There are 2 ways to get from Butare to Burundi by bus or plane
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Kigali (KGL) to Bujumbura (BJM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Butare to Burundi is to bus which costs $15 - $45 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Butare to Burundi is to bus and fly which takes 4h 33m and costs $230 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Butare to Burundi. However, there are services departing from Huye and arriving at Bujumbura via Nyabugogo Bus Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 25m.
The distance between Butare and Burundi is 392 km.
The best way to get from Butare to Burundi without a car is to bus which takes 7h 25m and costs $15 - $45.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Butare to Burundi, including transfers.
Butare to Burundi bus services, operated by Volcano Express Ltd, depart from Huye station.
Butare to Burundi bus services, operated by Volcano Express Ltd, arrive at Kigali station.
There are 42+ hotels available in Burundi.
What companies run services between Butare, Rwanda and Burundi?
You can take a bus from Huye to Bujumbura via Kigali and Nyabugogo Bus Stn in around 7h 25m.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kigali to Bujumbura
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huye to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Bujumbura
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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