Travel to Kigali
Every way to reach Kigali: 1 modes compared, with fares.
Kigali is reachable from 20 places across 18 countries by 1 mode, on services run by 7 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €31.41 and the fastest takes 3h 48m door to door. The nearest origin is 148 km away.
How people reach Kigali
Every mode that actually calls at Kigali, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 38 | €31.41 | 3h 48m | 6,590 km | 7 |
- 20Places you can arrive from
- 20Places you can leave for
- 18Countries
- 7Operators
The trip ends at Kigali CBD Bus Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Kigali for the night the flight gets in
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 4 | 11% | Bukavu, 148 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 2 | 5% | Entebbe, 350 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 10 | 26% | Arusha, 752 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 22 | 58% | Lusaka, 1509 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Kigali that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 11% |
| Tanzania | 4 | 11% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 5% |
| Belgium | 2 | 5% |
| Burundi | 2 | 5% |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 2 | 5% |
| Congo - Brazzaville | 2 | 5% |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 5% |
| Gabon | 2 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| Nigeria | 2 | 5% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 5% |
| South Sudan | 2 | 5% |
| Türkiye | 2 | 5% |
| Uganda | 2 | 5% |
| South Africa | 2 | 5% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 3% |
| Zambia | 1 | 3% |
Stations, airports and ports in Kigali
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Kigali
- Kigali CBD Bus Station
- Nyanza Bus Station
- 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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The cheapest journeys into Kigali
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bujumbura to Kigali flight | €31.41 | 3h 50m | 177 km |
| Bukavu to Kigali flight | €31.41 | 3h 48m | 148 km |
| Entebbe to Kigali flight | €42.62 | 4h 2m | 350 km |
| Arusha to Kigali flight | €82.74 | 4h 35m | 752 km |
| Nairobi to Kigali flight | €86.28 | 4h 34m | 755 km |
| Juba to Kigali flight | €88.64 | 4h 43m | 775 km |
| Mombasa to Kigali flight | €117.55 | 5h 14m | 1,092 km |
| Dar es Salaam to Kigali flight | €127.58 | 5h 8m | 1,156 km |
| Lusaka to Kigali flight | €163.57 | 5h 45m | 1,509 km |
| Addis Ababa to Kigali flight | €167.11 | 5h 51m | 1,554 km |
| Brazzaville to Kigali flight | €178.91 | 5h 57m | 1,661 km |
| Libreville to Kigali flight | €244.99 | 6h 47m | 2,306 km |
| Douala to Kigali flight | €250.30 | 6h 51m | 2,358 km |
| Johannesburg to Kigali flight | €286.29 | 7h 19m | 2,705 km |
| Lagos to Kigali flight | €327.00 | 7h 35m | 3,104 km |
| Dubai to Kigali flight | €424.35 | 8h 49m | 4,054 km |
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.
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Popular trips to Kigali
Common questions about Travel to Kigali
How can I get to Kigali?
Kigali is reachable by 1 modes on our network, from 20 places, across 18 countries, on services run by 7 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Kigali?
The cheapest way into Kigali is by Flight, from €31.41 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 20 origins we sell into Kigali over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Kigali?
The fastest journey into Kigali is by Flight, at 3h 48m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 148 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Kigali have?
Kigali has 3 named terminals on our network, including 0 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are KGL. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Kigali from within 200 km?
4 of the routes we sell into Kigali start within 200 km. The nearest is Bukavu, 148 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Kigali in Rwanda?
Kigali connects to 20 places on our network across 18 countries, the furthest of them 6,590 km away in a straight line. Rwanda routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Rwanda
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Kigali are the half people leave until last.
Day trips out of Kigali and across Rwanda
Day trips that leave Kigali in the morning and cover a good part of Rwanda by evening.
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