Distance from San Diego to Nairobi

The distance between San Diego, United States and Nairobi, Kenya is 15,597 kilometers (9,691 miles).

San Diego, California, United States

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

From San Diego to Nairobi, the straight-line distance is 15,597 kilometers, heading northeast. San Diego is at only 20 meters above sea level, while Nairobi is at 1,684 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1-2 days
Jet fighter 16-18 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
San Diego, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 32.7157° N 117.1647° W

Elevation: 20 m (66 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • San Diego International Airport (SAN)
  • Naval Air Station North Island (NZY)
  • Montgomery Field Airport (MYF)
  • Ream Field (NRS)
  • Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (NKX)
Nairobi, Kenya

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Nairobi

Coordinates: 1.2833° S 36.8167° E

Elevation: 1,684 m (5,525 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL)
  • Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)
  • Nyeri Airport (NYE)
  • Nakuru Airport (NUU)
  • Nanyuki Airport (NYK)

Other distances from San Diego

Distance between cities Kilometers
From San Diego to New York City 3,916 km
From San Diego to Los Angeles 179 km
From San Diego to Chicago 2,790 km
From San Diego to Houston 2,099 km
From San Diego to Phoenix 482 km

Other distances from Nairobi

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Nairobi to Kakamega 288 km
From Nairobi to Mombasa 441 km
From Nairobi to Nakuru 136 km
From Nairobi to Eldoret 263 km
From Nairobi to Kisumu 263 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between San Diego and Nairobi.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Montevideo, Uruguay New Delhi, India 15,597 km
Baghdad, Iraq Wellington, New Zealand 15,598 km
Salvador, Brazil Bangkok, Thailand 15,598 km
Navi Mumbai, India Tonalá, Mexico 15,598 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Sydney, Australia 15,596 km
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Bucaramanga, Colombia 15,595 km
Navi Mumbai, India Guadalajara, Mexico 15,595 km
Stockholm, Sweden Canberra, Australia 15,599 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Jaipur, India 15,595 km
Delhi, India Montevideo, Uruguay 15,600 km
Brasília, Brazil Dhaka, Bangladesh 15,594 km
Canberra, Australia Cleveland, United States 15,593 km
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Managua, Nicaragua 15,601 km
Mumbai, India Tonalá, Mexico 15,593 km
Managua, Nicaragua Vadodara, India 15,592 km
Miami, United States Melbourne, Australia 15,592 km
Hyderābād, India Rosario, Argentina 15,592 km

Measure more distances between cities