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NBO Nairobi ⇄ ADD Addis Ababa

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (Kenya) and Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (Ethiopia): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,164 km723 mi628 nautical miles
NBO → ADD2 h 20 minestimated block time
ADD → NBO2 h 25 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hAddis Ababa vs Nairobi, today
Great-circle route from Nairobi (NBO) to Addis Ababa (ADD)NBONairobiADDAddis Ababa
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

NBO → ADD

2 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 10° (N).

Leave Nairobi Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Addis Ababa Sat 7 Nov, 12:20 local.

ADD → NBO

2 h 25 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 190° (S).

Leave Addis Ababa Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Nairobi Sat 7 Nov, 12:25 local.

The two directions differ by 0 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,164 km · 723 mi · 628 nmi
Initial heading10° (N) from NBO; 190° (S) from ADD
Farthest from the equator9.0°N
Crossesthe equator
Share of the longest possible trip6% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

NBOAfrica/Nairobi — UTC+3 now; UTC+3 all year (no daylight saving time)
ADDAfrica/Addis_Ababa — UTC+3 now; UTC+3 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceAddis Ababa is on the same clock as Nairobi today.

Jet lag, flying NBO → ADD. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

NBO Jomo Kenyatta International AirportNairobi, Kenya · longest runway 13,507 ft4,117 m ADD Addis Ababa Bole International AirportAddis Ababa, Ethiopia · longest runway 12,467 ft3,800 m

More routes from NBO and ADD

NBOZNZ Nairobi – Zanzibar 602 km374 mi · 1 h 45 min JNBNBO Johannesburg – Nairobi 2,912 km1,810 mi · 4 h 20 min AMSNBO Amsterdam – Nairobi 6,677 km4,149 mi · 8 h 25 min LHRNBO London – Nairobi 6,841 km4,251 mi · 8 h 35 min ADDDXB Addis Ababa – Dubai 2,519 km1,565 mi · 3 h 50 min JNBADD Johannesburg – Addis Ababa 4,068 km2,528 mi · 5 h 40 min LHRADD London – Addis Ababa 5,920 km3,678 mi · 7 h 30 min IADADD Washington – Addis Ababa 11,563 km7,185 mi · 13 h 15 min

Routes of a similar length

SYDADL Sydney – Adelaide 1,164 km723 mi · 2 h 30 min SGNHAN Ho Chi Minh City – Hanoi 1,160 km721 mi · 2 h 20 min EWRORD Newark – Chicago 1,154 km717 mi · 2 h 30 min ATLDFW Atlanta – Dallas–Fort Worth 1,175 km730 mi · 2 h 30 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).