There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Rwanda by plane, train, or car
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Kigali
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kigali (KGL)CWL - KGL
18h 32m$377–1,507Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Kigali
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Kigali (KGL)BRS - KGL
14h 49m$255–945Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kigali
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kigali (KGL)LHR - KGL
13h 38m$427–822Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Kigali
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Kigali (KGL)BHX - KGL
15h 57m$280–1,084Train, train to Exeter, fly to Kigali
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Kigali (KGL)EXT - KGL
19h 33m$425–1,699Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bujumbura, drive
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bujumbura (BJM)LHR - BJM
- Drive from Bujumbura (BJM) to Butare
17h 40m$598–1,606Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Kamembe
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kamembe (KME)LHR - KME
16h 54m$357–1,272
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Rwanda is to train and fly which costs $420 - $850 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Rwanda is to train and fly which takes 13h 38m and costs $420 - $850.
The distance between Cardiff and Rwanda is 6753 km.
It takes approximately 18h 32m to get from Cardiff to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 6:48 PM in Cardiff and 8:48 PM in Rwanda.
There are 880+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Rwanda?
KLM, Kenya Airways, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Kigali (KGL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kigali via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kigali via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Exeter to Kigali via Bristol Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bujumbura via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Istanbul, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Cairo, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Nairobi, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Brussels, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Exeter to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Istanbul, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Cairo, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Brussels, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bujumbura via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kigali via Dublin, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Exeter to Kigali via Manchester, Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Cairo, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Nairobi, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Brussels, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kamembe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bujumbura via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kigali via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Kigali via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bujumbura via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $54–56
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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