Cheap flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Nairobi from £417

If you don’t want to visit Nairobi in February, then you should wait until September to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £555.

The cheapest day to depart from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Nairobi is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as £706. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Friday because tickets tend to average around £1,636. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Nairobi.

Our data shows that the cheapest New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Nairobi flights are usually those with departure times at midday. Our users have found flights to Nairobi at midday for as low as £837. Flights to Nairobi are more costly in the morning, with an average ticket price of £894. Departure times in the morning fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Nairobi from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nairobi for around £865 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Nairobi from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for as low as £780 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 24% of flights between New York and Nairobi have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 166 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Kenya Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 24% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, 1 flights take off from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport and land in Nairobi each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 13:00, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport and Nairobi is 12 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.