeid Amani Karume. Two-stop connections are also available via intermediate hubs. Nearby alternative airports include Malindi (MYD), Lamu (LAU) and Zanzibar (ZNZ).