Distance from Nairobi to San Jose

The distance between Nairobi, Kenya and San Jose, United States is 15,460 kilometers (9,606 miles).

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

San Jose, California, United States

From Nairobi to San Jose, the straight-line distance is 15,460 kilometers, heading northwest. Nairobi is situated at an altitude of 1,684 meters above sea level, while San Jose is at only 23 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1-2 days
Jet fighter 16-18 hours
Speed Time
300 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)
San Jose, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 37.3394° N 121.895° W

Elevation: 23 m (75 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)
  • Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport (RHV)
  • Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ)
  • Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO)
  • San Carlos Airport (SQL)

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 San Jose

Distances between cities Kilometers
From San Jose to New York City 4,112 km
From San Jose to Los Angeles 492 km
From San Jose to Chicago 2,964 km
From San Jose to Houston 2,593 km
From San Jose to Phoenix 990 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Bengaluru, India Havana, Cuba 15,460 km
Chengdu, China Cartagena, Colombia 15,460 km
Hanoi, Vietnam Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 15,460 km
Brisbane, Australia Laval, Canada 15,459 km
Ahmedabad, India Mixco, Guatemala 15,459 km
Seoul, South Korea Piura, Peru 15,461 km
Caracas, Venezuela Canberra, Australia 15,462 km
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Vadodara, India 15,458 km
Chengdu, China Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 15,462 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Gold Coast, Australia 15,458 km
Columbus, United States Canberra, Australia 15,457 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Nagpur, India 15,457 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Bangkok, Thailand 15,456 km
Gold Coast, Australia Laval, Canada 15,465 km
Accra, Ghana Canberra, Australia 15,465 km
Toronto, Canada Newcastle, Australia 15,465 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 15,455 km

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