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Fly Calgary International Airport to Kigali
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1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kigali (KGL)plane YYC - KGL
23h 13m
$434–1,504
Bus to Edmonton International Airport, fly to Kigali
1. Take the bus from Calgary North, AB to Leduc, ABbus
2. Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Kigali (KGL)plane YEG - KGL
24h 39m
$489–1,651
Fly Calgary International Airport to Goma International Airport, drive
1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Goma International Airport (GOM)plane YYC - GOM
2. Drive from Goma-Airport-GOM to Kigalicar
35h 39m
$523–1,333
Fly Calgary International Airport to Kamembe, bus
1. Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kamembe (KME)plane YYC - KME
2. Take the bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
34h 54m
Bus to Lethbridge Airport, fly to Kigali
1. Take the bus from Calgary to Lethbridgebus
2. Fly from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) to Kigali (KGL)plane YQL - KGL
35h 4m
$654–2,083

Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kigali (KGL) flights

3Weekly Planes

19h 45mAverage Duration

$429Cheapest Price

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Distance: 13,631.8 km
Duration: 23h 13m

What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Kigali, Rwanda?

KLM flies from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Kigali (KGL) 3 times a week.

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Kigali(opens in a new window), Rwanda(opens in a new window)

Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali is a relatively new city. It has been Rwanda's economic, cultural, and transport hub since it was founded as an administrative outpost in 1907, and became the capital of the country at independence in 1962, shifting focus away from Huye.

Things to do in Kigali

Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre(Opens in a new window)

The Kigali Genocide Memorial commemorates the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. The remains of over 250,000 people are interred there. There is a visitor centre for students and those wishing to understand the events leading up to the events of 1994. The Centre is a permanent memorial to those who fell victim to the genocide and serves as a place in which the bereaved could bury their family and friends. The Centre is managed and run by the Aegis Trust and the Kigali City Council.

Kandt House Museum of Natural History(Opens in a new window)

Kandt House Museum of Natural History is a museum in Kigali, Rwanda. It is under the responsibility of the Institute of National Museums of Rwanda. Dedicated to |de}}, in his former home of German resident Richard Kandt on the Nyarugenge Hill in Kigali city, which now was turned into Natural History Museum since 2006. The museum strives to show the evolution of life, description of Flora and Fauna of Rwandan Natural Parks (Nyungwe, Akagera and Volcanoes), geological background of Rwanda, German and Rwanda shared history and exhibition of live reptiles (snakes) with the aim to explain the interrelation between nature and history as result of natural history museum. It is also the best view of three mountains (Mt Kigali, Mt Jali and Mt Shyorongi) and best view of old kigali city.

Nyamata Genocide Memorial Centre(Opens in a new window)

The Nyamata Genocide Memorial is based around a former church 30km south of Kigali in Rwanda, which commemorates the Rwandan genocide in 1994. The remains of 50,000 people are buried here.

Places to stay in Kigali

Kigali Marriott Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Kigali Serena Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

Park Inn by Radisson, Kigali(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

5 Swiss Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

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