There are 4 ways to get from Butare to Kampala by bus, car, taxi, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Huye to Kigalibus
- Take the bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminalbus
10h 25m$8–85Drive 617.8 km
- Drive from Butare to Kampalacar 617.8 km
8h 57m$93–134Taxi to Kamembe, fly
- Take the taxi from Butare to Kamembe (KME)taxi
- Fly from Kamembe (KME) to Entebbe (EBB)plane KME - EBB
15h 4m$174–614Bus to Kigali, fly, shuttle
- Take the bus from Huye to Kigalibus
- Fly from Kigali (KGL) to Entebbe (EBB)plane KGL - EBB
- Take a shuttle bus from Entebbe to Kampala
7h 50m$210–322
Kamembe (KME) to Entebbe (EBB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Butare to Kampala is to bus which costs $7 - $85 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Butare to Kampala is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 50m and costs $210 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Butare to Kampala. However, there are services departing from Huye and arriving at Trinity Bus Terminal via Nyabugogo Bus Stn. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
The distance between Butare and Kampala is 616 km. The road distance is 617.8 km.
The best way to get from Butare to Kampala without a car is to bus which takes 10h 25m and costs $7 - $85.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Butare to Kampala, including transfers.
Butare to Kampala bus services, operated by Volcano Express Ltd, depart from Huye station.
Butare to Kampala bus services, operated by Volcano Express Ltd, arrive at Kigali station.
Kampala is 1h ahead of Butare. It is currently 10:12 AM in Butare and 11:12 AM in Kampala.
Yes, the driving distance between Butare to Kampala is 618 km. It takes approximately 8h 57m to drive from Butare to Kampala.
What companies run services between Butare, Rwanda and Kampala, Uganda?
You can take a bus from Huye to Trinity Bus Terminal via Kigali and Nyabugogo Bus Stn in around 10h 25m.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Kamembe to Entebbe via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Kamembe to Entebbe via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kamembe to Entebbe via Kigali, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kamembe to Entebbe via Kigali, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Kigali to Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–310
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Huye to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +250 788 314 935
- Website
- trinityexpress.rw
Bus from Nyabugogo Bus Stn to Trinity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Schedules at
- trinityexpress.rw
Shuttle from Entebbe to Kampala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13
- Schedules at
- entebbejinjashuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Estimated price
- $1
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