There are 7 ways to get from Dakar to Rwanda by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly to Kigali
best- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Kigali (KGL)plane DSS - KGL
19h 47m$472–1,313Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly to Entebbe, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Entebbe (EBB)plane DSS - EBB
- Take the bus from Trinity Bus Terminal to Nyabugogo Bus Stnbus
25h 58m$432–1,207Drive 7,907.7 km
- Drive from Dakar to Kigalicar 7,907.7 km
5d 20h$1,018–1,470Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly to Kamembe
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Kamembe (KME)plane DSS - KME
25h 38m$492–1,313Bus to Blaise Diagne International Airport, fly to Kihihi Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBDbus
- Fly from Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Kihihi Airport (KHX)plane DSS - KHX
- Drive from Kihihi Airport (KHX) to Musanzecar
32h 12m$470–1,341Bus to Banjul, fly to Kigali
- Take the bus from Parcelles Assainies Terminus to GTSC Kanifing Bus Stnbus
- Fly from Banjul (BJL) to Kigali (KGL)plane BJL - KGL
22h 24m$507–1,328Bus to Banjul, fly to Kamembe
- Take the bus from Parcelles Assainies Terminus to GTSC Kanifing Bus Stnbus
- Fly from Banjul (BJL) to Kamembe (KME)plane BJL - KME
32h 20m$517–1,328
Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS) to Kigali (KGL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dakar to Rwanda is to bus and fly which costs $430 - $1,300 and takes 25h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Dakar to Rwanda is to bus and fly which takes 19h 47m and costs $470 - $1,400.
The distance between Dakar and Rwanda is 5581 km. The road distance is 7907.7 km.
It takes approximately 19h 47m to get from Dakar to Rwanda, including transfers.
Rwanda is 2h ahead of Dakar. It is currently 2:52 PM in Dakar and 4:52 PM in Rwanda.
Yes, the driving distance between Dakar to Rwanda is 7908 km. It takes approximately 5 days 20h to drive from Dakar to Rwanda.
There are 932+ hotels available in Rwanda.
What companies run services between Dakar, Senegal and Rwanda?
There is no direct connection from Dakar to Rwanda. However, you can take the bus to Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, walk to Dakar, take the bus to Dakar AIBD, walk to Blaise-Diagne-Airport-DSS airport, fly to Kigali (KGL), walk to Kigali Airport, then take the bus to Kigali. Alternatively, you can drive from Dakar to Kigali in around 5d 20h.
- Website
- aerolinkuganda.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kihihi Airport via Bamako, Addis Ababa, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kihihi Airport via Ouagadougou, Addis Ababa, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kihihi Airport via Abidjan, Kinshasa, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kihihi Airport via Lome, Lagos, Entebbe
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kigali via Bamako, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Entebbe via Bamako, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Entebbe via Ouagadougou, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Kamembe via Bamako, Addis Ababa, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Banjul to Kigali via Freetown, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Banjul to Kamembe via Freetown, Accra, Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,300
- Website
- ugandairlines.com
Flights from Blaise Diagne International Airport to Entebbe via Lome, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Phone
- +221 33 824 10 10
- support@demdikk.sn
- Website
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar to Dakar AIBD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
Bus from Parcelles Assainies Terminus to GTSC Kanifing Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Phone
- +220 7941106
- customerservices@gtsc.gm
- Website
- gtsc.gm
Bus from Parcelles Assainies Terminus to GTSC Kanifing Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- gtsc.gm
- 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
- Phone
- +250788351253
- info@volcanoexpress.co.rw
- Website
- 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
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