Cheapest€31.41
- Rwandair Express RE643406:2438m07:02Kigali KGLBukavu BKY
Door to door 3h 48mCO2 37.4 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Kigali to Bukavu costs €31.41 at the cheapest and takes 3h 47m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 152 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 152 km
- Fastest
- 3h 47m
- Average
- 3h 47m
- Services per day
- 1
- Cheapest
- €31.41
- CO2 per passenger
- 37.4 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 15, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 3h 48m | 38m | 3h 10m | €31.41 | 37.4 kg | 1 |
- 3h 48mFastest, by Flight
- €31.41Cheapest, by Flight
- 37.4 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 152 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 15, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
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 Kigali to Bukavu | 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 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €42.03 | €35.54 | €40.26 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €32.00 | €40.26 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €31.41 | €33.77 | €31.41 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-15 · €31.41
The flight gets you into Bukavu. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
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When to book Kigali to Bukavu
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €31.4190 days
- €31.4160 days
- €31.4145 days
- €31.4130 days
- €31.4121 days
- €31.4114 days
- €40.267 days
- €40.263 days
- €42.031 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €31.41.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 34 percent. The most expensive point is €42.03, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 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 14 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.
- €31.41Sun
- €31.41Mon
- €31.41Tue
- €31.41Wed
- €32.00Thu
- €31.41Fri
- €31.41Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €31.41Sep
- €31.41Oct
- €31.41Nov
- €31.41Dec
- €31.41Jan
- €31.41Feb
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.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 152 km against 148 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Kigali at 06:24 and the last at 06:24, across 1 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.
Kigali
Bus
- Kigali CBD Bus Station
- Nyanza Bus Station
Air
- KGL
Bukavu
Bus
- Rusizi Bus Station
Air
- BKY
- KME
Ferry
- Ihusi Express - speedboat to Goma
BKY is not in Bukavu, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
A car waiting when you land in Bukavu
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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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 | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rwandair Express | €31.41 | 3h 47m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
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 | €19.00 | 60% |
| Taxes | €3.42 | 11% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 22% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 6% |
| Total you pay | €31.41 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Bukavu
Most of the points near Rusizi Bus Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
Check Bukavu on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Kigali to Bukavu
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 Kigali to Bukavu?
The fastest journey from Kigali to Bukavu takes 3h 47m door to door, of which 38m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 3h 47m, 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 Kigali to Bukavu?
The cheapest fare from Kigali to Bukavu is €31.41, checked on September 15, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €31.41. 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 Kigali to Bukavu?
The cheapest way from Kigali to Bukavu is by Flight, at €31.41 for one passenger on September 15, 2026. That journey takes 3h 48m 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 Kigali to Bukavu?
Fares from Kigali to Bukavu bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €31.41. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 34 percent, measured on September 15, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Kigali to Bukavu?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Kigali to Bukavu, at €31.41. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 15, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Kigali to Bukavu?
September is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Kigali to Bukavu, at €31.41 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 Kigali to Bukavu?
1 operators sell services from Kigali to Bukavu across 1 modes: 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 Kigali to Bukavu?
Every service we sell from Kigali to Bukavu is direct, with around 1 departures a day and a fastest journey of 3h 47m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Kigali to Bukavu use?
Services from Kigali to Bukavu by Flight leave from Kigali KGL and arrive at Bukavu BKY. 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 Kigali to Bukavu?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Kigali to Bukavu 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 Kigali to Bukavu on September 11, 2026: 152 km of route against 148 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €31.41, and 3h 47m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Bukavu afterward does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Bukavu before you go?
Day trips that leave Bukavu in the morning and cover a good part of Congo - Kinshasa by evening.
See Bukavu on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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Other ways to make this journey
Arriving in Bukavu
Leaving Bukavu
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- 2Countries
- 2Operators
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