There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Kigali by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane ORD - KGL
21h 26m$504–1,706Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane MKE - KGL
28h 23m$777–2,567Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bujumbura, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bujumbura (BJM)plane ORD - BJM
- Take the bus from Bujumbura to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
25h 52m$574–2,035Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kigali International Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane MDW - KGL
29h 54m$704–2,106Train to South Bend, fly to Kigali International Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Kigali International Airport (KGL)plane SBN - KGL
29h 29m$614–1,915
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kigali is to fly which costs $500 - $1,800 and takes 21h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kigali is to fly which takes 21h 26m and costs $500 - $1,800.
The distance between Chicago and Kigali is 12477 km.
It takes approximately 21h 26m to get from Chicago to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:44 AM in Chicago and 2:44 PM in Kigali.
There are 837+ hotels available in Kigali.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Kigali, Rwanda?
United Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kigali International Airport (KGL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kigali International Airport via New York JFK, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kigali International Airport via New York JFK, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Philadelphia, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from South Bend to Kigali International Airport via Washington Dulles, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from South Bend to Kigali International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from South Bend to Kigali International Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from South Bend to Kigali International Airport via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kigali International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bujumbura via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from South Bend to Kigali International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bujumbura via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bujumbura via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kigali International Airport via New York JFK, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- 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
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