Distance from Lamu to New York City

The distance between Lamu, Kenya and New York City, United States is 12,258 kilometers (7,617 miles).

Lamu, Kenya

New York City, New York, United States

From Lamu to New York City, the straight-line distance is 12,258 kilometers, heading northwest. Lamu is at only 14 meters above sea level, while New York City is at 57 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Lamu, Kenya

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Nairobi

Coordinates: 2.2717° S 40.902° E

Elevation: 14 m (46 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Manda Airport (LAU)
  • Hola Airport (HOA)
  • Malindi Airport (MYD)
  • Vipingo Airport (VPG)
  • Garissa Airport (GAS)
New York City, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.7143° N 74.006° W

Elevation: 57 m (187 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)

Other distances from Lamu

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Lamu to Nairobi 468 km
From Lamu to Kakamega 740 km
From Lamu to Mombasa 240 km
From Lamu to Nakuru 580 km
From Lamu to Eldoret 699 km

Other distances from New York City

Distances between cities Kilometers
From New York City to Los Angeles 3,944 km
From New York City to Chicago 1,149 km
From New York City to Houston 2,283 km
From New York City to Phoenix 3,451 km
From New York City to Philadelphia 130 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Lamu and New York City.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Portland, United States Ahmedabad, India 12,258 km
Chengdu, China Baltimore, United States 12,259 km
Taipei, Taiwan Cleveland, United States 12,259 km
Pune, India Calgary, Canada 12,259 km
Kanpur, India Cleveland, United States 12,257 km
Jakarta, Indonesia Valladolid, Spain 12,256 km
Accra, Ghana Sacramento, United States 12,256 km
Auckland, New Zealand Indore, India 12,256 km
Brooklyn, United States Vadodara, India 12,255 km
Seoul, South Korea Port Harcourt, Nigeria 12,255 km
Seattle, United States Onitsha, Nigeria 12,255 km
Lahore, Pakistan Nashville, United States 12,255 km
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Accra, Ghana 12,254 km
Medellín, Colombia Kakamega, Kenya 12,262 km
Lagos, Nigeria Mexicali, Mexico 12,253 km
Wellington, New Zealand Montería, Colombia 12,264 km
Baghdad, Iraq Porto Alegre, Brazil 12,252 km
New York City, United States Vadodara, India 12,252 km
Tehran, Iran Tucson, United States 12,265 km
Mississauga, Canada Indore, India 12,250 km

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