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2018
24
August
Montreal to Nairobi, Kenya - $667 CAD roundtrip including taxes

Lions in Kenya

American Airlines and Kenya Airways are showing flights from Montreal to Nairobi, Kenya for $725 CAD roundtrip including taxes.

This is 42% below the typical best prices for a roundtrip flight from Montreal to Nairobi.

However, the flights do have an airport change in New York City. You essentially have 5 hours to transfer yourself between LaGuardia airport (LGA) and John F Kennedy airport (JFK).

Here are some links with info on transferring between LGA and JFK.

USA Today - How to Transfer Between JFK and LaGuardia Airports
Quora - How much time does it take to switch from JFK to LGA airport in New York?
Rick Steves - Is 4 hours adequate time to transfer from New York Laguardia to JFK?

The legs between New York City (JFK) and Nairobi (NBO) are a new route for Kenya Airways, who will be using a 787-8 Dreamliner.

Availability for travel

November, December 2018

January, February, March, April, May 2019

How to find and book this deal

1. Go to Flighthub or CheapOAir

2. Search for a flight from Montreal (YUL) to Nairobi, Kenya (NBO)

Try using a departure date of Monday, Wednesday or Thursday.

And a return date of Monday, Wednesday or Thursday.

example dates:

(for longer trips you can try mixing and matching the dates from different lines in the list below)

Oct 29 to Nov 7, 12, 14
Oct 31 to Nov 14

Nov 5 to Nov 19
Nov 6 to Nov 18
Nov 12 to Nov 22, 26, 27, 28
Nov 14 to Nov 28
Nov 19 to Nov 29, Dec 5
Nov 26 to Dec 5
Nov 21 to Dec 5

Dec 10 to Dec 26

Jan 3 to Jan 16, 17
Jan 7 to Jan 23
Jan 10 to Jan 24
Jan 11 to Jan 27
Jan 14 to Jan 24, 27, 28, 30, Feb 4
Jan 16 to Feb 4
Jan 17 to Jan 31
Jan 21 to Jan 31, Feb 4, 11
Jan 21 to Feb 3, 6, 7
Jan 25 to Feb 11
Jan 28 to Feb 6, 7, 11, 13
Jan 24 to Feb 7
Jan 30 to Feb 13, 18

Feb 1 to Feb 18
Feb 4 to Feb 17, 18, 20
Feb 5 to Feb 19
Feb 7, 11 to Feb 21, 25, 27
Feb 14 to Feb 28
Feb 25 to Mar 13
Feb 27 to Mar 13

Mar 4 to Mar 18, 20
Mar 8 to Mar 21, 25
Mar 11 to Mar 25, 27
Mar 18 to Apr 1, 3
Mar 25 to Apr 8, 10

Apr 1 to Apr 15, 17
Apr 8 to Apr 22, 24
Apr 15 to Apr 29, May 1
Apr 22 to May 6, 8
Apr 29 to May 13

May 6 to May 20, 22
May 13 to May 29

(NOTE: To potentially find a lot more dates than this, see the tip below)

screenshot from Flighthub



To potentially find a lot more dates, try the 'ITA Matrix' method'

1. Go to the ITA Matrix website

2. Enter the following details:

Departing from: YUL

Destination: NBO

Dates: change it to 'see calendar of lowest fares'

Departing: choose a departure date in November, January, or February. I would recommend trying a Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday.

Length of stay: 10-14 (or however many nights you're looking for. Using a range will give you a better chance)

3. Hit 'Search'

4. On the next page, you'll see a calendar.

Hopefully you'll see some dates that are $729. If not, you may want to try a different departure date. (Note: I've found that you need to start from the front page of the ITA Matrix website when trying another date, or it may not work).

Click on one of the $729 dates.



5. Now you'll see a page with a list of flight options.

Click on one of the $729 flight options (by clicking on the price)



6. Now you should be at a page that looks like this:



On this final page, you need to select everything on the page. The easiest way to do this in your browser is by hitting CTL-A.

Once you have everything selected, hit CTL-C to copy.

7. Now go to a website called Book With Matrix

On this website, click on the bar where it says: 'Paste (CTL-V) your Matrix Itinerary Here'

Hit CTL-V to paste your itinerary.

8. Book With Matrix should now attempt to show you somewhere that you can book this flight on these dates.

Be aware that certain sites that they may send you to, such as Priceline, are in $USD.

screenshot from Priceline



Update 6/22 - These flights from Montreal to Nairobi, Kenya are now available for even less: $667 CAD roundtrip including taxes. There are also now March, April, and May 2019 dates available.

- Use the 'ITA Matrix' method and steps described in the section above.

- The only difference is that now the prices are even lower, and there are more dates available.

screenshot from ITA Matrix



screenshot from Flight Network



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