Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) → Gigiri transfer

Gigiri, in Nairobi's leafy north, is home to the United Nations Office at Nairobi with UNEP and UN-Habitat, as well as many embassies and diplomatic residences. The Village Market shopping and dining complex is the area's social centre.

Visitors here are often on official missions, attending meetings at the UN or staying in nearby hotels and guesthouses. The streets are calm and green, with high walls and guarded gates.

JKIA is on the opposite side of Nairobi, so the trip runs right across or around the city. Depending on the hour, the driver may use the Expressway towards Westlands and continue north, or take a bypass route; tolls, if any, are worth checking in your offer.

The typical time of 35–44 minutes applies to free-flowing roads. Weekday rush hours can stretch it considerably, so build in a margin before a meeting.

Plan to be collected around four and a half hours before an international flight. On weekdays from late afternoon, make it five hours, since the cross-city drive is exposed to the evening rush in more than one place.