Cheapest€72.71
- Rwandair Express RE792206:481h 31m08:19Arusha JROKigali KGL
Door to door 4h 41mCO2 190.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Arusha to Kigali costs €72.71 at the cheapest and takes 4h 34m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 775 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 775 km
- Fastest
- 4h 34m
- Average
- 4h 38m
- Services per day
- 4
- Cheapest
- €72.71
- CO2 per passenger
- 190.7 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 41m | 1h 31m | 3h 10m | €98.08 | 190.7 kg | 4 |
- 4h 41mFastest, by Flight
- €98.08Cheapest, by Flight
- 190.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 775 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€79.79
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL680206:451h 31m08:16Arusha ARKKigali KGL
Door to door 4h 41mCO2 190.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Arusha to Kigali | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €167.70 | €187.76 | €129.94 | €102.21 | €111.65 | €122.27 | €118.73 | €106.93 | €121.68 | €114.01 | €98.08 | €98.67 | €115.19 | €103.39 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €72.71
Kigali is big enough that where you sleep decides what the days look like. We sell the seat, not the room.
A room in Kigali for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Kigali CBD Bus Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book Arusha to Kigali
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €77.4390 days
- €53.8360 days
- €66.8145 days
- €92.7730 days
- €82.7421 days
- €103.3914 days
- €118.737 days
- €129.943 days
- €167.701 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €53.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 212 percent. The most expensive point is €167.70, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €114.01Sun
- €98.08Mon
- €98.67Tue
- €115.19Wed
- €103.39Thu
- €106.93Fri
- €121.68Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €111.65Sep
- €71.53Oct
- €70.35Nov
- €78.61Dec
- €65.63Jan
- €62.68Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 775 km against 752 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Nairobi, Entebbe. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Arusha at 06:45 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Arusha
Rail
- Arusha Central Train Station
Bus
- Arusha City Bus Terminal
- Arusha City BUs Terminal Building
Air
- JRO
- ARK
Kigali
Bus
- Kigali CBD Bus Station
- Nyanza Bus Station
Air
- KGL
Landing at KGL after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.
Getting from KGL into Kigali
Settled in advance, so the ride into Kigali costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | €75.66 |
 Rwandair Express | €72.71 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €54.00 | 74% |
| Taxes | €9.72 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 10% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €72.71 | 100% |
We cannot promise Kigali CBD Bus Station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Kigali?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Kigali on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Arusha to Kigali
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Arusha to Kigali?
The fastest journey from Arusha to Kigali takes 4h 34m door to door, of which 1h 31m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 38m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Arusha to Kigali?
The cheapest fare from Arusha to Kigali is €72.71, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €113.42. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Arusha to Kigali?
The cheapest way from Arusha to Kigali is by Flight, at €98.08 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 41m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Arusha to Kigali?
Fares from Arusha to Kigali bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €53.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 212 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Arusha to Kigali?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Arusha to Kigali, at €98.08. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Arusha to Kigali?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Arusha to Kigali, at €62.68 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Arusha to Kigali?
2 operators sell services from Arusha to Kigali across 1 modes: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Rwandair Express. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Arusha to Kigali?
50 percent of the services we sell from Arusha to Kigali are direct. The rest connect at Nairobi, Entebbe, with about 55 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Arusha to Kigali use?
Services from Arusha to Kigali by Flight leave from Arusha ARK and arrive at Kigali KGL. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Arusha to Kigali?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Arusha to Kigali allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Arusha to Kigali on September 10, 2026: 775 km of route against 752 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €72.71, and 4h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Kigali are the half people leave until last.
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