Kenya Fact File
 
Capital: Nairobi
Population: 32,021,856 (July 2004 estimate)
Size: 582,646 sq km
Languages: English and Swahili (official). Also Bantu and other local languages
Currency: 1 Kenyan shilling = 100 cents
Average life expectancy: Male 44.79 years, Female 45.1 years (2004 estimate)
Literacy: Male 90.6%, Female 79.7% (2003 estimate)
 

Nairobi -> Getting There

 

Getting There

 

From Europe, direct flights are available from London, Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Madrid, Moscow, Athens, Rome, and Zurich. Some of the airlines flying to Nairobi include British Airways, Air France, Sabena, SAS, Lufthansa, Iberia, Aeroflot, Olympic Airways, Alitalia, and Swiss Air. Kenya Airways flies from Paris, London, Zurich, Athens, Frankfurt, Rome, and Cairo. From the United States and Canada, you will have to change planes in Europe. Over thirty international airlines provide scheduled flights to Kenya. Flying time from Europe to Nairobi is approximately 8 hours and from North America 16 hours. The two main points of entry are Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi and Moi International Airport in Mombasa. On the way home the Nairobi airport has an exit tax on flights out of the country. Our directory includes a listing of airports in Kenya.

 



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