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 International Airport
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane ATL - KGL
22h 46m$392–1,438Fly 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
37h 32m$491–1,746Fly 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
35h 12m$449–1,613Bus to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane CHA - KGL
28h 44m$516–1,865
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Kigali is to fly which costs $390 - $1,500 and takes 22h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Kigali is to fly which takes 22h 46m and costs $390 - $1,500.
The distance between Atlanta and Kigali is 12413 km.
It takes approximately 22h 46m to get from Atlanta to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 6h ahead of Atlanta. It is currently 7:32 AM in Atlanta and 1:32 PM in Kigali.
There are 854+ 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 International Airport (KGL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Madrid, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Milan Malpensa, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Brussels, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Goma International Airport via Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Kigali International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kamembe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kamembe via Accra, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kamembe via Lagos, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Kigali International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Kigali International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kamembe via Istanbul, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Kigali International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Kigali International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Kigali International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- 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
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
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