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
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kigali (KGL)plane ORD - KGL
21h 3m$654–1,006Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kamembe, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kamembe (KME)plane ORD - KME
- Take the bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
35h 14m$428–1,326Train to South Bend, fly to Kigali
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Kigali (KGL)plane SBN - KGL
28h 3m$664–2,215Fly 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 59m$524–1,935Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Kigali
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kigali (KGL)plane MDW - KGL
31h 7m$604–2,006
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Kigali is to fly which costs $650 - $1,100 and takes 21h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Kigali is to fly which takes 21h 3m and costs $650 - $1,100.
The distance between Chicago and Kigali is 12477 km.
It takes approximately 21h 3m to get from Chicago to Kigali, including transfers.
Kigali is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:14 PM in Chicago and 6:14 AM in Kigali.
There are 932+ 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 (KGL) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from South Bend to Kigali via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kigali via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kamembe via Istanbul, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kamembe via Brussels, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kamembe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from South Bend to Kigali via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from South Bend to Kigali via Washington Dulles, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kigali via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kamembe via Brussels, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kamembe via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Kigali via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from South Bend to Kigali via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bujumbura via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bujumbura via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kigali via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bujumbura via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- 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
Bus from Rusizi Bus Stn to Nyabugogo Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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