Cheap flights from London Heathrow to Nairobi (LHR–NBO)

LHRLondon Heathrow Airport
United Kingdom

NBOJomo Kenyatta International Airport
Kenya

British Airways flies London Heathrow to Nairobi (LHR–NBO) nonstop, a great-circle distance of 6,840 km (4,250 mi).

From: LHR; London Heathrow
To: NBO; Nairobi
Nonstop: Yes · 1 airline
Airlines: BA
Cheapest fare found: £285 one-way
Distance: 6,840 km (4,250 mi)
Time difference: Nairobi 2 hours ahead
Time in the air: 8h 18m · 8h 35m back
Flights a week: BA ~4
Aircraft seen: Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · Boeing 777-200 · Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

Data from the sources listed, updated:25 September 2026· How we verify

London Heathrow to Nairobi fares by month

Cheapest one-way fare found: £285 for October 2026 on LOT Polish Airlines (3 stops).

Oct ’26£285
Nov ’26£319
Dec ’26£304
Jan ’27£303

Cheapest one-way fares per month of departure in the Aviasales price cache, found 11 October 2026. Fares change by the hour: the live fare is shown when you search.

When to fly LHR–NBO

For London Heathrow (LHR) to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), October 2026 had the lowest fare found (£285). Nairobi averages 18–28 °C by day all year. Set your watch 2 hours forward on landing at NBO.

London Heathrow to Nairobi: frequently asked questions

Fares: Aviasales price cache, 11 October 2026; tracked flights between 6 September and 3 October 2026, from public ADS-B data.

How much is a flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta (NBO)?

From £285 one-way, the cheapest fare found for October 2026 on LOT Polish Airlines with 3 stops (found 11 October 2026).

How long is the LHR–NBO flight?

8h 18m wheels-up to wheels-down, the median of 25 tracked flights; NBO–LHR took 8h 35m.

Which airlines fly LHR–NBO direct?

British Airways.

What is the cheapest month to fly LHR–NBO?

October 2026, at £285; the dearest month found was £319.

What is the time difference between London Heathrow and Nairobi?

Nairobi is 2 hours ahead of London Heathrow: a LHR departure at noon is 14:00 local time in NBO.

How many LHR–NBO flights a week?

British Airways 4 each way.

What aircraft fly LHR–NBO?

Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, Boeing 777-200 and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

Nairobi to London Heathrow: the return flight (NBO–LHR)

British Airways and Kenya Airways fly NBO–LHR nonstop.

The return takes 8h 35m in the air (median of 5 tracked flights), 17 minutes longer than LHR–NBO.

Airline	LHR → NBO	NBO → LHR
British Airways	Nonstop	Nonstop
Kenya Airways	—	Nonstop

Airlines flying LHR–NBO nonstop

Airline	Usually takes off (LHR time)	Type	Alliance
British Airways BA	10:07–11:06	full-service	oneworld

One-stop alternatives to flying LHR–NBO nonstop

One airline on both legs; check it's sold as one ticket.

Via Paris (CDG) with Air France: 6,840 km (4,250 mi) flown, almost no further than nonstop.
Via Brussels (BRU) with Brussels Airlines: 6,920 km (4,300 mi) flown, 1% further than nonstop.
Via Cairo (CAI) with EgyptAir: 7,080 km (4,400 mi) flown, 3% further than nonstop.
Via Amsterdam (AMS) with KLM: 7,050 km (4,380 mi) flown, 3% further than nonstop.
Via Addis Ababa (ADD) with Ethiopian Airlines: 7,080 km (4,400 mi) flown, 4% further than nonstop.

LHR–NBO route map

Great-circle distance 6,840 km (4,250 mi). Illustrative route, not an actual flight track.

London Heathrow Airport

Heathrow (LHR), London. In our data, 81 airlines fly nonstop from LHR to 213 destinations.

View LHR airport guide →

Arrival

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Nairobi.

Weather in Nairobi vs London Heathrow

Nairobi is warmer than London Heathrow in 10 months and cooler in 0; the biggest gap is in February (27°C against 9°C). In October it averages 27°C in Nairobi and 16°C in London Heathrow.

Average daily high and low temperature in Nairobi, °C
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Nairobi	27°	27°	28°	26°	25°	24°	24°	24°	26°	27°	25°	26°
London Heathrow	9°	9°	12°	16°	19°	22°	24°	23°	21°	16°	12°	9°

Average daily highs. Climate normals from Nairobi and Climate of London (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA), which cite the national weather services.

Other nonstop airport pairs, London to Nairobi

London and Nairobi are connected nonstop from more than one airport. Compare the pairs by airline count:

Onward from Nairobi

Places you can't fly to nonstop from LHR, but can from NBO — for a stopover or a second leg.

Related routes

Sources

en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations, checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations, checked 2026-10-01
mediacentre.britishairways.com — Gatwick–Bangkok year-round from 2026
en.wikipedia.org — current destination list, cross-checked 2026-09-25 (terminated routes removed)
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01
en.wikipedia.org — airlines and destinations table (passenger), checked 2026-10-01

Flight tracking: adsb.lol community ADS-B data (CC0), 6 September – 3 October 2026. Times are median wheels-up to wheels-down; add taxiing for gate-to-gate.

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