Distance from Nairobi to Harar

The distance between Nairobi, Kenya and Harar, Ethiopia is 1,311 kilometers (815 miles).

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

Harar, Harari, Ethiopia

From Nairobi to Harar, the straight-line distance is 1,311 kilometers, heading northeast. Nairobi is at 1,684 meters above sea level, while Harar is at 1,917 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 4-5 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 2-3 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
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)
Harar, Ethiopia

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa

Coordinates: 9.3139° N 42.1182° E

Elevation: 1,917 m (6,289 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (DIR)
  • Jijiga Wilwal International Airport (JIJ)
  • Borama Airport (BXX)
  • Egal International Airport - Hargeisa (HGA)
  • Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB)

Other distances from Nairobi

Distance 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

Other distances from Harar

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Harar to Addis Ababa 372 km
From Harar to Jijiga 75 km
From Harar to Gonder 625 km
From Harar to Bahir Dar 576 km
From Harar to Dire Dawa 41 km

Cities within similar distances

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Houston, United States Culiacán, Mexico 1,311 km
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Miami, United States Nashville, United States 1,312 km
Chicago, United States Arlington, United States 1,312 km
Barcelona, Spain Nottingham, United Kingdom 1,310 km
San Jose, United States Surrey, Canada 1,309 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Montería, Colombia 1,309 km
Jacksonville, United States Mérida, Mexico 1,309 km
Detroit, United States Tulsa, United States 1,309 km
Mérida, Mexico Austin, United States 1,313 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Valladolid, Spain 1,313 km
Los Angeles, United States Colorado Springs, United States 1,313 km
Lisbon, Portugal Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 1,314 km
Washington, United States Tampa, United States 1,314 km
Cancún, Mexico Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 1,308 km
Cancún, Mexico Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico 1,307 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Santa Marta, Colombia 1,307 km
Cali, Colombia Trujillo, Peru 1,307 km
Medellín, Colombia Kingston, Jamaica 1,307 km
Managua, Nicaragua Veracruz, Mexico 1,316 km

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