# Distance from Dakar (DKR) to Nakuru (NUU)

> 6,129 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,129 km / 3,808 mi / 3,309 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 101° (east)
- **Return heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Kenya
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 00:45 in Dakar, it's 03:45 in Nakuru)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,115 ft (NUU is higher than DKR)

## Airports

### [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dakar, Senegal
- ICAO: GOOY
- Timezone: Africa/Dakar
- Coordinates: 14.740000, -17.490000
- Elevation: 85 ft

### [Nakuru Airport (NUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuu-nakuru-nakuru-airport/1ef266de-ec96-60b2-a5ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nakuru, Kenya
- ICAO: HKNK
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: -0.300000, 36.160000
- Elevation: 6,200 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:45 in Dakar, it's 03:45 in Nakuru.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport (DKR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dkr-dakar-leopold-sedar-senghor-international-airport/1ef266de-e8f6-601a-8453-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nakuru Airport (NUU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nuu-nakuru-nakuru-airport/1ef266de-ec96-60b2-a5ac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)