There are 6 ways to get from Calgary to Kigali by plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Calgary International Airport to Kigali International Airport
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane YYC - KGL
23h 9m$453–1,554Fly Calgary International Airport to Entebbe, bus
cheapest- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Entebbe (EBB)plane YYC - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
32h 59m$445–1,521Bus to Edmonton International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC Domestic Terminal to Edmonton Airport - YEGbus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane YEG - KGL
25h 17m$522–1,767Fly Calgary International Airport to Kamembe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kamembe International Airport (KME)plane YYC - KME
- Take the bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
34h$758–2,001Fly Calgary International Airport to Bujumbura, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Bujumbura (BJM)plane YYC - BJM
- Take the bus from Bujumbura to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
37h 25m$771–992Drive to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Drive from Calgary to Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC)car
- Fly from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane YXC - KGL
30h 38m$600–2,072
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Kigali is to fly and bus which costs $440 - $1,600 and takes 32h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Kigali is to fly which takes 23h 9m and costs $450 - $1,600.
The distance between Calgary and Kigali is 13630 km.
It takes approximately 23h 9m to get from Calgary to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 8h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 9:10 AM in Calgary and 5:10 PM in Kigali.
There are 836+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Kigali, Rwanda?
KLM flies from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) 3 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bujumbura via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,000
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Calgary International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Entebbe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Entebbe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Dublin, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bujumbura via London Heathrow, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bujumbura via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bujumbura via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Kamembe International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bujumbura via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Vancouver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bujumbura via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bujumbura via Zurich, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bujumbura via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Bujumbura via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,000
- Phone
- +1 833 583 3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- Rider Express
Bus from Calgary International Airport - YYC Domestic Terminal to Edmonton Airport - YEG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Rider Express
- Standard
- $30–70
- 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 Bujumbura to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- 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
- +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
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