NBO / Nairobi Airport - Connections, Facilities, Layovers, etc.
Jan 22, 2024, 7:26 pm
#391
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: AA, UA, GE
Posts: 5,130
We'll arrive at NBO on the TK flight at 02:30. I plan on having a prepaid hotel room booked so we can check in early in the morning and crash. This is our first time in Kenya and I'm looking for recommendations on what I should do for getting from the airport to the hotel. Cab, prearranged ride?
Jan 22, 2024, 11:01 pm
#392
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: CMN,DXB,CDG
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum
Posts: 764
We'll arrive at NBO on the TK flight at 02:30. I plan on having a prepaid hotel room booked so we can check in early in the morning and crash. This is our first time in Kenya and I'm looking for recommendations on what I should do for getting from the airport to the hotel. Cab, prearranged ride?
Jan 23, 2024, 1:58 am
#393
Join Date: Jan 2024
Posts: 4
Ololo Safari Lodge is in Nairobi National Park, has great food, a pool and accommodation. They can drop you off at JKIA which means you'll also get a night game drive in. Seeing that they want to have a game drive, and are paying the park fees, might as well make the most of NNP.
Jan 23, 2024, 7:36 am
#394
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: AA, UA, GE
Posts: 5,130
Uber used to work quite well. The only issue is that you may not have roaming, but you could get a sim right after you exit the luggage collection area - just have a few shillings with you, it's quite cheap and quick to get one with 1 or 2 GB. Or have the hotel arrange a pickup if that's an option, but it'll be more expensive of course.
Jan 26, 2024, 8:56 am
#397
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Toronto, Canada
Posts: 32
I am planning to purchase an eSIM package from Airalo before our travels in March. The global eSim option notes it works in both Kenya and our final destination in Seychelles as well as USA where we will transit through on our way from/to Canada. Anyone have any experience with Airalo? The local eSim from them appears to use Nakuru Mobile so I assume the global eSim uses same carrier. We are thinking of just data as our contacts in Kenya for our day safari during our return leg stopover uses WhatsApp so just need data.
Feb 3, 2024, 2:52 pm
#399
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: YYZ
Programs: TK*G, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 679
I have an upcoming flight on TK to NBO arriving at 1:50am, and then I booked a separate ticket on ET to MPM via ADD at 5am. With 3 hr 10 min layover, will I make it?
I will only have carry-on, but I am not sure if I can check in online for ET... if not, is there a transfer desk that can issue ET BP? Or I must clear immigration and go landside?
Thanks!
I will only have carry-on, but I am not sure if I can check in online for ET... if not, is there a transfer desk that can issue ET BP? Or I must clear immigration and go landside?
Thanks!
Feb 3, 2024, 9:38 pm
#400
Join Date: May 2006
Location: NBO, MEL
Programs: QR Platinum, TK Elite
Posts: 1,358
I have an upcoming flight on TK to NBO arriving at 1:50am, and then I booked a separate ticket on ET to MPM via ADD at 5am. With 3 hr 10 min layover, will I make it?
I will only have carry-on, but I am not sure if I can check in online for ET... if not, is there a transfer desk that can issue ET BP? Or I must clear immigration and go landside?
Thanks!
I will only have carry-on, but I am not sure if I can check in online for ET... if not, is there a transfer desk that can issue ET BP? Or I must clear immigration and go landside?
Thanks!
Feb 3, 2024, 9:52 pm
#401
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: YYZ
Programs: TK*G, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond, IHG Plat
Posts: 679
Since my ET ticket is NBO-ADD-MPM (UA award) and I am traveling on my Canadian passport with my TK FFP #, my concern is that ET would not let me check-in online without ID verification at the counter. I do not recall the last time I had successful OLCI with ET (most recently Dec 2023 out of DXB)...If there is indeed an ET transfer desk, that'd be great. I know I can always try to get the BP at the gate, but I am paranoid that they'd consider me No Show if the gate does not open more than 1 hr before departure.
Feb 3, 2024, 9:59 pm
#402
Join Date: May 2006
Location: NBO, MEL
Programs: QR Platinum, TK Elite
Posts: 1,358
Since my ET ticket is NBO-ADD-MPM (UA award) and I am traveling on my Canadian passport with my TK FFP #, my concern is that ET would not let me check-in online without ID verification at the counter. I do not recall the last time I had successful OLCI with ET (most recently Dec 2023 out of DXB)...If there is indeed an ET transfer desk, that'd be great. I know I can always try to get the BP at the gate, but I am paranoid that they'd consider me No Show if the gate does not open more than 1 hr before departure.
Feb 15, 2024, 11:51 am
#403
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 95
I have an early morning arrival at NBO (flying Ethiopian airline) ~ 1: 30AM. Figured with custom/ immigration/ deplaning may take 1.5- 2 hours.
Was thinking of just waiting till sunrise/ 6am before heading out to my hotel (staying at Hyatt in Westland). The hotel is said they'll let me check in early.
Wanted to wait till sunrise/ 6am to get uber for safety reasons (prob overcautious but I'll just feel better).
Question:
1. Is there any 24 hour cafe at Terminal 1C (Ethiopian air arrival) on landside?
2. How about airside? can we wait there and not go thru immigration immediately?
3. does sim card/ cell counter open early?
Thanks in advance for the advice and answers.
Was thinking of just waiting till sunrise/ 6am before heading out to my hotel (staying at Hyatt in Westland). The hotel is said they'll let me check in early.
Wanted to wait till sunrise/ 6am to get uber for safety reasons (prob overcautious but I'll just feel better).
Question:
1. Is there any 24 hour cafe at Terminal 1C (Ethiopian air arrival) on landside?
2. How about airside? can we wait there and not go thru immigration immediately?
3. does sim card/ cell counter open early?
Thanks in advance for the advice and answers.
Feb 15, 2024, 9:00 pm
#404
Join Date: May 2006
Location: NBO, MEL
Programs: QR Platinum, TK Elite
Posts: 1,358
I have an early morning arrival at NBO (flying Ethiopian airline) ~ 1: 30AM. Figured with custom/ immigration/ deplaning may take 1.5- 2 hours.
Was thinking of just waiting till sunrise/ 6am before heading out to my hotel (staying at Hyatt in Westland). The hotel is said they'll let me check in early.
Wanted to wait till sunrise/ 6am to get uber for safety reasons (prob overcautious but I'll just feel better).
Question:
1. Is there any 24 hour cafe at Terminal 1C (Ethiopian air arrival) on landside?
2. How about airside? can we wait there and not go thru immigration immediately?
3. does sim card/ cell counter open early?
Thanks in advance for the advice and answers.
Was thinking of just waiting till sunrise/ 6am before heading out to my hotel (staying at Hyatt in Westland). The hotel is said they'll let me check in early.
Wanted to wait till sunrise/ 6am to get uber for safety reasons (prob overcautious but I'll just feel better).
Question:
1. Is there any 24 hour cafe at Terminal 1C (Ethiopian air arrival) on landside?
2. How about airside? can we wait there and not go thru immigration immediately?
3. does sim card/ cell counter open early?
Thanks in advance for the advice and answers.
Ethiopian arrives at T1E (generic arrivals building), and there is a cafe there, as well as across the road (Pauls). You will not be able to wait airside.
The SIM shops are open 24hrs and are located just outside T1A arrivals (3 min walk from T1E).
I'd just get to the hotel, pay for the extra night, and be comfortable.
Feb 16, 2024, 12:07 am
#405
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Exile
Posts: 15,661
You can sit airside before immigration if you want, but there is nothing there other than some ATMs, bathrooms and a few vending machines.