There are 4 ways to get from Bulawayo to Kigali by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Kigali (KGL)plane BUQ - KGL
7h 47m$289–835Bus via Inter-City Bus Terminus
cheapest- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
2d 6h$191–252Bus
- Take the bus from Bulawayo to Hararebus
- Take the bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminusbus
- Take the bus from Lusaka to Nakondebus
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
2d 2hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bulawayo to Victoria Fallstrain
- Take the bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Kapiri Mposhibus
- Take the train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Nakondetrain
- Take the bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rdbus
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
3d 4h
Bulawayo (BUQ) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulawayo to Kigali is to bus via Inter-City Bus Terminus which costs $190 - $260 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from Bulawayo to Kigali is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $280 - $850.
The distance between Bulawayo and Kigali is 2046 km.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Bulawayo to Kigali, including transfers.
The best way to get from Bulawayo to Kigali is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $280 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 2h.
There are 932+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and Kigali, Rwanda?
Ethiopian Airlines, Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Bulawayo (BUQ) to Kigali (KGL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bulawayo to Nyabugogo Bus Stn via Harare, RoadPort, Inter-City Bus Terminus, Lusaka, Nakonde, Tunduma Terminal, Berelay Rd, and Trinity Bus Terminal in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Kigali via Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Bulawayo to Kigali via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Bulawayo to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Phone
- +263-029-2363521
- pubreloffice@nrz.co.zw
- Website
- nrz.co.zw
Train from Bulawayo to Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $9
- Schedules at
- nrz.co.zw
- Economy Class Seat
- $9
- Phone
- +255 739 998 855
- Website
- tazarasite.com
Train from New Kapiri Mposhi to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- tazarasite.com
- Phone
- +263 71 3800001
- info@bravotours.co.zw
- Website
- bravotours.co.zw
Bus from Bulawayo to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Schedules at
- bravotours.co.zw
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from RoadPort to Inter-City Bus Terminus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–25
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- +260 973334200
- juldanmotors@gmail.com
- Website
- juldan-motors.com
Bus from Lusaka to Nakonde
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://juldan-motors.com/en
- srclassiccoachafrica@gmail.com
- Website
- srclassic.com
Bus from Tunduma Terminal to Berelay Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $82
- Schedules at
- srclassic.com
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +260 212 217 118
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Livingstone Bus Terminus to Kapiri Mposhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Single
- $21–25
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- ask@citybuscoaches.com
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Phone
- +260 966608267
- jkas@gmail.com
- Website
- jkasbus.com
Bus from Inter-City Bus Terminus to Nakonde Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29
- Schedules at
- jkasbus.com
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