A layover at NBO.
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Lounges, security and customs waits, and what a connection at NBO actually involves. LYVR plans the whole layover, with real walk times on the indoor map.
Updated October 2026 · Sources
5 lounges at NBO.
0 open with a credit card, 5 with Priority Pass or DragonPass, 2 with airline elite status. Rules and hours change, so check with the lounge before you go.
Plaza Premium Lounge
Turkish Airlines Star Alliance Lounge
Mara Lounge
Mount Kenya Lounge
Your NBO layover, planned to the minute.
Save your flights and LYVR finds the connection at NBO on its own, then times every part of it.
Every minute, accounted for.
Deplaning, every walk on the indoor map, the checkpoints your connection passes and when the doors close. What's left is yours to plan.

Lounges you can actually get into.
Add your cards and memberships once. Every lounge at NBO shows whether you're in.

Directions that know which floor you're on.
Around walls, up escalators, onto the train between terminals and through security on the way.

Time to see Nairobi?
Getting out, the ride each way, security on the way back and a cushion, checked against your passport. Then a day, planned.

NBO, answered.
Can I check the security wait time at NBO?
LYVR doesn't have a security wait feed for NBO yet. It still times your walk between gates and through the terminal, so you can see how much of the layover is really free.
Which lounges at NBO can I use on a layover?
LYVR lists 5 lounges at NBO, 5 of them on Priority Pass. Which ones you can get into depends on your ticket, airline status, credit card or a lounge membership. Each lounge on this page lists what gets you in, and LYVR checks it against your own profile.
Does airline status get me into a lounge at NBO?
Yes, at 2 lounges: Turkish Airlines Star Alliance Lounge (Star Alliance Gold); Mount Kenya Lounge (Kenya Airways Gold and up, SkyTeam Elite Plus). Status entry needs a same-day departing flight on that airline or its alliance, and some tiers only count on international flights.
How much time do I need for a layover at NBO?
It depends on your terminals, whether you re-clear security or customs, and how far the gates are apart. LYVR adds up deplaning, every walk on the indoor map, any checkpoints your connection passes and the boarding door time, then shows exactly how much time you have to spare.
Is a 1 hour layover enough at NBO?
For a connection on one ticket, airlines won't sell you less than NBO's minimum connection time, and they rebook you if a delay makes you miss it. An international transfer with security screening is still more comfortable with 1.5 to 2 hours, and separate tickets need 3 or more. LYVR works out your exact time to spare for your own two gates.
What is there to do on a layover at NBO?
With an hour or two, eat near your gate and walk the terminal. With more, NBO's 5 lounges (5 on Priority Pass) have quiet seats, food and often showers. LYVR's Explore tab lists every restaurant, bar and shop near your gate with the walk time, so you only see what fits in your layover.
Can I leave the airport on a layover at NBO?
On a domestic connection, yes, with enough time. On an international one, only if you're allowed to enter Kenya, since leaving NBO means going through immigration, and you'd want about 6 hours: the passport line both ways, the trip into Nairobi and back, and security on the way in. LYVR checks the ride each way, the time you'd have in the city and your passport's entry rule.
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Lounges from Priority Pass's and DragonPass's directories, the card networks' lounge lists (American Express, Capital One, Chase, Mastercard), each operator's own booking or waitlist page. Who gets in is worked out with the same rules the LYVR app uses for your saved cards, memberships and airline status. Wait times come from no live source yet. Terminal times are LYVR's curated estimates. Compiled October 2026; details change, so confirm with the airport, airline or lounge before you travel. LYVR isn't affiliated with Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.