Flight time from Hanoi to Nairobi

How long is the flight from Hanoi to Nairobi?

A non-stop flight from Hanoi to Nairobi takes about 10 hours and 5 minutes. The two cities are 7,882 km (4,898 miles) apart in a straight line, measured between Noi Bai (HAN) and Jomo Kenyatta (NBO).

The estimate assumes an average speed of about 830 km/h plus around 35 minutes for taxiing, take-off and landing. Real schedules vary with the airline, aircraft, route and winds – heading west into the jet stream, flights often take a little longer than this. Check your booking for the exact time.

Time difference and arrival time

Nairobi is 4 hours behind Hanoi right now. A flight leaving Hanoi at 10:00 local time lands at about 16:05 local time in Nairobi. With a 4h shift, expect some jet lag: as a rough guide the body adjusts by about an hour a day, and flying west (as on this trip) is usually easier than the other way.

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• Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City 2h
• Hanoi to Phuket 2h 35m
• Hanoi to New York 16h 25m
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More flights from Nairobi

• Nairobi to Johannesburg 4h 5m
• Nairobi to Doha 4h 35m
• Nairobi to Cairo 4h 50m
• Nairobi to Dubai 4h 50m
• Nairobi to Mumbai 6h 5m
• Nairobi to Athens 6h 5m
• Nairobi to Auckland 17h 20m
• Nairobi to Vancouver 17h 55m
• Nairobi to Mexico City 18h 25m
• Nairobi to San Francisco 19h 10m

Why arrival times look strange

Airline schedules always show local times: departure in the departure city’s time and arrival in the arrival city’s time. Fly east and you “lose” hours – a 7-hour flight from New York to London leaving at 19:00 lands at 07:00 the next morning. Fly west and you gain them, which is how you can land in Los Angeles almost at the same clock time you left Tokyo. This calculator handles the time zones and daylight saving time for you.

How the flight time estimate works

In estimate mode the calculator measures the great-circle distance between the two cities – the shortest route over the Earth’s surface – and assumes an average speed of about 830 km/h (515 mph), plus around 35 minutes for taxiing, take-off and landing. That gives a good guide for a non-stop flight. Real schedules vary with the airline, aircraft, winds and route: flights heading east with the jet stream are often quicker than the same trip heading west, so always check your booking for the exact time.