There are 4 ways to get from Atlanta to Kigali by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kigali
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Kigali (KGL)plane ATL - KGL
22h 11m$414–1,404Fly Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport, drive
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Goma International Airport (GOM)plane ATL - GOM
- Drive from Goma-Airport-GOM to Kigalicar
35h 32m$492–1,632Fly Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kamembe, bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Kamembe (KME)plane ATL - KME
- Take the bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
33h 7m$488–1,624Bus to Columbus Airport, fly to Kigali
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbusbus
- Fly from Columbus Airport (CSG) to Kigali (KGL)plane CSG - KGL
31h 13m
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Kigali is to fly which costs $410 - $1,400 and takes 22h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Kigali is to fly which takes 22h 11m and costs $410 - $1,400.
The distance between Atlanta and Kigali is 12413 km.
It takes approximately 22h 11m to get from Atlanta to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 7h ahead of Atlanta. It is currently 11:56 PM in Atlanta and 6:56 AM in Kigali.
There are 932+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Kigali, Rwanda?
Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Kigali (KGL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Brussels, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Columbus Airport to Kigali via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kigali via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kigali via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kamembe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kamembe via Accra, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kamembe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Columbus Airport to Kigali via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Columbus Airport to Kigali via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Columbus Airport to Kigali via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Lagos, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kamembe via Istanbul, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kamembe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/ft-benning/
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